Arsenal vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Kick-off, TV channel, team news ...
Hello and welcome to football.london’s live blog covering Arsenal’s Premier League match with Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners get back underway following a spell away from the UK in Dubai where Mikel Arteta’s team undertook some warm weather training.
Gabriel Magalhaes was at the double, at least he thought he was until his second goal was deemed to have been an own goal by Dean Henderson. Leandro Trossard made it three after a brilliant counterattack was started by David Raya and Gabriel Jesus slipped in the Belgian.
Emile Smith Rowe was given a chance to play. Mikel Arteta making an early substitution for Kai Havertz.
Gabriel Martinelli scored twice late on to make it five on the day. Arsenal move up to third in the league in what was a much-needed battering of an opponent.
Tom Canton and Kaya Kaynak will be bringing all the build-up and analysis from the Emirates Stadium. Updates to follow.
14:33Kaya Kaynak
Gabi cubed are the stars today! Hardly ever a mention for Magalhaes so have to give him his flowers. Thought Jesus was impressive, while Martinelli's two late finishes looked like he had his confidence back.
Read Kaya Kaynak's full Arsenal player ratings here.
14:28Tom Canton
Arsenal5
Crystal Palace0
Premier League, Saturday 20th, 2024
14:25Tom Canton
Arsenal finally end their poor run in the league to win comfortably against a very meagre Crystal Palace side. Gabriel Magalhaes took all the pressure off his team with his two contributions to the scoreline before Leandro Trossard killed the game with a fantastic counterattack and Martinelli scored twice in additional time to make it five.
Arsenal have another lengthy break before they head to Nottingham Forest in the hope of continuing to build momentum before the visit of Liverpool.
14:25KEY EVENT
He's done it again! The exact same finish low past Henderson.
Jorginho picks out a glorious pass over the Palace defence and the Brazilian winger races through on goal again.
14:23KEY EVENT
The cherry on the cake as Gabriel Martinelli scores, slotting low past Dean Henderson.
14:22Tom Canton
The game has petered out now as both sides accept the fate of the scoreline. Palace fans have raised a protest which read "Wasted potential on and off the pitch, weak decisions taking us backwards."
Remember the days of protests at Arsenal as they battled for a European spot? How things have changed.
14:17Tom Canton
The Arsenal fans are willing Smith Rowe to score. Every time he gets the ball there is a buzz of excitement around the stadium and calls of "shoot!"
So far nothing much in the way of a chance however. But he has played some nice passes and kept the ball in dangerous positions well.
14:11Tom Canton
83 - Not much in the way of chances besides a deflected effort from Martin Odegaard coming to nothing. Gabriel Martinelli nearly getting in behind and Richards doing well to stop him and win back the ball.
Jakub Kiwior and Eddie Nketiah have come on for Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Jesus.
13:59Tom Canton
70 - Emile Smith Rowe is finally on at a good time in the game with more than twenty minutes to make an impact. He and Gabriel Martinelli are on for Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz.
This is a big chance for the England international to show Arteta why he deserves more minutes.
72 - Jorginho is now coming on for Declan Rice.
13:54Tom Canton
64 - David Raya pushes an Eze free-kick over the bar. The curling effort was goal-bound but Raya was equal to it.
The resulting corner was well defended and Gabriel was again involved in blocking and clearing the follow-up opportunities that the away side tried to ply the Arsenal goal with.
13:51Tom Canton
A brilliant spin from Jesus sees him find who turns out to be an offside Trossard. His cross leads to the ball falling to Odegaard who lays it off for Jesus but his shot is blocked.
It seems finally we have some energy in this game and it has only taken three goals to get it!
13:48KEY EVENT
That should be game over. From a Palace corner the Gunners break and Jesus is released down the right by an alert Raya who spots the Brazilian's run.
He crosses for Trossard who checks back inside past Clyne, sitting him down, and firing past Henderson.
BUT WAIT... there is a VAR check... Goal stands!
13:46Tom Canton
57 - After that quick start the game has fallen back into the relatively timid affair we had for much of the first half. Arsenal are trying to find some intricate passes in the middle but failing to threaten much in the way of big chances.
Mikel Arteta will hopefully be considering some changes to inject some urgency into the squad. Gabriel Jesus has a chance but his shot is blocked and hits the side netting for a corner.
Calls for a penalty are waved away as Clyne looked to pull Jesus down in the box.
13:39Tom Canton
Eze strikes from range to force Raya into a save down low to his right. He can only push it round the post and Crystal Palace have a corner to swing in themselves.
Raya though gets to the ball and sets Havertz away. He finds Jesus and the cross into the box sees Saka floored by Hughes but the referee is having none of it.
13:35Tom Canton
Arsenal start fast and have a corner from their first attack. Can Gabby do it again?
Declan Rice eventually sees the ball fall to him just outside the box and he strikes it high and into the hands of Henderson. Good start here for the Gunners.
It has now been confirmed as an OWN GOAL rather than a Gabriel second.
13:21Kaya Kaynak
Raya 5
White 7
Saliba 7
Gabriel 9
Zinchenko 7
Rice 7
Odegaard 6
Havertz 6
Saka 6
Jesus 7
Trossard 6
13:19Tom Canton
Arsenal are comfortably in control of this game without necessarily playing too well. They have not had a glut of chances but Gabriel has been ruthless in the box when the ball has come to him.
Mikel Arteta will expect more from his side in the second period and go on to win comfortably. Palace fans boo their side at the break after offering next to nothing throughout.
13:18Tom Canton
Arsenal try a number of crosses into the box and cannot find the target. This time though it is Trossard who escapes but cannot keep his shot low and instead fires way over the bar.
Ben White has been solid down the right and combined well with Odegaard and Saka.
13:14Tom Canton
We have a break in play as Jefferson Lerma is down after a collision. The Colombian collided with Jesus and Andersen and came off the worst. It remains pretty timid here in the stadium although finally the clock end and the north bank have got their chants going although pretty quietly again.
There will be four added minutes here.
13:07KEY EVENT
Arsenal have a two-goal lead from a corner! Gabriel Magalhaes in at the back post and he heads in off Henderson. There have been complaints from the away team but the goal is given.
Some questions over whether White impeded Henderson but it looked tame.
13:04Tom Canton
David Raya makes a poor pass out from the back and Lerma is onto it in a flash. He strikes the ball straight back at Raya who is at full stretch to push the ball round the post for a corner.
Eze swings it in but Havertz is there to head away and Palace have a throw in which goes all the way back. Lucky escape there.
13:02Tom Canton
Arsenal block well from an Eze free-kick and the follow-up strike nearly finds Mateta free in the box. He might have been offside but Saliba didn't know that and brought the ball away calmly as we have come to expect.
12:59Tom Canton
Despite the Gunners taking an early lead, the Emirates is quiet and expectant rather than trying to carry the side to another goal. The smaller section of Ashburton Army fans have been trying their best to get the noise increased but besides those around them there is little in the way of a response.
A few attempts to get the back and fourth with the North Bank has been met without a response after several attempts.
12:52Tom Canton
22 - Chris Richards nearly puts the ball into his own net after a cross from Bukayo Saka. The ball sails over the bar and a corner follows with Saka to take.
Gabriel is again the target and is found. The Brazilian gets all the contact on the ball but perhaps it is too much because it flies wide of the right post.
24 - Mateta is called up for a backhand into Gabriel's face. He wins the foul to the frustration of the Palace fans.
12:46Tom Canton
14 - Lerma this time from another high corner from the other side taken by Bukayo Saka manages to head toward his own goal and Henderson has to be careful not to allow it into his own net.
16 - Some brilliant play from the Gunners then in their own box to try and escape but eventually a pass is overhit and Palace now have a free-kick chance to cross. Arsenal clear it after a couple of headers however and the resulting move sees a further cross come in the Gunners deal with.
12:40KEY EVENT
As so often he does, Gabriel Magalhaes rises to meet the corner and head in.
Brilliant ball from Rice at the corner kick. A lofted ball that beats the first man with ease. Martinelli and Trossard had been the takers from the left but it seems the Gunners have a new option.
12:38Tom Canton
07 - Gabriel Jesus has the first chance of the game. Zinchenko feeds Havertz who drives forwards and lays in Odegaard. The ball falls for Jesus in the box and takes a touch before a wild left-footed shot over the bar.
Arsenal in control here and the usual passing around the opposition box has already featured. That said, I wouldn't say there is a startling amount of energy to the moves nor the crowd.
10 - Zinchenko plays a glorious pass through to Trossard on the left. His cross is blocked and it will be a corner.
12:33Tom Canton
04 - A probing pass from Ben White cannot find Bukayo Saka. Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz already looking lively through the left-hand side as Mikel Arteta wants a big reaction from his team today following some difficult weeks. Arsenal are battling to win the second balls and give Palace no time when in possession.
05 - A cross from Zinchenko lands at the feet of Odegaard but he cannot get it into a shooting position before Hughes clears.
12:30Tom Canton
00 - Here we go! Arsenal trying to get back to winning ways against Crystal Palace with the boost of a number of key stars including Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Palace make just two changes from their 1-0 defeat at Everton in midweek.
12:24Tom Canton
The players have no headed inside to get their final words from Mikel Arteta. Kai Havertz looked at it during the warm-up and the German was pinging in shots with both feet as they practised their finishing.
It would be great to see Havertz score a couple of goals today to boost his confidence.
