Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal — Premier League, 21 Dec 2024
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 5-1 in the Premier League on 21 December 2024 at Selhurst Park, London. Ismaïla Sarr scored for Crystal Palace; Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice for Arsenal. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 1 and Arsenal 4.
Match timeline
- 0-16'assist: Gabriel Magalhães
- 1-111'assist: T. Mitchell
- 1-215'assist: Thomas Partey
- 24'
- 31'
- 36'Time wasting
- 1-338'
- Half-time1-3
- 58'
- 58'
- 1-460'assist: Declan Rice
- 61'
- 64'Foul
- 68'
- 68'
- 79'Foul
- 80'
- 81'
- 1-584'assist: Riccardo Calafiori
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time1-5
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Crystal Palace
- 7.3Ismaïla SarrF
- 7.0Jean-Philippe MatetaF
- 6.9Tyrick MitchellM
- 6.9Marc GuéhiD
- 6.7Justin DevennyM
- 6.7Will HughesM
- 6.6Maxence LacroixD
- 6.5Jeffrey SchluppM
- 6.5Caleb KporhaD
- 6.3Edward NketiahF
- 6.3Nathaniel ClyneM
- 6.3Christopher RichardsD
- 6.3Daichi KamadaF
- 6.3Jefferson LermaM
- 6.2Cheick DoucouréM
- 5.3Dean HendersonG
Arsenal
- 8.5Declan RiceM
- 8.3Gabriel JesusF
- 7.7Kai HavertzM
- 7.5Riccardo CalafioriD
- 7.3David RayaG
- 7.3Gabriel MartinelliF
- 7.2Thomas ParteyM
- 7.0Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 6.9Martin ØdegaardM
- 6.9Leandro TrossardF
- 6.6Jurriën TimberD
- 6.6Ethan NwaneriM
- 6.6Myles Lewis-SkellyD
- 6.5Mikel MerinoM
- 6.5William SalibaD
- 6.3Bukayo SakaF
Line-ups
Arsenal4-3-3
Crystal Palace3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Crystal PalaceO. Glasner
Substitutes
- 9E. Nketiah61'F6.3
- 28C. Doucouré68'M6.2
- 15J. Schlupp81'M6.5
- 2J. WardD
- 27Trevoh ChalobahD
- 30Matthew TurnerG
- 55Justin Devenny68'M6.7
- 64A. AgbinoneM
- 58C. Kporha80'D6.5
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 32NetoG
- 3Kieran TierneyD
- 19Leandro Trossard24'F6.9
- 20JorginhoM
- 41Declan Rice84'58'M8.5
- 23Mikel Merino86'M6.5
- 15Jakub KiwiorD
- 33Riccardo Calafiori58'D7.5
- 53Ethan Nwaneri86'M6.6
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.59Expected goals (xG)2.87
15Total shots14
6Shots on target6
6Shots off target3
3Blocked shots5
3Corners3
1Offsides0
9Fouls8
2Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves5
0.71Goals prevented0.71
392Total passes552
318Accurate passes479
81%Pass accuracy87%
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaïla Sarr | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 81 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Marc Guéhi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Justin Devenny | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Will Hughes | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Caleb Kporha | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Edward Nketiah | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 80 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christopher Richards | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Daichi Kamada | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cheick Doucouré | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Dean Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.5 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 86 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Kai Havertz | 58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 32 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| David Raya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Thomas Partey | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Leandro Trossard | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jurriën Timber | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ethan Nwaneri | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mikel Merino | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| William Saliba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Bukayo Saka | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 20 Jan 24Arsenal5-0Crystal Palace
- 21 Aug 23Crystal Palace0-1Arsenal
- 19 Mar 23Arsenal4-1Crystal Palace
- 05 Aug 22Crystal Palace0-2Arsenal
- 04 Apr 22Crystal Palace3-0Arsenal
- 18 Oct 21Arsenal2-2Crystal Palace
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | +45 | 84 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | +35 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | +28 | 71 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | +21 | 69 |
| 10 | Brentford | 38 | +9 | 56 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | 0 | 54 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 0 | 53 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | -2 | 48 |
| 14 | West Ham | 38 | -16 | 43 |
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