Arsenal vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal

8': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
90'+5': Alexandre Lacazette

FT
2 - 2

Crystal Palace

50': Christian Benteke
73': Odsonne Édouard

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Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
8': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
42': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
50': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
67': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Martin Ødegaard.
67': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Luka Milivojevic.
71': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
73': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 2. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise following a fast break.
81': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Thomas Partey.
82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Odsonne Édouard.
90'+5': Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 2. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,475

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+26	Arsenal	20	48	2
+26	Manchester City	20	42	4
+9	Aston Villa	20	42	4
+4	Liverpool	20	34	6

Full Table

Statistics

CRY		ARS
4	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	4
46.4	Possession	53.6
9	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
402	Accurate Passes	474
475	Passes	544
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	60
30	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	4
16	Effective Tackles	9
22	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	6
17	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
3	Kieran Tierney
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
8	Martin Ødegaard
10	Emile Smith Rowe
7	Bukayo Saka
19	Nicolas Pépé
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Substitutes:

Nuno Tavares, Gabriel Martinelli, Rob Holding, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Bernd Leno, Cédric, Alexandre Lacazette, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Mohamed Elneny.

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Vicente Guaita (GK)
6	Marc Guéhi
16	Joachim Andersen
3	Tyrick Mitchell
2	Joel Ward
23	Conor Gallagher
18	James McArthur
4	Luka Milivojevic
20	Christian Benteke
22	Odsonne Édouard
9	Jordan Ayew

Substitutes:

Will Hughes, Jack Butland, James Tomkins, Jeff Schlupp, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Martin Kelly, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nathaniel Clyne, Michael Olise.

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