English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 26, 2025
Crystal Palace WWLDL 0
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Arsenal WWWWW 1
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CRY000
ARS101
Emirates Stadium · 60,103 att. · Peacock

Match Report

(Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal edge Crystal Palace as Eze winner haunts former club

A first-half goal from Eberechi Eze was enough to separate Arsenal and his former club Crystal Palace.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
40.3
Possession
59.7
7
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
449
360
Passes
540
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
63
Long Balls
53
19
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
6
44
Effective Clearances
28
44
Clearances
28

Highlights

01:25 Nicol: Championships are build on a defence like Arsenal's Watch on ESPN 01:33 Arteta: Victory vs. Crystal Palace was our biggest of the season Watch on ESPN 00:59 Nicol: Arsenal have the consistency to win the Premier League Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 10Eberechi EzeRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces William Saliba.
  3. 59' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Yéremy Pino.
  4. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
  5. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Daichi Kamada.
  6. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
  7. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
  8. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Eberechi Eze.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Daniel Muñoz.

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