Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 21 December 2024

Score5-1 to Arsenal
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,167
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 31 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 8 Arsenal won: 19 Crystal Palace scored: 31 Arsenal scored: 65 . This was Arsenal's biggest win at Selhurst Park since a 5-1 victory in League Division One on 1 November 1969 when John Radford scored a hat-trick.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 11 G

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 6 G
Gabriel Jesus 15 G
Kai Havertz 38 G
Gabriel Martinelli 60 G
Declan Rice 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Daichi Kamada 61
Cheick Doucouré for Jefferson Lerma 68
Justin Devenny for Will Hughes 69
Caleb Kporha for Nathaniel Clyne 81
Jeffrey Schlupp for Jean-Philippe Mateta 81

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 24
Riccardo Calafiori for Myles Lewis-Skelly 58
Declan Rice for Kai Havertz 58
Mikel Merino for Gabriel Jesus 86
Ethan Nwaneri for Jurriën Timber 86

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 64 Y
Nathaniel Clyne 79 Y

Cards:

Gabriel 31 Y
Jurriën Timber 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Kporha
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Asher Agbinone
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

Comments:

League position: 15th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had conceded five or more goals in a home game since a 7-0 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League on 19 December 2020. . Palace failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in this season (won two). . In their 17th game, the Eagles conceded more than two goals in a game for the first time in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Arsenal had now scored five goals in three of their last four away games in all competitions. . The Gunners had now taken 1,002 points from their 623 away games in the Premier League (won 280, lost 181); only Manchester United had taken more (1,113). . They had now scored 88 goals in the Premier League in a year for the first time; their previous high was 86.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Ismaïla Sarr 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Marc Guéhi
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Daichi Kamada
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Daichi Kamada 61
Cheick Doucouré for Jefferson Lerma 68
Justin Devenny for Will Hughes 69
Caleb Kporha for Nathaniel Clyne 81
Jeffrey Schlupp for Jean-Philippe Mateta 81

Cards:

Marc Guéhi 64 Y
Nathaniel Clyne 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Kporha
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Justin Devenny
Midfielder Cheick Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Asher Agbinone
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 15th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had conceded five or more goals in a home game since a 7-0 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League on 19 December 2020. . Palace failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time in this season (won two). . In their 17th game, the Eagles conceded more than two goals in a game for the first time in this Premier League season.

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 6 G
Gabriel Jesus 15 G
Kai Havertz 38 G
Gabriel Martinelli 60 G
Declan Rice 84 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 24
Riccardo Calafiori for Myles Lewis-Skelly 58
Declan Rice for Kai Havertz 58
Mikel Merino for Gabriel Jesus 86
Ethan Nwaneri for Jurriën Timber 86

Cards:

Gabriel 31 Y
Jurriën Timber 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Arsenal had now scored five goals in three of their last four away games in all competitions. . The Gunners had now taken 1,002 points from their 623 away games in the Premier League (won 280, lost 181); only Manchester United had taken more (1,113). . They had now scored 88 goals in the Premier League in a year for the first time; their previous high was 86.