Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 28 December 2017

Score3-2 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,762

View Crystal Palace v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Arsenal had now lost one of the last 16 meetings in all competitions (won 11).

2 Crystal Palace

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Andros Townsend 49 G
James Tomkins 89 G

Goals:

Shkodran Mustafi 25 G
Alexis Sánchez 62 G
Alexis Sánchez 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

James McArthur for Yohan Cabaye 53
Bakary Sako for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 70
Tim Fosu-Mensah for Martin Kelly 80

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Alexandre Lacazette 75
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Granit Xhaka 87

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 45 Y

Cards:

Calum Chambers 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Tim Fosu-Mensah
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 16th This defeat ended Crystal Palace's longest unbeaten run in the top division since October 1990 (eight games). Palace had now scored two goals in each of their last seven home games in the Premier League. They had now kept one clean sheet in their 14 home Premier League games since their 3-0 win against Arsenal on 10 April 2017.

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions (won four). The Gunners had now won more London derbies in the Premier League than any other team (120). This was Arsène Wenger's 810th Premier League game as a manager, so equalling the record held by Sir Alex Ferguson.

2 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Andros Townsend 49 G
James Tomkins 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

James McArthur for Yohan Cabaye 53
Bakary Sako for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 70
Tim Fosu-Mensah for Martin Kelly 80

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Tim Fosu-Mensah
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako

Comments:

League position: 16th This defeat ended Crystal Palace's longest unbeaten run in the top division since October 1990 (eight games). Palace had now scored two goals in each of their last seven home games in the Premier League. They had now kept one clean sheet in their 14 home Premier League games since their 3-0 win against Arsenal on 10 April 2017.

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Shkodran Mustafi 25 G
Alexis Sánchez 62 G
Alexis Sánchez 66 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Jack Wilshere Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Alexandre Lacazette 75
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Granit Xhaka 87

Cards:

Calum Chambers 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions (won four). The Gunners had now won more London derbies in the Premier League than any other team (120). This was Arsène Wenger's 810th Premier League game as a manager, so equalling the record held by Sir Alex Ferguson.