Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Premier League

By | April 4, 2022
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Following Tottenham’s demolition of Newcastle on Sunday, Arsenal have been knocked out of the top four, as their local rivals jumped above them. The Gunners will look to reclaim that spot with a win at Crystal Palace on Monday and continue their recent run of positive form which has seen them win six of their last seven league matches.

Mikel Arteta, the Premier League Manager of the Month, will know not to take their opponents for granted, however. After sloppy mistakes, Arsenal had to work hard for a point when Palace visited the Emirates on Oct. 18, with Alexandre Lacazette scoring at the death to make it 2-2.

Palace will likely be as tricky in this game as they were earlier in the season, with former Arsenal man Vieira’s side unbeaten in six. Their only loss in the last 10 was a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. However, Palace’s attacking style has reaped more rewards on the road than it has at home, with four wins and seven draws from their 15 league games at Selhurst Park this season.

The attacking verve that Vieira has injected in Palace means they’re sure to be a threat to anyone, and Arsenal will have to be on their game if they’re to keep pace with Tottenham in the race for top four.

Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates, commentary.

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Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal live score

  1H 2H Final
Palace  2 — —
Arsenal 0 — —

Goals:

PAL — Mateta (Andersen) — 16th min.

PAL — Ayew — 24th min.

Halftime: The half ends with an Arsenal corner that sees Gabriel’s header directed straight at Guaita, who holds comfortably. The whistle goes, and Mikel Arteta has his work cut out for him if his team are to salvage anything from this game.

45th min: Mateta, who was not named after the Arsenal manager, is down briefly, but he’s back up on his feet. Arsenal still look less than comfortable, but they’ve been able to impose their tempo on the game a little more towards the end of the half, rather than playing at Palace’s.

42nd min: Arsenal managed to get the ball forward and find Odegaard in a little space, but nothing came of it. Palace look to have slowed a little.

36th min: Palace are really making life uncomfortable for Arsenal here. The home side are forcing mistakes, and their shape is making it hard for Arsenal to play through the middle. Gallagher is all over Thomas Partey whenever Arsenal look to build. The visitors are being forced into long balls, but they haven’t been able to pull them off.

29th min: It’s been very comfortable for Palace so far. Arsenal manage their first shot of the game as they work it forced, a Saka cross is headed way over by Lacazette. The home side are in their groove.

24th min: GOAL!

Palace are two up. It’s a throw in from the left, Palace work it back to the centre circle. From there it’s on long ball from Andersen to Ayew, in from the right. Gabriel tries to cut it out, and misses. Tavares stops tracking his run halfway, and he’s through on goal. Edge of the area, he curls low to Ramsdale’s right. Palace could really punish the Gunners here.

22nd min: Arsenal have really struggled in this opening twenty minutes. The only players who have seen much of the ball are the defenders, and every touch at the back has been loose.

16th min: GOAL!

Palace are ahead! Gallagher swings in a cross, deep from the left, towards the far post. Andersen gets the better of Tavares in the air and it’s back across goal. Mateta is free, six yards out, centre of the goal, and it’s an easy finish for him to put Palace ahead.

14th min: Arsenal are seeing more of the ball here, but it’s all with the defenders. Palace have a very compact shape, and Arsenal are struggling to find players between the lines.

11th min: Wilfried Zaha has been heavily involved so far. If that hamstring issue really was a major concern, he must have gotten over it quickly.

8th min: Palaca have continued their good start. A ball into the area is cleared by Saka, who stayed switched on and tracked his man. There are appeals for handball, but from the crowd rather than the Palace players.

4th min: It’s a high tempo start. Palace have got forward a couple of times, down Arsenal’s right, and it’s a little nervy from Arsenal at the back, but they survive. A good passing move ends with Lacazette combining with Smith-Rowe, the Frenchman’s pass just behind the England attacker as he got into the area.

1 minute to K/O: It’s a cool night in southeast London by April standards, but the atmosphere is hot as the teams get ready for kick off.

7 minutes to K/O: The teams will be lining up for the game in a few minutes, the atmosphere is building nicely under the lights at Selhurst Park.

27 minutes to K/O: The Arsenal full backs will surely be an area that Vieira will tell his team to target. Arsenal have had a solid structure this season, but Cedric and Tavares could be in for a stern test in this game.

49 minutes to K/O: Kieran Tierney misses out with a knee problem. Arsenal will hope that doesn’t keep him out for long. Nico Pepe also missed out, through illness.

56 minutes to K/O: The big news is that Zaha and Ramsdale return to their sides, while Kieran Tierney misses out for Arsenal.

59 minutes to K/O: The lineup for the hosts is out as well.

60 minutes to K/O: The team news is out for the visitors.

75 minutes to K/O: The weekend isn’t over until the last game has been played, and this one is sure to be a cracker.

Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal lineups

Wilfried Zaha makes the starting eleven, a big boost for Palace as their star man returns from a hamstring injury. Michael Olise isn’t available, while Joel Ward makes the squad after doubts over his involvement.

Crystal Palace starting lineup (4-3-3): Guaita (GK) — Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Clyne — Kouyaté, Schlupp, Gallagher — Ayew, Mateta, Zaha

Crystal Palace subs (12): Butland, Ward, Tomkins, Milivojevic, McArthur, Hughes, Eze, Edouard, Benteke

Aaron Ramsdale returns to the starting eleven following his hip injury, while Bukayo Saka is also back after testing positive for COVID-19 while away with England. First choice full backs Tomiyasu and Tierney both miss out, so Cedric and Nuno Tavares start. Smith-Rowe gets the nod over Martinelli.

Arsenal starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale (GK) — Tavares, White, Gabriel, Soares — Partey, Xhaka — Saka, Odegaard, Smith-Rowe — Lacazette

Arsenal subs (12): Leno, Holding, Ogungbo, Swanson, Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli, Flores, Nketiah

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How to watch Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal

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Date April 4 April 4 April 4 April 5
Time 20:00 15:00 ET 15:00 ET 06:00 AET
TV channel Sky Sports  USA Network — —
Streaming NOW TV fuboTV DAZN Optus Sport

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