Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

26 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Eberechi Eze 39’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Eberechi Eze put Arsenal ahead in the 39th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 0.88 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.35 from 7.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
10 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 3
109 Attacks 91
51 Dangerous attacks 41
540 Passes 360
83% Pass accuracy 74%
12 Tackles 16
6 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Arsenal Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Leandro TrossardShot on target
33’
Eberechi EzeRight foot shot1-0 (Arsenal)
39’
Half-time1-0
Cristhian MosqueraWilliam Saliba
46’
Second half underway
Declan RiceShot on target
50’
59’
Eddie NketiahYéremy Pino
Gabriel MartinelliBukayo Saka
66’
70’
Eddie NketiahShot on target
74’
Will HughesDaichi Kamada
Piero HincapiéRiccardo CalafioriInjury
82’
Mikel MerinoDeclan RiceInjury
82’
Myles Lewis-SkellyEberechi Eze
88’
90+1’
Jefferson LermaAdam Wharton
90+1’
Borna SosaTyrick Mitchell
90+1’
Christantus UcheDaniel Muñoz
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 0.35 39’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), 1-0 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 0.35 39’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), 1-0 Eze 39’
Arsenal 0.88 xGCrystal Palace 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Arsenal attacking 
58’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 50’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 79’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 68’ Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 39’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 71’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 79’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 50’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 68’ Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 71’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Ismaila Sarr (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Arsenal 4-3-3 Starting XI
Raya
Timber
Saliba 46’
Magalhães
Calafiori 82’
Eze 88’
Zubimendi
Rice 82’
Saka 66’
Gyökeres
Trossard
Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Henderson
Guéhi
Lacroix
Richards
Mitchell 90’
Kamada 74’
Wharton 90’
Muñoz 90’
Pino 59’
Sarr
Mateta

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Jurriën Timber DEF900 0.000.011
Gabriel DEF901 0.060.311
William Saliba DEF480 0.000.000
Riccardo Calafiori DEF841 0.060.000
Martín Zubimendi MID900 0.000.021
Eberechi Eze MID9012 0.090.000
Declan Rice MID841 0.140.173
Bukayo Saka FWD681 0.010.000
Viktor Gyokeres FWD901 0.070.000
Leandro Trossard FWD903 0.450.000
Cristhian Mosquera Sub420 0.000.061
Gabriel Martinelli Sub220 0.000.000
Piero Hincapié Sub60 0.000.000
Mikel Merino Sub60 0.000.000
Myles Lewis-Skelly Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 69% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.91
Crystal Palace win 12% Avg odds 8.08

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WDWWW
Crystal Palace DWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace, 23 Apr 25 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal, 24 May 26  All Arsenal vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.