Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 16 August 2015

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,732

View Crystal Palace v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm

1 Crystal Palace

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Joel Ward 28 G

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 16 G
Damien Delaney own goal 55 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Yannick Bolasie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Connor Wickham

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Jordon Mutch for Yannick Bolasie 46
LEE Chung-yong for Wilfried Zaha 76
Patrick Bamford for James McArthur 80

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Francis Coquelin 64
Mikel Arteta for Alexis Sánchez 75
Kieran Gibbs for Mesut Özil 83

Cards:

James McArthur 46 Y

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Glenn Murray

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mikel Arteta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 6th After winning their opening top division game of a season for only the second time in 44 years, Crystal Palace retained their record of never having won their opening two matches in the top grade.

Comments:

League position: 11th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last 13 visits to Crystal Palace in all competitions. Their only defeat at Selhurst Park came in the old Division One in November 1979. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s second goal against Crystal Palace on Sunday 16th August 2015 has been confirmed as a Damien Delaney own goal. (Circular 2 – 20th August 2015)

1 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Joel Ward 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Pape Souaré
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder/Forward Yannick Bolasie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Connor Wickham

Substitutions:

Jordon Mutch for Yannick Bolasie 46
LEE Chung-yong for Wilfried Zaha 76
Patrick Bamford for James McArthur 80

Cards:

James McArthur 46 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Mile Jedinak
Midfielder Jordon Mutch
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Glenn Murray

Comments:

League position: 6th After winning their opening top division game of a season for only the second time in 44 years, Crystal Palace retained their record of never having won their opening two matches in the top grade.

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 16 G
Damien Delaney own goal 55 OG

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Francis Coquelin 64
Mikel Arteta for Alexis Sánchez 75
Kieran Gibbs for Mesut Özil 83

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mikel Arteta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 11th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last 13 visits to Crystal Palace in all competitions. Their only defeat at Selhurst Park came in the old Division One in November 1979. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s second goal against Crystal Palace on Sunday 16th August 2015 has been confirmed as a Damien Delaney own goal. (Circular 2 – 20th August 2015)