Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

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🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Selhurst Park 🧑‍⚖️ Farai Hallam 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Crystal Palace 15 · Arsenal 1
Referee Stats
4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 25%
Draws 25%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Arsenal outshot their opponent (8-17).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (61%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crystal Palace (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23
Avg: 1.00 / 1.21

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

7
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16
Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.11
PPG
2.00
1.00
GF
1.58
1.21
GA
0.84
47%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
53%
37%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Crystal Palace rank15th
Arsenal rank1st
Crystal Palace points45
Arsenal points85
Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10
33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crystal Palace last 5 home

L D D W D
Points6/15
Weighted index31
Goals5-5
Record1-3-1
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.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W
Points12/15
Weighted index80
Goals9-4
Record4-0-1
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.

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Crystal Palace score at home63%
Crystal Palace clean sheet at home37%
Arsenal score away89%
Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Crystal Palace score first37%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first43%
Arsenal score first63%
Arsenal win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crystal Palace 50% · Arsenal 50%
Avg first goal minute: Crystal Palace 36.7' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Crystal Palace score at home1.00 vs 1.53
Crystal Palace concede at home1.21 vs 1.22
Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22
Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53
Crystal Palace score 34% below league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.
Defensive side: Crystal Palace are 1% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% 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: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 1

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
61-75 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 5
61-75 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
7
Total Shots
8
17
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
8
15
Shots Outside Box
0
2
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
317
512
Passes Accurate
252
455
Passes %
79%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
42'
42' Goal · 0-1
Gabriel Jesus
Normal Goal · Assist: Gabriel Martinelli
46'
46' R. Calafiori
1st substitution · For: Gabriel Magalhães
46'
46' C. Nørgaard
2nd substitution · For: K. Havertz
46'
46' D. Kamada
1st substitution · For: A. Wharton
46'
46' I. Sarr
2nd substitution · For: Yeremy Pino
46'
46' D. Muñoz
3rd substitution · For: T. Mitchell
48'
48' Goal · 0-2
N. Madueke
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Havertz
62'
62' M. Dowman
3rd substitution · For: Mikel Merino
62'
62' A. Wharton
4th substitution · For: E. Guessand
74'
74' Gabriel Jesus
75'
75' Gabriel Jesus
4th substitution · For: E. Eze
77'
77' J. Strand Larsen
5th substitution · For: J. Mateta
83'
83' N. Madueke
5th substitution · For: V. Gyökeres
89'
89' Goal · 1-2
J. Mateta
Normal Goal · Assist: Yeremy Pino
90+1'
90+1' VAR
Yeremy Pino
Goal Disallowed - offside

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Farai Hallam. It was played at Selhurst Park.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 42' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to Gabriel Martinelli, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Calafiori replacing Gabriel Magalhães. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Nørgaard replacing K. Havertz. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Kamada replacing A. Wharton. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. Sarr replacing Yeremy Pino. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 46', with D. Muñoz replacing T. Mitchell. Arsenal extended the lead at 48' when N. Madueke scored, with the assist credited to K. Havertz, making the score 0-2. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Dowman replacing Mikel Merino. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 62', with A. Wharton replacing E. Guessand. Gabriel Jesus received a yellow card for Arsenal at 74'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 75', with Gabriel Jesus replacing E. Eze. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 77', with J. Strand Larsen replacing J. Mateta. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 83', with N. Madueke replacing V. Gyökeres. Crystal Palace reduced the deficit at 89' when J. Mateta scored, with the assist credited to Yeremy Pino, making the score 1-2. VAR intervened at 90+1' for Crystal Palace (Goal Disallowed - offside).

Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions while Arsenal used 5 substitutions. Arsenal got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Arsenal outshot their opponent (8-17).
  • Arsenal controlled possession (61%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

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