After last weekend’s defeat to West Ham, Arsenal
will be hoping to kick start their season at Crystal Palace who boast
the likes of former Arsenal targets Yohann Cabaye, Wilfried Zaha and
Connor Wickham.
Crystal Palace look rejuvenated under Alan Pardew and will be confident of a good game against an Arsenal side who have looked naive at times against teams that play a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Crystal Palace defeated Norwich City in their season opener and will want to carry that good form into this game.
Here are the line up’s:
Crystal Palace XI: McCarthy; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Zaha, McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon, Bolasie; Wickham.
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Jedinak, Mutch, Lee, Bamford, Murray
Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Ramsey; Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain
47′ Connor Wickham rattles the crossbar. Zaha plays a wonderful low cross for the Englishman and Wickham’s attempt beats Cech but not the bar
46′ Arsenal immediately attack but Palace are able to regain possession
46′ Second half kick’s off
SUBSTITUTION: Yannick Bolasie is removed for Jordan Mutch
HT: Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Arsenal. Giroud scores an acrobatic goal for Arsenal but Joel Ward responds with a beauty of his own from from outside the box
45+ Referee gives McArthur a yellow card
45′ one minute of added time
44′ The ref is tempted to give Coquelin a second yellow car as he falls Zaha but gives him a talking to
43′ Arsenal with all the possession. Bellerin’s cross is gathered easily by McArthur
41′ Coquelin is given a yellow card after falling Bolasie in the middle of the park
40′ Ramsey header is saved by McArthur
39′ Ozil’s freekick is cleared but the ball is return to the Arsenal area and some mishits of the ball cannot allow it to settle. Sanchez finally wins a corner
38′ Zaha nudges Monreal on the left and its a fee-kick for Arsenal
36′ At the other end, Arsenal have to block three consecutive Palace shots including a wonderful cross by Zaha which almost meets Cabaye on the edge of the box
35′ Almost for Arsenal. Ozil again finds Ramsey whose cheeky poke is blocked by McCarthy and Sanchez’s rebound is block the the defense again
33′ Arsenal are passing the ball patiently aroud the center of the pitch. Ramsey finds Carzola but the little man’s shot is some way over the bar
31′ Palace up the tempo of the game with some neat interchanges. Bolasie’s cross is punched away by Cech but Zaha felled. Seemed like a penalty to Palace but the referee does not agree
28′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL: Ward equalizes for Palace. Zaha’s cross is chested down by Bolasie for Wickham who feeds Joel Ward 25 yards from goal. The midfielder takes a low shot from the right and it a GOAL. Game On
26′ Monreal produces a wonderful crosss for Sanchez but the Chilean cannot control his header towards goal
24′ Coqeuilin concedes a freekick in his half as Palace counter with Puncheon
23′ Alexis Sanchez picks up a loose ball from Zaha but his low drive forces and forces McCarthy before Palace scramble clear
21′ Palace counter with Bolasie but the wingers cross is cleared by Bellarin as far as Cabaye who fumbles with an attempted pass
20′ Brilliant work from Zaha to win a corner for Palace off Bellerin
17′ Arsenal with all the possession after that goal with Ozil, Carzola, Ramsey and Coquielin passing the ball confidently
15′ GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL……WHAT A STUNNER: Giroud produces a world class scissors kick to give Arsenal the lead from an beautiful Ozil cross
13′ Cabaye with a curling shot from outside the box but Cech is well placed to gather
12′ Freekick for Arsenal close to the Palace box. Its cleared and Palace counter with Bolasie who crosses for Cabaye. The Frenchman inturn finds Zaha but the cross from the 21 year old is caught by Cech
10′ Sanchez with another chance which he creates for himself after
taking out three palace defenders but his shot is blocked again
09′ Ramsey finds a yard of space on the edge of the box but his powerful drive is straight at McCarthy
6′ WHAT A CHANCE FOR SANCHEZ: Arsenal counter from a Palace corner, Ozil finds Sanchez but the wingers cutback and shot is block by first Scott Dann and later Joel Ward on the line
4′ Chance for Arsenal after some nice footwork by Giroud by the cut back by Ozil is block by Palace
3′ Arsenal cannot get the ball out of their half as Crystal Palace close down with pace
FACT: Crystal Palace have never won the first two games of a premier league season
2′ Zaha goes one on one with Monreal but the Spanaird stands his ground
1′ Arsenal on the front foot already with Alexis Sanchez looking particularly dangerous
1′ Kick-off
Crystal Palace look rejuvenated under Alan Pardew and will be confident of a good game against an Arsenal side who have looked naive at times against teams that play a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Crystal Palace defeated Norwich City in their season opener and will want to carry that good form into this game.
Selhurst stadium is filled
Crystal Palace XI: McCarthy; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Zaha, McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon, Bolasie; Wickham.
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Jedinak, Mutch, Lee, Bamford, Murray
Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Ramsey; Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain
47′ Connor Wickham rattles the crossbar. Zaha plays a wonderful low cross for the Englishman and Wickham’s attempt beats Cech but not the bar
46′ Arsenal immediately attack but Palace are able to regain possession
46′ Second half kick’s off
SUBSTITUTION: Yannick Bolasie is removed for Jordan Mutch
HT: Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Arsenal. Giroud scores an acrobatic goal for Arsenal but Joel Ward responds with a beauty of his own from from outside the box
45+ Referee gives McArthur a yellow card
45′ one minute of added time
44′ The ref is tempted to give Coquelin a second yellow car as he falls Zaha but gives him a talking to
43′ Arsenal with all the possession. Bellerin’s cross is gathered easily by McArthur
41′ Coquelin is given a yellow card after falling Bolasie in the middle of the park
40′ Ramsey header is saved by McArthur
39′ Ozil’s freekick is cleared but the ball is return to the Arsenal area and some mishits of the ball cannot allow it to settle. Sanchez finally wins a corner
38′ Zaha nudges Monreal on the left and its a fee-kick for Arsenal
36′ At the other end, Arsenal have to block three consecutive Palace shots including a wonderful cross by Zaha which almost meets Cabaye on the edge of the box
35′ Almost for Arsenal. Ozil again finds Ramsey whose cheeky poke is blocked by McCarthy and Sanchez’s rebound is block the the defense again
33′ Arsenal are passing the ball patiently aroud the center of the pitch. Ramsey finds Carzola but the little man’s shot is some way over the bar
31′ Palace up the tempo of the game with some neat interchanges. Bolasie’s cross is punched away by Cech but Zaha felled. Seemed like a penalty to Palace but the referee does not agree
28′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL: Ward equalizes for Palace. Zaha’s cross is chested down by Bolasie for Wickham who feeds Joel Ward 25 yards from goal. The midfielder takes a low shot from the right and it a GOAL. Game On
24′ Coqeuilin concedes a freekick in his half as Palace counter with Puncheon
23′ Alexis Sanchez picks up a loose ball from Zaha but his low drive forces and forces McCarthy before Palace scramble clear
21′ Palace counter with Bolasie but the wingers cross is cleared by Bellarin as far as Cabaye who fumbles with an attempted pass
20′ Brilliant work from Zaha to win a corner for Palace off Bellerin
17′ Arsenal with all the possession after that goal with Ozil, Carzola, Ramsey and Coquielin passing the ball confidently
15′ GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL……WHAT A STUNNER: Giroud produces a world class scissors kick to give Arsenal the lead from an beautiful Ozil cross
13′ Cabaye with a curling shot from outside the box but Cech is well placed to gather
12′ Freekick for Arsenal close to the Palace box. Its cleared and Palace counter with Bolasie who crosses for Cabaye. The Frenchman inturn finds Zaha but the cross from the 21 year old is caught by Cech
09′ Ramsey finds a yard of space on the edge of the box but his powerful drive is straight at McCarthy
6′ WHAT A CHANCE FOR SANCHEZ: Arsenal counter from a Palace corner, Ozil finds Sanchez but the wingers cutback and shot is block by first Scott Dann and later Joel Ward on the line
4′ Chance for Arsenal after some nice footwork by Giroud by the cut back by Ozil is block by Palace
3′ Arsenal cannot get the ball out of their half as Crystal Palace close down with pace
FACT: Crystal Palace have never won the first two games of a premier league season
2′ Zaha goes one on one with Monreal but the Spanaird stands his ground
1′ Arsenal on the front foot already with Alexis Sanchez looking particularly dangerous
1′ Kick-off
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