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FT – CRYSTAL PALACE 0-2 ARSENAL
MATCH DETAILS
- RESULT: Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal – Gabriel Martinelli, Marc Guehi (og)
- Opening match of 2022-23 Premier League season
- Kick-off: 20:00
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FULL-TIME
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
This is a tricky place to come. Arsenal have suffered here before in recent times and they were made to battle again tonight.But Mikel Arteta’s ambitious side start with a win.
90 mins
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
Normal time is up. Palace are still trying to make something happen, but the fact the Arsenal fans are singing for Patrick Vieira suggests they think this is very much done and dusted.
89 mins
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
There is only one set of fans singing now.Arsenal have had to defend for long periods this half. They’ve been under pressure and looked to be rocking at moments, but they are going to be taking the three points.A big victory for Mikel Arteta and his men.
88 mins
SUBSTITUTION
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
Palace respond to the second Gunners goal by sending on Will Hughes and Malcolm Ebiowei for his debut. This game is surely gone, though.Eberechi Eze and Jeffrey Schlupp are off.
GOAL – Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
Marc Guehi own goal
A sucker punch kills it!
Arsenal break and find Bukayo Saka out on the right. His cross takes a huge deflection off the unfortunate Marc Guehi and rifles into the net
82 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Palace continue to turn the screw.There are half-hearted calls for a penalty before Wilfried Zaha sets up Jean-Philippe Mateta for a fluffed shot.Soon after, Eberechi Eze goes down on the edge of the box but no foul is given. He did drop under minimum contact from Saka. It is all Palace, though.
80 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
It really isn’t sticking up top for Arsenal now.Gabriel Jesus is getting very few touches after being much more involved before the break.Ten minutes remain with the Gunners lead a fragile one.
79 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Still no sign of an Arsenal change. Could Mohamed Elneny strengthen things up in the middle for the Gunners?
77 mins
SUBSTITUTION
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
A second Palace change sees Luka Milivojevic replace Cheick Doucoure, who is clearly feeling a niggle. A disappointing end to the Mali international’s debut.
75 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal players are getting some strongly-worded instructions from Mikel Arteta. He needs them to get hold of the ball and keep it higher up the pitch.Palace will get the chances to score at east a leveller here if the momentum continues like it has for much of this half.
72 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
If Arsenal are to go one better than last year and achieve that Champions League goal then the next 20 minutes will help illustrate how ready they are for the battle.It is never too early to show how deep you can dig.
66 mins
YELLOW CARD
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Nathaniel Clyne is the latest man into the book as the ref picks up on a foul from a moment or two ago on Gabriel Martinelli. Solid refereeing from Anthony Taylor.
63 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Big chance! Joachim Anderson wins the header from the corner to head the ball towards the six-yard box. William Saliba kicks the ball against Jordan Ayew and the ball flies towards goal before striking Aaron Ramsdale.Sloppy from Arsenal.
56 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Saliba has had to bide his time for a chance at Arsenal. Looks the part, though.
54 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Save! Palace with another glorious chance, but Aaron Ramsdale does his job once more. Wilfried Zaha’s angled ball puts Eberechi Eze in on goal. he goes low with his shot and the Gunners keeper blocks. Should possibly have gone for a chip.
53 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Joachim Anderson has been good for Palace. He heads away the corner to set the home side away on the break…
50 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Not sure about this Palace kit. It looks like what I’d get if I asked my young niece to draw their kit from last season.
KICK-OFF
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Are Arsenal heading for a winning start or can Palace get their way back into this? Let’s find out shall
HALF-TIME
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Decent first 45 minutes of the season.
45 mins
YELLOW CARD
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Granit Xhaka gets the season’s first booking. It is for diving.He can’t complain at all, either. He just flopped as he tried to run past Joachim Anderson after pretty much zero contact.Not sure why he feels the need to remonstrate with the ref. Bt embarrassing for you, that mate.
43 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
You have to be scoring those, especially in a game where you are getting so few chances. He snatched at it, perhaps as a sign of just how precious the home players know these openings are for Palace.
42 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Big chance! Palace should be level!The free-kick is swung into the box and met by the head of Joachim Anderson to nod back across goal.The ball goes straight to Odsonne Edouard, who has time and space to glance a header on target but straight at Aaron Ramsdale.
40 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal stand firm. William Saliba gets his head to Eberechi Eze’s delivery to get the ball away from danger.
37 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Last-ditch clearance! Joachim Anderson cuts out Ben White’s low cross and then Cheick Doucoure hammers the ball away ahead of Gabriel Jesus.Arsenal continuing to dominate.
33 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Take a bow, Bukayo Saka.The Arsenal winger tracks back and gets himself between man and ball as Wilfried Zaha looks to buy a yard to curl in a shot.
29 mins
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Sloppy from Arsenal. Aaron Ramsdale boots a clearance straight at Odsonne Edouard to invite Palace forward. They can’t take advantage, though.
27 min
Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal win another corner after threatening the Palace box. When Arsenal win the ball back in transition and with the home side committed they are such a danger.
22 mins
GOAL – Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal
Gabriel Martinelli
Martinelli’s revenge!
15 mins
Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
You’ll probably remember that
12mins
Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
Palace have a colourful and noisy Selhurst Park home crowd behind them as they absorb early pressure from Arsenal.
3 mins
Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal’s first little period of pressure almost yields something as a quickly-taken free-kick finds Martin Odegaard but his cute pass into the box is cut out.
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