Arsenal vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Carabao Cup quarter-final reaction as Jesus hat-trick sends Gunners through
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Three composed finishes from the Brazilian complete comeback win at the Emirates
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at the Emirates on Wednesday night to book their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
A much-changed Arsenal side got off to the worst possible start when Jakub Kiwior’s mistake allowed Jean-Philippe Mateta to surge through and slot past David Raya within four minutes.
The hosts dominated much of the rest of the half, though they couldn’t fashion any clear openings, and Mikel Arteta brought on Martin Odegaard for the second half – a decision that paid off almost straight away, as the Norwegian threaded a brilliant pass to Gabriel Jesus to chip past Henderson.
The hosts continued to dominate from there, with Bukayo Saka slipping his own through ball to Jesus, who duly rifled in for 2-1.
The Brazilian wasn’t finished there though, latching onto an Odegaard through ball to power in his third of the night and the eventual winner, as the Gunners completed a remarkable turnaround and held off a late fightback from Palace.
Follow all the Carabao Cup action with our live blog below:
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
44 mins
A Crystal Palace free-kick ends up straight into the gloves of Raya, before a lovely touch from Mateta almost releases Eze.
We’ll have one minute of added time here.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
41 mins
Another Trossard corner is easily dealt with Henderson, before Trossard’s follow-up cross flies out of play, much to the irritation of the home fans.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
38 mins
A lull in activity at the Emirates as both team struggle to mount a meaningful attack. Plenty of possession in the middle of the pitch for both sides, but nothing in attack!
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
34 mins
Arsenal are still getting forwards a lot more than Palace, but they just can’t find the final pass. They’re winning the ball back very quickly when they do lose it though.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
31 mins
Great save! Sterling produces a great effort, curling it on target, and it’s heading just under the crossbar before Henderson gets across and knocks it over at full stretch.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
29 mins
Another dangerous free-kick won by Arsenal, as Jesus is dragged down by Lacroix just a yard or two outside of the box...
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
26 mins
Jesus beats the offside trap to latch onto a ball over the top, but his touch is poor and the chance eventually goes. It wasn’t an easy opportunity, to be fair to the Brazilian.
The hosts are dominating at the moment, though it isn’t clicking in attack.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
24 mins
It’s the first booking of the night and it comes for debutant Caleb Kporha, who clips Trossard on the wing near the Palace box.
From the set-piece, Trossard clips a dangerous ball in but Henderson punches clear. Good ‘keeping.
Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace
21 mins
Henderson needs to be careful as he ventures outside of his box to head a long ball clear while under pressure from Sterling.
Partey delivers a long throw that is flicked on by Merino, but Trossard can’t get it under control to get the shot away.
All the pressure is coming from Arsenal at the moment though.
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