Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Ref: Thomas Bramall, EnglandEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Eze scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.92 for Arsenal versus 0.45 for Crystal Palace. Arsenal sit 1st in the Premier League table while Crystal Palace are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Eze
Second Half
⇄
Saliba
59'
⇄
Yeremy Pino
⇄
Saka
74'
⇄
Kamada
⇄
Calafiori
⇄
Rice
⇄
Eze
90+1'
⇄
Muñoz
90+1'
⇄
Mitchell
90+1'
⇄
Wharton
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 14 |  Leeds | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalCrystal Palace
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.92VS0.45
Attack6 · 0 won
10
Shots
7
3
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
540
Total passes
360
449
Accurate passes
265
83%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline1 · 1 won
6
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Arsenal
4-3-3
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaF
- 10E. EzeM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 2D. MuñozM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuéhiD
- 7I. SarrF
- 10Yeremy PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
- 18D. KamadaM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 26C. RichardsD
Substitutes
- 8J. LermaM
- 9E. NketiahF
- 12Christantus UcheM
- 17N. ClyneD
- 19W. HughesM
- 23J. CanvotD
- 24B. SosaD
- 44W. BenítezG
- 55J. DevennyM
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberechi Eze | M | 88 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Declan Rice | M | 82 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| William Saliba | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxence Lacroix | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marc Guéhi(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dean Henderson | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Richards | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Wharton | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ismaïla Sarr | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Daichi Kamada | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yéremy Pino | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Muñoz | M | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Borna Sosa | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Lerma | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Clyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christantus Uche | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Devenny | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydee Canvot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Hughes | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Edward Nketiah | F | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |