Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 19 May 2021

Score3-1 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance6,500

View Crystal Palace v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Crystal Palace won: 3 Drawn: 7 Arsenal won: 14 Crystal Palace scored: 24 Arsenal scored: 46 This was Arsenal's first win in the last six meetings (all Premier League, lost one).

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Christian Benteke 62 G

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 35 G
Nicolas Pépé 90 G
Gabriel Martinelli 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Christian Benteke 79
Jaïro Riedewald for James McCarthy 82

Substitutions:

Martin Odegaard for Bukayo Saka 65
Gabriel Martinelli for Thomas Partey 78
Granit Xhaka for Kieran Tierney 78

Cards:

Jeffrey Schlupp 5 Y
Christian Benteke 37 Y

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Willian
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 13th Following the confirmation that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, this was Croydon-born manager Roy Hodgson's final home game in charge of Crystal Palace. This was the first time that the Eagles had lost their final home game in a season in the top division since 1980-81 in League Division One. Christian Benteke became the second player to score in four consecutive games in the Premier League for Palace after Neil Shipperley in December 1997.

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal failed in their attempt to win four consecutive away league games without conceding a goal for the first time in their history. The Gunners had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. They had now conceded one goal in each of five of their last seven games in the Premier League (none in other two). Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal's second goal in the first minute of added time at the end of the game before Nicolas Pépé added their third goal four minutes later.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Christian Benteke 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Christian Benteke 79
Jaïro Riedewald for James McCarthy 82

Cards:

Jeffrey Schlupp 5 Y
Christian Benteke 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 13th Following the confirmation that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, this was Croydon-born manager Roy Hodgson's final home game in charge of Crystal Palace. This was the first time that the Eagles had lost their final home game in a season in the top division since 1980-81 in League Division One. Christian Benteke became the second player to score in four consecutive games in the Premier League for Palace after Neil Shipperley in December 1997.

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 35 G
Nicolas Pépé 90 G
Gabriel Martinelli 90 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Martin Odegaard for Bukayo Saka 65
Gabriel Martinelli for Thomas Partey 78
Granit Xhaka for Kieran Tierney 78

Cards:

Mohamed El Neny 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Willian
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal failed in their attempt to win four consecutive away league games without conceding a goal for the first time in their history. The Gunners had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. They had now conceded one goal in each of five of their last seven games in the Premier League (none in other two). Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal's second goal in the first minute of added time at the end of the game before Nicolas Pépé added their third goal four minutes later.