Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

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🕒 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Crystal Palace 12 · Arsenal 2
Referee Stats
24 matches · 4.71 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.71
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 46%
Home wins 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-14).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 26
Avg: 1.26 / 1.37

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-8-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 17
Avg: 1.79 / 0.89

Points

35
Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.32
PPG
1.84
1.26
GF
1.79
1.37
GA
0.89
47%
O2.5
37%
63%
BTTS
58%
37%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank12th
Arsenal rank2nd
Crystal Palace points53
Arsenal points74
Crystal Palace: #12 · 53 pts · GD +0
21 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #2 · 74 pts · GD +35
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals8-4
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-5
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home74%
Crystal Palace clean sheet at home21%
Arsenal score away84%
Arsenal clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first37%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first57%
Arsenal score first58%
Arsenal win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 40% · Arsenal 71%
Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 37.0' · Arsenal 40.3'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.26 vs 1.51
Crystal Palace concede at home1.37 vs 1.42
Arsenal score away1.79 vs 1.42
Arsenal concede away0.89 vs 1.51
Crystal Palace score 17% below league average, while Arsenal score 26% above league average.
Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 4% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Crystal Palace goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 7
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
16-30 3

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
6
Total Shots
15
14
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
10
13
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
392
552
Passes Accurate
318
479
Passes %
81%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' Goal · 0-1
Gabriel Jesus
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Magalhães
11'
11' Goal · 1-1
I. Sarr
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Mitchell
15'
15' Goal · 1-2
Gabriel Jesus
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Partey
24'
24' B. Saka
1st substitution · For: L. Trossard
31'
31' Gabriel Magalhães
36'
36' J. Timber
38'
38' Goal · 1-3
K. Havertz
Normal Goal
58'
58' M. Lewis-Skelly
2nd substitution · For: R. Calafiori
58'
58' K. Havertz
3rd substitution · For: D. Rice
60'
60' Goal · 1-4
Gabriel Martinelli
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Rice
61'
61' D. Kamada
1st substitution · For: E. Nketiah
64'
64' M. Guéhi
68'
68' J. Lerma
2nd substitution · For: C. Doucouré
68'
68' W. Hughes
3rd substitution · For: J. Devenny
79'
79' N. Clyne
80'
80' N. Clyne
4th substitution · For: C. Kporha
81'
81' J. Mateta
5th substitution · For: J. Schlupp
84'
84' Goal · 1-5
D. Rice
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Calafiori
86'
86' J. Timber
4th substitution · For: Mikel Merino
86'
86' Gabriel Jesus
5th substitution · For: E. Nwaneri

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 1-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 5-1 on Saturday, 21 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Arsenal took an early lead at 6' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Magalhães, making the score 0-1. Crystal Palace leveled the score at 11' when I. Sarr scored, with the assist credited to T. Mitchell, making the score 1-1. Arsenal took the lead at 15' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to T. Partey, making the score 1-2. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 24', with B. Saka replacing L. Trossard. Gabriel Magalhães received a yellow card for Arsenal at 31'. J. Timber received a yellow card for Arsenal at 36'. Arsenal extended the lead at 38' when K. Havertz scored, making the score 1-3.

Second half: Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 58', with M. Lewis-Skelly replacing R. Calafiori. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 58', with K. Havertz replacing D. Rice. Arsenal extended the lead at 60' when Gabriel Martinelli scored, with the assist credited to D. Rice, making the score 1-4. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Kamada replacing E. Nketiah. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 64'. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Lerma replacing C. Doucouré. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 68', with W. Hughes replacing J. Devenny. N. Clyne received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 79'. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 80', with N. Clyne replacing C. Kporha. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Mateta replacing J. Schlupp. Arsenal extended the lead at 84' when D. Rice scored, with the assist credited to R. Calafiori, making the score 1-5. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 86', with J. Timber replacing Mikel Merino. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 86', with Gabriel Jesus replacing E. Nwaneri.

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Arsenal used 5 substitutions. Crystal Palace got 2 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-14).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins3
Draws7
Away Wins14
Over 2.5 Goals17 (70.8%)
BTTS16 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal Head-to-Head History by Season