Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Crystal Palace FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Mon 4 Apr 2022 · 19:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Thomas Partey
Y 77' Granit Xhaka

Overview

Match Preview

Crystal Palace FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

2
6
8
Crystal Palace FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-04 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Arsenal FC 2021-10-18 Arsenal FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2021-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2021-01-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-11 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Arsenal FC H 3–0 W
20 Mar Everton FC H 4–0 W
14 Mar Manchester City FC H 0–0 D
05 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
26 Feb Burnley FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Watford FC A 4–1 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–3 L
19 Mar Aston Villa FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
13 Mar Leicester City FC H 2–0 W
06 Mar Watford FC A 3–2 W
24 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Crystal Palace FC Arsenal FC
#15 Position #2
4 Points 12
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 8
11 Conceded 4
-5 GD +4
0.80 PPG 2.40
20% Win % 80%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Crystal Palace FC get us underway at Selhurst Park.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crystal Palace FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Arsenal FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' Jean-Philippe Mateta puts Crystal Palace FC on the lead.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' The Ghana forward Jordan Ayew breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 2-0!
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheikhou Kouyate made 324 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Martinelli comes on to replace Nuno Tavares.
  • 51' Jeffrey Schlupp is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Partey on 53.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Cedric has done his job and it is now time for Eddie Nketiah to step up.
  • 69' James McArthur has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta on 69 minute.
  • 74' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha! He fires home on 74 to make it 3-0!
  • 76' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Albert Sambi Lokonga is hanging Thomas Partey on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Granit Xhaka.
  • 80' Luka Milivojevic gets the nod from Crystal Palace FC. He replaces Cheikhou Kouyate and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' 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 Cedric suffering a number of foals already.
  • The points are shared — Crystal Palace FC 3-0 Arsenal FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martinelli 5
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4
Christian Benteke 3
Jean-Philippe Mateta 3
Gabriel Jesus 3
Jordan Ayew 3
Nicolas Pepe 3
Luka Milivojevic 3

Head to Head

2022-04-04 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Arsenal FC 2021-10-18 Arsenal FC 2–2 Crystal Palace FC 2021-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2021-01-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2020-01-11 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Arsenal FC

Crystal Palace FC Form

2022-04-04 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Arsenal FC W 2022-03-20 Crystal Palace FC 4–0 Everton FC W 2022-03-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-03-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2022-02-26 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-02-23 Watford FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC W

Arsenal FC Form

2022-04-04 Crystal Palace FC 3–0 Arsenal FC L 2022-03-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2022-03-16 Arsenal FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2022-03-13 Arsenal FC 2–0 Leicester City FC W 2022-03-06 Watford FC 2–3 Arsenal FC W 2022-02-24 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Arsenal FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC37% Draw26% Arsenal FC37%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Arsenal FC
63%
Crystal Palace FC or Arsenal FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crystal Palace FC23% Draw45% Arsenal FC32%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.