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Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on January 1, 2017 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal
2-0
Crystal Palace

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What was the result of Arsenal vs Crystal Palace?

Arsenal won 2-0 on January 1, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 17′O. GiroudArsenal
  • 56′A. IwobiArsenal

Official lineup for Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Arsenal

4-2-3-1
  1. 17A. Iwobi
  1. 9Lucas Pérez
  2. 12O. Giroud
  3. 7A. Sánchez
  1. 35Mohamed Elneny
  2. 29G. Xhaka
  1. 24Héctor Bellerín
  2. 5Gabriel Paulista
  3. 6Laurent Koscielny
  4. 18Nacho Monreal
  1. 33Petr Čech

Crystal Palace

4-2-3-1
  1. 17C. Benteke
  1. 11W. Zaha
  2. 10A. Townsend
  3. 42J. Puncheon
  1. 4Mathieu Flamini
  2. 7Y. Cabaye
  1. 2J. Ward
  2. 34M. Kelly
  3. 6S. Dann
  4. 5J. Tomkins
  1. 13W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Crystal Palace have 3, 3 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 18, 2016Manchester City(away)1-2Premier League
Dec 13, 2016Everton(away)1-2Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Stoke City(home)3-1Premier League
Dec 6, 2016FC Basel 1893(away)4-1UEFA Champions League
Crystal Palace
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016Watford(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 17, 2016Chelsea(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 14, 2016Manchester United(home)1-2Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Hull City(away)3-3Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Southampton(home)3-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Arsenal wins, 1 draw, 0 Crystal Palace wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 17, 2016Arsenal 1-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Aug 16, 2015Crystal Palace 1-2 ArsenalPremier League
Feb 21, 2015Crystal Palace 1-2 ArsenalPremier League
Aug 16, 2014Arsenal 2-1 Crystal PalacePremier League
Feb 2, 2014Arsenal 2-0 Crystal PalacePremier League
Oct 26, 2013Crystal Palace 0-2 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace on Apr 17, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Arsenal score 2.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.7 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Arsenal2.11.1311/159/15
Crystal Palace1.72.1111/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Arsenal sit 2nd in Premier League (18 points from 7 matches) and Crystal Palace sit 14th (7 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Arsenal760111518
14Crystal Palace72149177

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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