Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

27 October 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Sokratis 7’
  • David Luiz 9’
  • Luka Milivojevic 32’ (pen)
  • Jordan Ayew 52’

Match summary

Arsenal and Crystal Palace drew 2-2. Arsenal led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sokratis put Arsenal ahead from a corner in the 7th minute, set up by Granit Xhaka, David Luiz made it 2-0 from a corner in the 9th minute, and Luka Milivojevic pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Jordan Ayew equalised with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by James McArthur.

There was little between the sides on chances: Arsenal created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Crystal Palace 1.78 from 10.

Match stats

Arsenal Crystal Palace
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 4
12 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.54 xG 1.78
1.54 Non-penalty xG 1.02
8 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Sokratis
Assist: Granit Xhaka1-0 (Arsenal)
7’
David Luiz2-0 (Arsenal)
9’
32’
Luka Milivojevic
Penalty2-1 (Crystal Palace)
Half-time2-1
52’
Jordan Ayew
Assist: James McArthur2-2 (Crystal Palace)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Calum Chambers
  • Matteo Guendouzi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.78 7’ Sokratis (Arsenal), 1-0 7’ 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), 2-0 9’ 32’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 2-1 32’ 52’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), 2-2 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.78 7’ Sokratis (Arsenal), 1-0 Sokratis 7’ 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), 2-0 Luiz 9’ 32’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 2-1 Milivojevic 32’ 52’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), 2-2 Ayew 52’
Arsenal 1.57 xGCrystal Palace 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Arsenal attacking 
32’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 52’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ David Luiz (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 52’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 12’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ David Luiz (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ James McArthur (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Calum Chambers DEF901 0.080.000
David Luiz DEF9012 0.810.000
Sokratis DEF9011 0.080.000
Kieran Tierney DEF781 0.020.121
Nicolas Pepe MID902 0.160.104
Matteo Guendouzi MID901 0.020.182
Granit Xhaka MID6410 0.000.081
Dani Ceballos MID900 0.000.021
Alexandre Lacazette FWD905 0.240.101
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD902 0.160.091
Bukayo Saka Sub260 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 65% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.71
Crystal Palace win 15% Avg odds 6.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal DWDWL
Crystal Palace LDWWL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.