LONDON. Arsenal manages to recover against Crystal Palace with a goal on the C. Benteke 50′ and a goal on the O. Edouard 73′.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean with the help of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match​.

Arsenal shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (B. Saka). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (J. McArthur).

Standings

After this contest, Arsenal will have 11 points like Leicester City to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will have 8 points to stay in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Crystal Palace will host Newcastle United on the 23rd of October with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (4 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (6.8), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.2), Ben White (6.6), Gabriel Magalhães (6.7), Kieran Tierney (6.8), Thomas Partey (6.6), Martin Ødegaard (6.1), Nicolas Pépé (6.1), Emile Smith Rowe (6.4), Bukayo Saka (6.2) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Lacazette (7.5), Mohamed Elneny, Bernd Leno, Rob Holding, Gabriel Martinelli (6.6), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.4), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Nuno Tavares and Cédric Soares.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of A. Lokonga (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: B. Saka for A. Lokonga (46′), M. Odegaard for A. Lacazette (67′) and T. Partey for G. Martinelli (81′).

Best player: Alexandre Lacazette​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Alexandre Lacazette.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Also Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita (7.1), Joel Ward (6.3), Joachim Andersen (6.8), Marc Guéhi (6.8), Tyrick Mitchell (6.8), Luka Milivojević (7.2), James McArthur (6.8), Jordan Ayew (6.9), Conor Gallagher (6.6), Odsonne Édouard (7.3) and Christian Benteke (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Nathaniel Clyne, Jeffrey Schlupp, Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.5), Jean-Philippe Mateta, Michael Olise (6.8), Will Hughes, Jack Butland, Martin Kelly and James Tomkins (6.4).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 3 changes: L. Milivojevic for C. Kouyate (67′), J. Ayew for M. Olise (71′) and O. Edouard for J. Tomkins (82′).

Best player: Christian Benteke​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Christian Benteke.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Arsenal – Crystal Palace – 2-2