Arsenal vs Crystal Palace live score, updates, highlights, lineups and result as Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka score
Arsenal are set for another important step in their bid for a first Premier League title since 2004 when they host a struggling Crystal Palace and have a chance to be eight points clear at the top.
Defending champions Manchester City, currently five points away in second place, were busy in the FA Cup on Saturday, meaning their scheduled league game against West Ham was postponed. Pep Guardiola’s men will watch at home to see if the gap widens.
The scenario looks favorable for the Gunners who face a Palace side who fired their manager and ex-Arsenal star Patrick Vieira on Friday and have not won since December 31. Under-21 team manager Paddy McCarthy will be on the sidelines.
Their 12 winless streak in all competitions has Palace just three points from the drop zone. Of even greater concern to the club’s supporters is that the number of times they have been hidden during that time span (seven) exceeds the total number of goals scored by the club (five).
Sporting News is following the Arsenal vs Crystal Palace match live with live score updates and commentary.
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Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Live Score
| 1H | 2H | final | |
| arsenal | 2 | 0 | — |
| crystal palace | 0 | 0 | — |
Goals:
ARS – Gabriel Martinelli (Bukayo Saka) – 28min
ARS – Bukayo Saka (Ben White) – 43min
Lineups:
Arsenal line-up (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Ramsdale (GK) – 4-White, 16-Holding, 6-Gabriel, 35-Zinchenko – 8-Odegaard, 5-Partey, 34-Xhaka – 7-Saka, 19-Trossard, 11-Martinelli
Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3, right to left): 41 Whitworth (GK) – 2 Ward, 6 Guehi, 5 Tomkins, 3 Mitchell – 4 Milivojevic, 28 Doucoure, 15 Sloop – 7 Olise, 22 Edouard, 11 Zaha
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace live updates, highlights
51 minutes: palace punishment? Wilfried Zaha goes down in the penalty area at Thomas Partey’s challenge from behind, but referee Stuart Atwell sees nothing outrageous in the game.
46th minute: The second half is on. No changes from either side. Arsenal are getting back to their passing and moving and Crystal Palace will once again do their best to try and stop them.
Halftime: Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
half time: It looked like Crystal Palace were going to give Arsenal a tough time in that game but they hit the post at their best chance and then Arsenal wingers decided the game. Gabriel Martinelli invented a solo game to open the scoring and Bukayo Saka was clever in his movement and finished moments later.
Arsenal is cruising now. A Crystal Palace team that has scored five goals in their last 12 games is unlikely to cause many problems for the rest of this game. The Emirates Stadium is rocking and the second half is supposed to be a party.
43 minutes: Goal Arsenal! This time it’s Bukayo Saka who sneaks into the Palace box behind Wilfried Zaha and takes her home. He made it look too easy.
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41 minutes: Arsenal are now patiently tapping around the Palace box. Attacks often start on the right with Saka/Odegaard, but the ball moves well for the Gunners.
35 minutes: Bukayo Saka got the assist and achieved a remarkable statistical milestone.
28 minutes: Goal Arsenal! Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right hits Gabriel Martinelli on the opposite post. He dances around Joel Ward and whips a shot past the palace keeper and into the net on the other side. Martinelli did it all by himself.
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25 minutes: It was a good start to the game from Crystal Palace and their interim manager Paddy McCarthy. They’ve been pressuring Arsenal and they’ve had their fair share of attacks. This despite the fact that several players are missing.
And shortly thereafter, right winger Michael Olise pursues back to stop a Leandro Trossard attack. A strong demonstration of Olise’s commitment to making this run.
20 minutes: injury arrest. Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell is injured. He looks resigned coming off the field, but he’s back in the game.
18 minutes: Chance Arsenal. Martin Odegaard picks up a loose ball up in Palace’s box and has an effort on goal, but goalkeeper Joe Whitworth stops it. However, Bukayo Saka was ruled offside.
16 minutes: random palace! Odsonne Edouard slipped behind Arsenal’s defense but failed to hit Aaron Ramsdale with his shot. It turned out that Edouard was offside when Jeffrey Schlupp passed the ball, but he was still dangerous.
11 minutes: random palace! Wilfried Zaha makes it 1-1 with Arsenal right-back Ben White and then rips off a shot that hits the left post and bounces off Ramsdale and spills out to the corner. Nothing comes of the set piece.
Arsenal are lucky. That could have bounced off Ramsdale into the net.
10 minutes: Leandro Trossard goes down in the Palace area but it was a half-hearted attempt to take a penalty. This attack was initiated by Zinchenko’s quick throw-in at Gabriel Martinelli.
5 minutes: Arsenal on the forefoot as you would expect. But separate defensive plays from Palace defender Marc Guehi and midfielder Cheick Doucoure neutralized two Arsenal attacks that reached the box.
1st minute: We are away. There is a thin veil of smoke from torches in the stadium.
5 minutes after kick-off: The teams are on the pitch. Kickoff is just moments away.
15 minutes after kick-off: Injury change at Crystal Palace centre-back. Joachim Andersen is an important part of their defense and he’s out.
19 minutes after kick-off: A look at the kits that both teams will wear today:
23 minutes after kick-off: There seems to be a problem with Crystal Palace centre-back Joachim Andersen during the warm-up. We will be monitoring this for any lineup updates.
30 minutes after kick-off: This has to be one of the finest goals scored in a match between these two teams.
35 minutes after kick-off: These are the pre-game scenes as you battle for a Premier League title.
45 minutes after kick-off: All eyes will be on whether Rob Holding can do enough to fill in for William Saliba. This compilation is what every Gunners devotee will dread.
60 minutes after kick-off: Lineups are out. No surprises. Will Hughes benches Palace but no James McArthur.
120 minutes after kick-off: Arsenal will miss William Saliba for the first time this Premier League season. Reuell Walters, an 18-year-old right-back from Arsenal academy, is reportedly set to take his place in the matchday squad. Walters can play as a central defender in a pinch.
Lineup Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Manager Mikel Arteta has two key absences along the back line starting at centre-back Wilhelm Saliba had to sit out with a back injury while he was at right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu is also sidelined midweek for a thrashing against Sporting CP in the Europa League. Mohammed Elneny is long term and Eddie Nketiah is still missing with an ankle problem.
Arsenal line-up (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Aaron Ramsdale (GK) – 4-Ben White, 16-Rob Holding, 6-Gabriel, 35-Oleksandr Zinchenko – 8-Martin Odegaard, 5-Thomas Partey, 34-Granit Xhaka – 7-Bukayo Saka, 19-Leandro Trossard, 11-Gabriel Martinelli
Arsenal substitutions (9): 30-Matt Turner (GK), 3-Kieran Tierney, 97-Reuell Walters, 15-Jakub Kiwior, 20-Jorginho, 21-Fabio Vieira, 10-Emile Smith Rowe, 24-Reiss Nelson, 9-Gabriel Jesus.
First choice goalkeeper Vicente Guaita out with a hamstring injury while on Arsenal loan Albert Sambi Lokonga is not eligible to play against the Gunners under the loan deal. James McArthur is unavailable after illness but is a midfield colleague Will Hughes is available from the bank.
Joachim Andersen was having a late scratch while warming up James Tomkins take its place in place of American Chris Richards.
Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3, right to left): 41-Joe Whitworth (GK) – 2-Joel Ward, 6-Marc Guehi, 5-James Tomkins, 3-Tyrick Mitchell – 4-Luka Milivojevic, 28-Cheick Doucoure, 15-Jeffrey Schlupp – 7-Michael Olise, 22- Odsonne Edouard, 11-Wilfried Zaha
Crystal Palace Subs (9): 63-Owen Goodman, 44-Jairo Riedewald, 26-Chris Richards, 17-Nathaniel Clyne, 19-Will Hughes, 29-Naouirou Ahamada, 10-Eberechi Eze, 9-Jordan Ayew, 14-Jean-Philippe Mateta
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Live Stream, TV Channel
Here’s how to catch the action from Emirates Stadium in some of the world’s most important areas:
| Date & Time |
TV channel | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Mon, March 20th 01:00 ADT |
— | Opus Sport |
| Canada | Sun, March 19 10:00 a.m. EDT |
— | fuboTV Canada |
| Hong Kong | Sun, March 19 22:00 CET |
— | no we |
| India | Sun, March 19 19:30 ADT |
Star Sports Select 1 | jio tv, Hotstar VIP |
| Malaysia | Sun, March 19 22:00 CET |
Astro Super Sport |
AstroGO, Sooka |
| New Zealand | Mon, March 20th 03:00 ADT |
— | Sky Sports NOW |
| Singapore | Sun, March 19 22:00 CEST |
Hub Premier (Ch. 221) | StarHub TV+ |
| United Kingdom | Sun, March 19 2:00 p.m. EDT |
— | — |
| USA | Sun, March 19 10:00 a.m. EDT |
usa network, Telemundo |
fuboTV, Telemundo deports En Vivo |
UNITED KINGDOM: This game cannot be watched live in the UK.
UNITED STATES: This game will be broadcast on USA Network (English) and Telemundo (Spanish) with both shows streaming on fuboTV available as a free trial for new users.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season will be streamed live exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every game live and on-demand on Optus Sport.