Arsenal edged Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park. Arsenal posted seven shots on target to Palace’s three, with 10 off-target attempts for Arsenal and five for Palace. The Gunners also held a 4-3 edge in corners and committed more fouls (12-9); there were no red cards, and Palace had one offside to Arsenal’s zero.

Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for Arsenal at 00:41:54, finishing after a Martinelli assist. The early goal reflected Arsenal’s willingness to press high and exploit space behind Palace’s defence in the opening phase.

Chukwunonso Madueke extended Arsenal’s lead at 00:47:07, with the assist from Kai Havertz. Palace pulled a goal back through Jean-Philippe Mateta at 01:28:02, with Yeremy Pino providing the assist at 01:29:00.

Madueke’s early second-half strike kept Arsenal in control as Palace chased a leveller. The late Palace goal illustrated their willingness to exploit quick transitions and made the closing stages tense for the visitors.

From an attacking standpoint, Arsenal delivered higher volume and accuracy with seven shots on target from 17 attempts. Palace generated three on target from eight attempts, indicating a lower but still meaningful threat on the break.

Defensively, Arsenal maintained structure to withstand Palace’s late pressure after being behind. Palace committed nine fouls and managed to keep a clean disciplinary sheet with no yellows, while Arsenal collected one yellow.

Set-piece activity was modest, with Arsenal corners 4 to Palace 3 and no goals from set-pieces. The offside count was 1 for Palace and 0 for Arsenal, suggesting Palace’s late runs were the primary source of disruption.

Yeremy Pino delivered the late assist for Mateta at 01:29:00, highlighting Palace’s counter-attacking option. Martinelli and Havertz linked for the opener and the assist on Madueke, underscoring Arsenal’s reliance on quick-ball circulation and creative width.

Substitution data is not included in the dataset, so no analysis of impact from changes can be offered. Still, the result underlines Arsenal’s enduring attacking threat and Palace’s late resilience.

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