Arsenal v Crystal Palace, 19 March 2023

Score4-1 to Arsenal
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,247
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 28 Arsenal won: 16 Drawn: 8 Crystal Palace won: 4 Arsenal scored: 54 Crystal Palace scored: 30 . Crystal Palace had now won one of the last eight meetings (all Premier League, lost three).

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Paddy McCarthy

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 28 G
Bukayo Saka 43 G
Granit Xhaka 55 G
Bukayo Saka 74 G

Goals:

Jeffrey Schlupp 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Starting lineup:

Joe Whitworth Goalkeeper
Marc Guehi Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Cheick Doucouré Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Odsonne Edouard Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Leandro Trossard 65
Kieran Tierney for Olexsandr Zinchenko 65
Jorginho for Ben White 83
Emile Smith Rowe for Gabriel Martinelli 83
Jakub Kiwior for Gabriel 86

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Odsonne Edouard 65
Will Hughes for Luka Milivojević 65
Naouirou Ahamada for Jeffrey Schlupp 82
Eberechi Eze for Michael Olise 82

Cards:

Cards:

James Tomkins 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Reuell Walters
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Owen Goodman
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Will Hughes
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 1st . With ten games still to play, Arsenal had now equalled their previous season's (2021-22) total of 69 points in the Premier League. . The Gunners had now won 14 of their last 17 home games in the Premier League (lost one). . They had now become the first team to win nine London derbies in a league season.

Comments:

League position: 12th . Following the sacking of manager (and former Arsenal midfielder) Patrick Vieira two days earlier, Paddy McCarthy was in caretaker charge for this game. . This was Crystal Palace's 900th game in the top division (won 251, lost 404). . Palace avoided failing to score in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017. . Joachim Andersen was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. James Tomkins was promoted to the starting XI with Jaïro Riedewald taking his place on the bench.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 28 G
Bukayo Saka 43 G
Granit Xhaka 55 G
Bukayo Saka 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Leandro Trossard 65
Kieran Tierney for Olexsandr Zinchenko 65
Jorginho for Ben White 83
Emile Smith Rowe for Gabriel Martinelli 83
Jakub Kiwior for Gabriel 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Reuell Walters
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

Comments:

League position: 1st . With ten games still to play, Arsenal had now equalled their previous season's (2021-22) total of 69 points in the Premier League. . The Gunners had now won 14 of their last 17 home games in the Premier League (lost one). . They had now become the first team to win nine London derbies in a league season.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Paddy McCarthy

Goals:

Jeffrey Schlupp 63 G

Starting lineup:

Joe Whitworth Goalkeeper
Marc Guehi Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Cheick Doucouré Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Odsonne Edouard Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Odsonne Edouard 65
Will Hughes for Luka Milivojević 65
Naouirou Ahamada for Jeffrey Schlupp 82
Eberechi Eze for Michael Olise 82

Cards:

James Tomkins 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Owen Goodman
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Will Hughes
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 12th . Following the sacking of manager (and former Arsenal midfielder) Patrick Vieira two days earlier, Paddy McCarthy was in caretaker charge for this game. . This was Crystal Palace's 900th game in the top division (won 251, lost 404). . Palace avoided failing to score in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2017. . Joachim Andersen was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. James Tomkins was promoted to the starting XI with Jaïro Riedewald taking his place on the bench.