Crystal Palace vs Arsenal (04/4/2022) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Crystal Palace vs Arsenal (04/4/2022)

Crystal Palace

Patrick Vieira


First Eleven
31 Vicente Guaita
17 Nathaniel Clyne
16 Joachim Andersen
06 Marc Guéhi
27 Tyrick Mitchell
08 Cheikhou Kouyaté  
23 Conor Gallagher
15 Jeffrey Schlupp
14 Philippe Mateta  
11 Wilfried Zaha  
09 Jordan Ayew   
Substitutes
01 Jack Butland
02 Joel Ward
05 James Tomkins
25 Eberechi Eze
18 James McArthur
22 Odsonne Edouard  
04 Luka Milivojevic  
17 Christian Benteke
12 Will Hughes

Selhurst Park


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16' Philippe Mateta
24' Jordan Ayew
74' Wilfried Zaha (Pen.)
LIVE COMMENTARY
F-T
Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal
90+3'
OVER!
Gabriel lines Xhaka up for a firm left-foot drive from distance but it flashes over into the home fans. Arsenal's race is run.
87'
SAVE!
Smith Rowe shovels the ball onto Xhaka who steps forward under no pressure as he cuts across his shot but it's comfortable for Guaita low down to his left.
84'
OFF THE POST! It's the angle of post and crossbar as Paul Tierney waves play on as Milivojevic appeals for a foul... Nketiah sizes this up 25 yards out and his right-foot curler strikes the woodwork with Guaita beaten!
80'
CHANCE! Palace are determined to preserve their clean sheet as Saka's shot is saved by Guaita with Guehi back to produce a brilliant goal-line clearance to then deny Smith Rowe!!
79'
BOOKED!
Xhaka collects his customary booking for pulling the shirt of Zaha.
76'
Arsenal have made a change with Partey replaced by Albert Sambi Lokonga while Jordan Ayew is off and Odsonne Edouard is on.
⚽ 74'
GOAL! Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal (Zaha pen, 74')
Wilfried Zaha steadies himself, trots forward and slots his penalty to the right as Ramsdale dives the wrong way. This has been some show from Palace and that should be that.
73'
PENALTY PALACE!
Partey isn't moving well at all as Zaha glides past him in midfield. He surges into the Arsenal box and chops back, getting caught by Odegaard. Paul Tierney thinks about it before pointing to the spot!
67'
Attempt missed.
Martin Ødegaard left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
67'
WHAT A CHANCE!
This really has to find the net. Lovely interchange involving Smith Rowe and Nketiah, whose pull-back is towards Odegaard but he makes a real mess of this, scuffing his first-time shot wide.
64'
OUCH!
Martinelli cuts inside Clyne but he takes a nasty knock from Kouyate to his knee. He's down in some pain.
59'
WIDE!
Nice diagonal from Xhaka finds Saka on the right. He sizes up Mitchell and cuts back inside onto his left foot but his shot is high, wide and not troubling Guaita.
57'
The game is perfectly set up for the Palace counter with the pace of Zaha and the likes. He wants a penalty as he bounces into Cedric but he's gone down too easily.
🟨 53'
FOUL!
Schlupp now gets away from Partey brilliantly and is fouled. Partey is booked. This is 20 yards from goal and dead central.
48'
NO FOUL!
Better from Arsenal immediately as Lacazette goes down wanting a free-kick on the edge of the box under pressure from Jeff Schlupp.
45'
Second Half begins..
H-T
Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal
44'
Arsenal are looking for a route back into this game just before half-time but Palace are working really hard for each other and are quicker to the challenge as Partey bundles over Ayew.
42'
BLOCK! Nice footwork from Odegaard allows him to manufacture a shot from Cedric's pass. The Norwegian finds some space and is able to turn but Guehi makes an important block.
39'
Palace made life extremely difficult for Manchester City here not long ago but here they really ought to have been three up!

SAVE! Zaha is slipped inside Cedric, he cuts back to selflessly set up Mateta for the left-foot blast which Ramsdale shovels aw
37'
Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
36'
Foul by Nuno Tavares.
Jordan Ayew wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35'
Mitchell is a little fortunate as the long ball from White seeking Saka is just behind the England man. Nothing going for Arsenal at present.
29'
OVER! That changes now as Cedric feeds Saka to his right and the low cross is flicked over the bar by the onrushing Lacazette.
⚽ 24'
GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal (Ayew, 24')
22'
Zaha has seen plenty of the ball so far. It's amazing to think they've not had a Premier League home win yet in this calendar year.
⚽ 16'
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Arsenal (Mateta, 16')
Zaha wins the free-kick and from the left, Gallagher delivers right-footed to the far post. It's headed back across goal by Anderson and Mateta heads in!!
12'
On the opposite flank, Conor Gallagher will fancy his chances against Nuno Tavares in the absence of Kieran Tierney. Really aggressive start by Palace.
8'
Gallagher manages to dig out a cross with Tavares for company but Saka stays composed at the far post under pressure from Mitchell to hook clear.
3'
Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Gabriel Magalhães wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'
Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Crystal Palace: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Lacazette, Smith Rowe.

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 Cédric Soares  
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel Magalhães
20 Nuno Tavares
11 Martin Ødegaard
18 Thomas Partey   
29 Granit Xhaka  
87 Bukayo Saka
9 Alexandre Lacazette
55 Emile Smith Rowe
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
23 Sambi Lokonga  
35 Mohamed Elneny
69 Z. Swanson
16 Rob Holding
62 Edward Nketiah  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
-- Mazeed Ogungbo
-- Marcelo Flores

Crystal Palace - Lineup

First Eleven
31 Vicente Guaita
17 Nathaniel Clyne
16 Joachim Andersen
06 Marc Guéhi
27 Tyrick Mitchell
08 Cheikhou Kouyaté  
23 Conor Gallagher
15 Jeffrey Schlupp
14 Philippe Mateta  
11 Wilfried Zaha  
09 Jordan Ayew   
Substitutes
01 Jack Butland
02 Joel Ward
05 James Tomkins
25 Eberechi Eze
18 James McArthur
22 Odsonne Edouard  
04 Luka Milivojevic  
17 Christian Benteke
12 Will Hughes

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 Cédric Soares  
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel Magalhães
20 Nuno Tavares
11 Martin Ødegaard
18 Thomas Partey   
29 Granit Xhaka  
87 Bukayo Saka
9 Alexandre Lacazette
55 Emile Smith Rowe
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
23 Sambi Lokonga  
35 Mohamed Elneny
69 Z. Swanson
16 Rob Holding
62 Edward Nketiah  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
-- Mazeed Ogungbo
-- Marcelo Flores