Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 2022-23 English Premier League

Arsenal

28': Gabriel Martinelli
43': Bukayo Saka
55': Granit Xhaka
74': Bukayo Saka

FT
4 - 1

Crystal Palace

63': Jeff Schlupp

Saka shines as Arsenal thrash Crystal Palace to go eight points clear at top

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates [1296x729]

Premier League leaders Arsenal opened up an eight-point gap on second-placed Manchester City with a 4-1 win over manager-less Crystal Palace.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
28': Goal! Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
43': Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
55': Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a through ball.
59': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Goal! Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 1. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
65': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
65': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Leandro Trossard.
65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Odsonne Édouard.
65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Luka Milivojevic.
74': Goal! Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Michael Olise.
82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
83': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Ben White.
83': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
86': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,247

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+57	Arsenal	35	80	5
+50	Manchester City	34	79	3
+41	Liverpool	35	75	4
+21	Aston Villa	35	67	8

Full Table

Statistics

CRY		ARS
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	4
37.8	Possession	62.2
9	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
279	Accurate Passes	509
358	Passes	587
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
11	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	41
21	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
18	Interceptions	4
32	Effective Clearances	10
32	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel
16	Rob Holding
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
19	Leandro Trossard
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Reiss Nelson, Jorginho, Jakub Kiwior, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Jesus, Reuell Walters, Kieran Tierney, Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner.

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	Joseph Whitworth (GK)
6	Marc Guehi
5	James Tomkins
3	Tyrick Mitchell
2	Joel Ward
15	Jeff Schlupp
28	Cheick Doucouré
4	Luka Milivojevic
22	Odsonne Édouard
11	Wilfried Zaha
7	Michael Olise