Premier League · 2024

Crystal Palace 1–5 Arsenal · Premier League

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 1–5.

Shots
1514
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
1.592.87
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 5–1. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Arsenal): shots 15–14, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 1.59–2.87, possession 42%–58%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Crystal Palace's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Crystal Palace's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.06 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.06 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Arsenal have a visible away split

moderate

Arsenal's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match14.1 shots/match13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Arsenal have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.4%PossessionCrystal Palace · Arsenal● 54.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCrystal PalaceArsenalBaseline
Possession43.4%54.8%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots14 shotsCrystal Palace 15 shots, Arsenal 14 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsCrystal Palace 6 shots, Arsenal 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.59 xG2.87 xGCrystal Palace 1.59 xG, Arsenal 2.87 xG
  • Possession42%58%Crystal Palace 42%, Arsenal 58%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersCrystal Palace 3 corners, Arsenal 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls8 foulsCrystal Palace 9 fouls, Arsenal 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Daichi Kamada · Crystal Palace · 18′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 53′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKai Havertz · Arsenal · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 11′ · 0.04 xG · goalJeffrey Schlupp · Crystal Palace · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 15′ · 0.05 xG · goalIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 26′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 84′ · 0.06 xG · goalGabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 6′ · 0.08 xG · goalMartin Ødegaard · Arsenal · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJefferson Lerma · Crystal Palace · 45′ · 0.09 xG · on targetDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 60′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 73′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 38′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Lacroix · Crystal Palace · 34′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 46′ · 0.13 xG · on targetWill Hughes · Crystal Palace · 10′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 14′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Magalhães · Arsenal · 37′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedIsmaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 53′ · 0.25 xG · on targetGabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 59′ · 0.46 xG · on targetJean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 21′ · 0.51 xG · on targetGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 60′ · 0.69 xG · goalKai Havertz · Arsenal · 38′ · 0.81 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Crystal Palace: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.62 xG. Arsenal: 14 shots, 6 on target, 2.98 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Ismaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 11′Gabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 6′Gabriel Jesus · Arsenal · 15′Kai Havertz · Arsenal · 38′Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 60′Declan Rice · Arsenal · 84′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Crystal Palace 1.62 xG · Arsenal 2.98 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Crystal Palace
0Draws
4Arsenal
Arsenal — Crystal Palace · Premier League5–0
Crystal Palace — Arsenal · Premier League0–1
Arsenal — Crystal Palace · Premier League4–1
Crystal Palace — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Crystal Palace — Arsenal · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Crystal Palace favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Arsenal in 10 · 1 too close

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Window

Season

Crystal Palace17 matchesArsenal17 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 2 goals/match
1.53 goals/matchGoals allowed17/17▲ 0.94 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals17/17▲ 1.79 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots17/1714.1 shots/match
4.76 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲ 5.24 shots/match
43.4%Possession17/17● 54.8%
5 corners/matchCorners17/17● 6.59 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls17/1711.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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