Crystal Palace vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gunners run riot with five goals
Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta’s men stormed to victory to lay down a marker in the title race
Arsenal cruised to victory against Crystal Palace with a 5-1 win at Selhurst Park to keep their chances of winning the Premier League title well and truly alive.
Following their 3-2 loss to the Gunners in the Carabao Cup during the week, Palace started the match in an aggressive and well controlled way but they were undone once again by Gabriel Jesus.
The Arsenal man scored a hat-trick against the Eagles in the league cup and added two more on Saturday evening, either side of Ismaila Sarr’s consolation goal, to give Arsenal complete control of the game.
He could have had a third after heading an effort onto the post but the goal came when Kai Havertz turned in the rebound. Two more were added, by Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice in the second half, to secure a fine victory for the Gunners who put a touch of pressure on their rivals who play tomorrow.
Relive the action from Selhurst Park with our live blog below:
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
Crystal Palace have gone five league matches unbeaten (with two wins and three draws), their longest such run of the season. They have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games (won three, drawn four).
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
The Gunners have lost just two of their last 19 away league games against Crystal Palace (W10, D7) - both finished 3-0.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
Arsenal are looking for a fifth consecutive league win over Palace. They have won the previous four by an aggregate of 12-2.
Palace, meanwhile, have lost their last two home matches against Arsenal, failing to score in either.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal team changes
Oliver Glasner makes three changes to the Crystal Palace side that faced Arsenal during the week. Nathanial Clyne, Daichi Kamada and Chris Richards come in with Eberechi Eze, Caleb Kporha and Trevoh Chalobah dropping out.
For Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus keeps his place in the team after his midweek hat-trick. Mikel Arteta makes seven other changes and brings William Saliba, Gabriel and Myles Lewis-Skelly into the back line with Jurrien Timber.
In midfield Martin Odegaard and Thomas Partey (who is pushed up after playing at right-back in the Carabao Cup) are joined by Kai Havertz while Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are placed either side of Jesus in the forward line.
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal line-ups
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Clyne, Richards, Lecroix, Guehi, Mitchell; Hughes, Lerma; Sarr, Kamada, Mateta
Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal team news and line-ups
Expecting team news and line-ups from Selhurst Park in the next five minutes or so.
Does Gabriel Jesus start after his hat-trick in midweek?
Arsenal flying against Crystal Palace under Mikel Arteta
Arsenal are looking for a fifth consecutive league win over Palace. They have won the previous four by an aggregate of 12-2.
Palace have also lost their last two home matches against Arsenal, failing to score in either.
Gabriel Jesus knew he needed goals
Gabriel Jesus admitted he was under pressure to deliver for Arsenal prior to his goal blitz which sealed his side’s progression to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Heading into Wednesday’s last-eight fixture with Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium, Jesus had scored just once this season – in the previous round against Preston – and only twice in 2024.
But Jesus rolled back the years to score a 27-minute second-half treble as Arsenal staged a fightback to see off Palace and book their place in the final four.
I had pressure on my shoulders to score – Gabriel Jesus knew he needed goals
Jesus had scored just once this season before the visit of Palace.
‘Incredible’ Arsenal culture under Mikel Arteta praised
On the Arsenal manager’s five-year anniversary, 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly hailed Mikel Arteta for the impact he has had on the Gunners.
“It’s incredible,” Lewis-Skelly said, when quizzed on the culture Arteta has established at the Gunners.
“The team he has built with the coaches, you can just sense around the ground that the energy is always high, and there are positive vibes.
“It has been such a good transition for me, and he (Arteta) has helped me a lot with how to help the team out and just how to be a better person.
“We aim to be winning trophies this season. That’s our goal. We want to strive to win and you have to be in competitions to win them.”
Gabriel Jesus offers timely solution to Arsenal’s goalscoring woes in Carabao Cup triumph
Gabriel Jesus scored a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal staged an impressive fightback to book their place in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup with a 3-2 win against Crystal Palace.
The home side were staring at an underwhelming exit from the competition at half-time after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener for Palace inside just four minutes.
But Jesus, who had scored just once this season heading into Wednesday’s fixture, fired a treble in the second period with substitutes Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka both central to his haul.
Gabriel Jesus offers timely solution to Arsenal’s goalscoring woes in Carabao Cup win
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Jesus netted a second-half hat-trick as the Gunners came from a goal down to march into the semi-finals
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