Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Farai Hallam (England)
- Assistant 1 Marc Perry
- Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)
27 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Arsenal FC H 1–2 L 17 May Brentford FC A 2–2 D 13 May Manchester City FC A 0–3 L 10 May Everton FC H 2–2 D 03 May AFC Bournemouth A 0–3 L 25 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W 18 May Burnley FC H 1–0 W 10 May West Ham United FC A 1–0 W 05 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W 02 May Fulham FC H 3–0 W 29 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D Season Stats
Crystal Palace FC Arsenal FC #15 Position #1 45 Points 85 38 Played 38 11 / 12 / 15 W / D / L 26 / 7 / 5 41 Scored 71 51 Conceded 27 -10 GD +44 1.18 PPG 2.24 29% Win % 68% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonCrystal Palace FC are 15th (45 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (85 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC0-151/116-30–/–31-451/846-601/261-751/–76+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededArsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Crystal Palace FC and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Jesus, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathaniel Clyne made 409 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Will Hughes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' Gabriel Jesus puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
- 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristhian Mosquera suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' GOAL! Noni Madueke scores on 48. Assisted by Kai Havertz
- 53' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 73' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Gabriel Jesus.
- 79' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 84' Jorgen Strand Larsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 89' What a strike from Jean-Philippe Mateta! The score is 1-2.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 17
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 18
- 2
- 55
- 34
- 22
- 59
Bench
- 44
- 5
- 14
- 11
- 29
- 3
- 10
- 20
- 23
Coach Oliver GlasnerArsenal FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 13
- 9
- 16
- 36
- 11
- 33
- 5
- 20
- 3
- 49
- 56
Bench
- 14
- 41
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 29
- 23
- 7
- 35
Coach Mikel Arteta -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martinelli 5 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4 Nicolas Pepe 3 Luka Milivojevic 3 Christian Benteke 3 Jean-Philippe Mateta 3 Gabriel Jesus 3 Jordan Ayew 3 Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.81 Crystal Palace FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.03 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.84Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 40%Draw or Arsenal FC 83%Crystal Palace FC or Arsenal FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 11.8%0 – 1 11.3%1 – 1 10.4%1 – 2 Actual0 – 3 7.8%0 – 0 7.6%1 – 3 6.4%1 – 0 4%0 – 4 4%2 – 2 3.8%2 – 1 3.7%1 – 4 3.3%Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 9% 87% -0.5 13% — 87% +0.5 36% — 64% +1 36% 24% 41% +1.5 59% — 41% +2 59% 20% 21% +2.5 79% — 21% Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.