[Match Thread] Crystal Palace vs Arsenal
Line Ups
Crystal Palace: Johnstone (GK), Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell, Doucouré, Lerma, Ayew, Eze, Schlupp, Edouard
Bench: Matthews (GK), Clyne, Tomkins, Richards, Riedewald, Ahamada, Rak-Sakyi, Gordon
Arsenal: Ramsdale (GK), Partey, White, Saliba, Tomiyasu, Rice, Havertz, Ødegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah
Bench: Raya (GK), Zinchenko, Kiwior, Gabriel, Jorginho, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Vieira, Trossard
What the actual fuck is that red card
That is some fucking BULLSHIT. HOWWWWW!????!?!?
Fucking infuriating cannot be overturned because it's a yellow. Fuck that
That is not a foul. Holy fuck was that a bad call.
I would like to see Zinchenko and Trossard come on... This experiment isn't quite working
100%, players need to return to their usual positions.
Take Partey out and move Tomi back there..he works much better with Saka
I agree, then put Trossard in for Havertz around the 65th minute
So, that's 3 left back options that are unavailable for the next PL match (interestingly, none of them are really left backs).
I wonder who option #4 is? Probably Kiwior, even though he also isn't a left back?
It should be Tierney but it will be Kiwior
Zinchenko will play next match and kiwior will come in to give him a rest probably. Still don't know why arteta hates tierney
That wasn’t even a foul + Ayew actually has made two yellow card fouls and is still on the pitch.
It was a foul but not worthy of a yellow imo
I don't want to overreact, but Zinchenko came on and we basically started controlling the game, even with 10 men
Now if only Zinchenko could stay healthy. We're a different team when he's on.
Honestly if we could just find ways to cope for a few games while we give Zinchenko and Partey a break, we could be cooking
Roy Hodgson seems like a good sport.
Another perfect last grasp tackle from Saliba.
Followed by Eddie sending the ball over the bar.
Eddie gotta stop doing this to us lmao
He's so good.
Oh wow, look at that! What a promising counter, if not for Eddie being fouled. I wonder if there's something that we could do to discourage players from doing that?
And now Eddie got kicked in his ribs lol
Sums up the Eddie Nketiah experience
What a bullshit second yellow card. Ref has lost his fucking mind.
I just want a comfortable win. Hopefully the upcoming weekend but I'll settle for it being the United game.
Partey man, I'm telling you. He's itching to give the ball away.
Arteta looks fucking pissed
He only has himself to blame
I don't get why we are playing with partey in defense and tomiyasu on his weaker side.
I get zinchenko is just coming back from injury but Tierney can't even make the bench? Put partey in with rice and have havertz come in off the bench if needed.
We don't look very fluid right now and having partey cleaning up in the midfield behind rice and odegaard would be really useful
So, Arsenal effectively finished the game with 3 CBs, 4 CMs a winger, and a ?Forward? (Havertz)
Interesting for a team that wasn't playing a 3-at-the-back formation at any point.
Our entire defensive staff was on the pitch 😂
With zero fullbacks.
ONE NIL TO THE ARSENAL
There you go, proper Arsenal matchday.
Oh thank god we held on.
Mikel, pleaaaase do not try anything new Saturday. We were very lucky CP don't have any finishers.
I'm very ticked off about Tomiyasu's two yellows.
So they're still not punishing goalkeepers for taking five years to take a goal kick?
Yo Mikel's hair has gotten more gray
The manager job taking 20 years off his life.
Partey did well after the red card
Defending like mad...but then again the entire team did good defending like mad
I'm very curious to hear what Arteta has to say about the anti-time-wasting stuff they've implemented.
He cannot be happy and he shouldn't. Robbie Mustoe and Higginbotham made a good point, the team needs to be able to learn to grind out wins like this in situations like this. Definitely lesson learned
There was no fucking contact wth
Crystal Palace are not a bad team.
Dear Lord, what a tackle
I absolutely hope that NBC does not put Andros Townsend on more of the games, irritating af
Saying the palace non-penalty was the only thing the refs got wrong made me crack up laughing
So many cards this match it's like Christmas
Partey is a bit sloppy with his passes
Agree... He's just getting pushed around as well
Love seeing Declan and Tomi shouting instructions on the pitch...
And there goes the Saliba chant
Sorry work, its going to be a slow afternoon for me. Not surprised to see the same line up, and hopefully we continue to build on out season with another win.
Feel like this one of these games where we need to shut this game down quick...Palace is definitely waiting for a mistake
Rice lose a contact lense? I never consider footballers have them.
I wonder whether we'll ever see footballers get Lasik or similar subsidized by the clubs.
Glad he found it. He'd have to awkwardly run to the locker room for a new one. Lol
That raises a good point - I wonder if the medical team have spares for players that wear them?
Oh is that what it was, thought he had something in his eye 😂
Absolutely surprised he wears them
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON
Grasping at straws a little bit...
We do something from a set piece? How on earth!
Refs don't fuck us out of a pen via VAR? What a Monday!
Okay well I find myself corrected
Saka is so good.
Party looks uncomfortable in that right corner.
For forks sake put Zinchenko on
It's kind of funny to watch defenders dance along while marking Martin, and then stumble because they can't keep up
HOLY FUCK IT'S HAPPENING
Lol really? Is that how they're going to play it?
Oh fuck....
Prepare for prime Hodgsonball from Palace
Looooooooooool you're serious now?
I don't know why Arteta doesn't make some changes at the hour mark. Trossard for Nketiah, even Gabriel for Tommy.
You get some fresh legs up top, and a solid defense.
Tangent: Holy shit we're lucky.
He's a Pep disciple
Because you don't make changes when things are looking like the 2nd goal is around the corner and no one is struggling
On a non-sarcastic note, I don't like how tired we look. Should be safe to assume we'll make at least two more fresh legs subs
We haven't looked a sharp as how we started last season, still fatigued
HOLD THE BALL
Oh, Oleks... you know you can't do that
All 11 of our players in defense.
Maybe Zina for Kai? Tomiyasu status at LB.
We're never scoring on the counter
If an opposing player held back a counter attack like that, we'd be demanding a yellow card. It's unfortunate, but he was in trouble when he got the first card for time wasting, he couldn't take that chance.
I wonder if this means that Gabriel will actually start the next match. I haven't been happy with this weird makeshift back 4 anyhow.
Holding the ball for 8 seconds, not fouling a guy, red card.
Cumulative time wasting, Havertz held it for 15 seconds and Tomi for 8 seconds afterwards. The player who has the ball gets carded.
Yeah, seems unfair, but reasonable.
Exactly, it was a counter and he was baited by the turn. It isn't enough for a yellow imo but it is still a foul. Whether or not it is a yellow is up to the refs discretion. Still you shouldn't be baited with a swivel like that at this level.
You have to be aware you're on a yellow card too. Even if you get baited, you have to rely on your other defenders. He was in Palace's half at the time, so there was time to get back.
Correct, he didn't have any situational awareness and Ayew took the contact and made it appear worse than it is
I was always surprised that Wenger never seemed to try to bring in one of the Ayew brothers. They seem very much like Wenger players. Smart and technical while not the traditional blueprint of a striker / winger.
My twerk kings coming on
We're going to pass them to death. Lol
Just tiring them out...
Bloody Christ Eddie......
At least we're getting that call for us. Eze with we great skills.
Odegaard and Eddie way too one-footed
Partey hit the goddamn ISS with that clearance
The group high five with Gabi, Ramsdale, and Saliba
The boys <3
Eddie took on 2 defenders well. Did it all right except the finish.
Saka doing just enough to keep him off balance but not fouling.
Pretty sure all of Palace's in-box touches came from Eze dancing around Rice
Really prefer White in that RB position. Hope Gabi gets back into the team soon.
Jorgi coming on...
Nelli should have buried it😕😣
Wtf Tomi.
Refs really trying to push these time wasting rules. He barely touched him.
Not to mention the "time wasting" for the first card, while Johnstones stands over every goal kick like he's about to start sculpting a masterpiece
Damn it Eddie look up for a change
Odegaard with our first shot on target. Our captain doing it himself if he has too
What a shot that was too
3 points won but we need to return to a back four with Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba and White.
EYO
I'm glad to see this cynicism with fast starts from free kicks, but... perhaps.... maybe.... we could do something with it?
lol, aged well
Unfair, but can't get baited like that
That is incredibly unfair. He shouldn't even be on a yellow to begin with.
Mikel doesn't trust his subs
Somebody spike our water with something to make us see the goal 5 meters to the right or left?
Oh for fuck's sake
Not impressed with anything I've seen so far.