Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 21 August 2023

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,189
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 29 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 8 Arsenal won: 17 Crystal Palace scored: 30 Arsenal scored 55 . Arsenal had now lost one of the last nine meetings with Crystal Palace (won four, all Premier League).

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Martin Odegaard penalty 53 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Eddie Nketiah Forward

Substitutions:

Naouirou Ahamada for Jeffrey Schlupp 74
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi for Joel Ward 83

Substitutions:

Gabriel for Gabriel Martinelli 70
Jorginho for Eddie Nketiah 79
Jakub Kiwior for Bukayo Saka 89
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Martin Odegaard 89

Cards:

Jordan Ayew 27 Y
Cheick Doucouré 90+1 Y

Cards:

Takehiro Tomiyasu 60 Y
Takehiro Tomiyasu 67 Y
Takehiro Tomiyasu 67 R
Kai Havertz 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Comments:

League position: 11th . Crystal Palace failed in their attempt to win their opening two games in a season in the top division for the second time; previously in 2020-21. . Odsonne Edouard failed in his attempt to become the second player to score in both of Palace's opening two games of a season in the Premier League; previously by Wilfried Zaha in 2020-21. . The Eagles had now won one of their 15 first home games of a season in the Premier League season (lost 11). . Crystal Palace named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Arsenal's first win in an away game in the Premier League played on a Monday since their visit to West Ham United on 9 December 2019. . The Gunners had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . Takehiro Tomiyasu became the first Arsenal player to be sent-off in their last 42 games in the Premier League; their longest such sequence since a run of 43 games without a red card ended in March 2010.

0 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Substitutions:

Naouirou Ahamada for Jeffrey Schlupp 74
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi for Joel Ward 83

Cards:

Jordan Ayew 27 Y
Cheick Doucouré 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Naouirou Ahamada
Midfielder/Forward Jesuran Rak-Sakyi

Comments:

League position: 11th . Crystal Palace failed in their attempt to win their opening two games in a season in the top division for the second time; previously in 2020-21. . Odsonne Edouard failed in his attempt to become the second player to score in both of Palace's opening two games of a season in the Premier League; previously by Wilfried Zaha in 2020-21. . The Eagles had now won one of their 15 first home games of a season in the Premier League season (lost 11). . Crystal Palace named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Martin Odegaard penalty 53 P

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Eddie Nketiah Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel for Gabriel Martinelli 70
Jorginho for Eddie Nketiah 79
Jakub Kiwior for Bukayo Saka 89
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Martin Odegaard 89

Cards:

Takehiro Tomiyasu 60 Y
Takehiro Tomiyasu 67 Y
Takehiro Tomiyasu 67 R
Kai Havertz 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Arsenal's first win in an away game in the Premier League played on a Monday since their visit to West Ham United on 9 December 2019. . The Gunners had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . Takehiro Tomiyasu became the first Arsenal player to be sent-off in their last 42 games in the Premier League; their longest such sequence since a run of 43 games without a red card ended in March 2010.