Arsenal v Crystal Palace result

Full-time · Arsenal 1–1 Crystal Palace

League Cup · Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00 GMT · Emirates Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Arsenal · Crystal Palace · Head-to-head

Arsenal 1–1 Crystal Palace — this League Cup match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Arsenal and Crystal Palace drew 1–1 at Emirates Stadium in the League Cup on Tuesday 23 December. Arsenal have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Crystal Palace: an own goal by Maxence Lacroix (80’) and M. Guéhi (90’, assisted by J. Lerma).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Arsenal out-shot Crystal Palace 25 to 8 and created the better chances, 3.84 xG to 0.92 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

The bookings — Arsenal: Kepa Arrizabalaga (89’).

What it changes

Arsenal sit second on 13 points from six games with a goal difference of +4 (2025/26 so far). Arsenal have scored nine goals, the 27th-most (shared) of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 6 games, ranked per game). Arsenal have conceded five goals, the 14th-fewest of the 91 clubs.

Crystal Palace sit 24th on five points from three games with a goal difference of +3 (2025/26 so far). Crystal Palace have scored five goals, the 22nd-most (shared) of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game). Crystal Palace have conceded two goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 91 clubs.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Crystal Palace are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Lerma (Crystal Palace) 8.6, M. Guéhi (Crystal Palace) 5.2 and Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) 4.5 led the match.

Head-to-head

Arsenal are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Crystal Palace, every meeting checked.

Next up

Arsenal next host Hull City on 7 November 2026.

Crystal Palace next host Liverpool on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Arsenal: Arsenal v Hull City, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Crystal Palace: Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Arsenal 1–1 Crystal Palace · League Cup
Venue: Emirates Stadium · London
Referee: Stuart Attwell, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Arsenal 5 · draws 1 · Crystal Palace 0 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Arsenal 4W 0D 1L · Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L

Arsenal 1–1 Crystal Palace (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.25

Corners

against 2.38 / 3.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.38 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Arsenal for / against	Line	Crystal Palace for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.38 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5

Arsenal

Arsenal Goalkeeper

Arsenal — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
David Raya	23	902070 min	421.8 /90	110.5 /90	00 /90

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90	2.4 3/3

Arsenal Defensive

Arsenal — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Timber	23	761758 min	542.8 /90	150.8 /90	20.1 /90	1135.8 /90	251.3 /90	20.1 /90
Riccardo Calafiori	19	741401 min	332.1 /90	151 /90	10.1 /90	925.9 /90	231.5 /90	50.3 /90
William Saliba	17	851440 min	161 /90	100.6 /90	60.4 /90	654.1 /90	120.8 /90	10.1 /90
Gabriel Magalhães	17	801356 min	171.1 /90	100.7 /90	201.3 /90	825.4 /90	80.5 /90	20.1 /90
Cristhian Mosquera	13	63818 min	182 /90	91 /90	50.6 /90	384.2 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90
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Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
J. Timber n 8	83.4	1.1 7/1	0.9 5/2	M. Guéhi
Martín Zubimendi n 8	81.9	1.2 5/2	0.4 3/0	—
Declan Rice n 8	89.1	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0	—
Bukayo Saka n 8	69.4	1.3 5/2	2.4 5/5	—
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Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Timber n 8	83.4	1.9 5/5
Martín Zubimendi n 8	81.9	0.8 5/1
Declan Rice n 8	89.1	1.9 6/5
Bukayo Saka n 8	69.4	1.5 4/3
Eberechi Eze n 8	60.9	0.7 3/1
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Arsenal Attacking

Arsenal — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Bukayo Saka	22	691518 min	70.4 /90	20.1 /90	332 /90	251.5 /90	392.3 /90	321.9 /90
Viktor Gyökeres	19	701330 min	70.5 /90	00 /90	332.2 /90	151 /90	130.9 /90	40.3 /90
Leandro Trossard	16	671074 min	50.4 /90	40.3 /90	221.8 /90	110.9 /90	171.4 /90	90.8 /90
Gabriel Martinelli	13	56724 min	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	151.9 /90	70.9 /90	101.2 /90	121.5 /90
Noni Madueke	10	61612 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	111.6 /90	91.3 /90	91.3 /90	121.8 /90
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Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Timber n 8	83.4	1.1 6/1	0.1 1/0
Martín Zubimendi n 8	81.9	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Declan Rice n 8	89.1	1.5 7/3	0.8 6/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	69.4	2.1 6/5	1.5 6/3
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Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Timber n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Martín Zubimendi n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Declan Rice n 8	89.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	69.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace Goalkeeper

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Henderson	23	902070 min	502.2 /90	231 /90	00 /90
W. Benítez	3	90270 min	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.9 7/6
W. Benítez n 3	90	0.7 0/0

Crystal Palace Defensive

Crystal Palace — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Lacroix	25	902250 min	492 /90	301.2 /90	90.4 /90	1405.6 /90	230.9 /90	30.1 /90
M. Guéhi	25	862141 min	351.5 /90	321.3 /90	90.4 /90	1174.9 /90	220.9 /90	50.2 /90
C. Richards	22	881928 min	562.6 /90	351.6 /90	120.6 /90	1376.4 /90	160.7 /90	00 /90
J. Canvot	5	84420 min	71.5 /90	91.9 /90	40.9 /90	143 /90	91.9 /90	10.2 /90
G. King	1	7676 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	44.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Lacroix n 8	90	1.4 7/3	0.4 3/0	—
M. Guéhi n 8	76.4	0.9 5/1	0.4 2/1	J. Timber
J. Mateta n 8	71.5	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/1	—
D. Henderson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
C. Richards n 8	83.5	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0	—
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Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	2.5 8/6
M. Guéhi n 8	76.4	1 5/2
J. Mateta n 8	71.5	0.3 2/0
C. Richards n 8	83.5	2.4 6/6
A. Wharton n 8	77.1	3.1 8/6
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Crystal Palace Attacking

Crystal Palace — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Mateta	24	791890 min	80.4 /90	20.1 /90	552.6 /90	311.5 /90	110.5 /90	110.5 /90
Yeremy Pino	21	701461 min	30.2 /90	40.2 /90	191.2 /90	110.7 /90	402.5 /90	191.2 /90
I. Sarr	19	801517 min	70.4 /90	10.1 /90	251.5 /90	150.9 /90	150.9 /90	120.7 /90
E. Nketiah	16	37599 min	40.6 /90	10.2 /90	182.7 /90	111.7 /90	142.1 /90	50.8 /90
Christantus Uche	3	63190 min	20.9 /90	00 /90	83.8 /90	41.9 /90	41.9 /90	41.9 /90
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Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Guéhi n 8	76.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Mateta n 8	71.5	2.5 8/6	0.9 5/1
D. Henderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Richards n 8	83.5	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
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Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crystal Palace before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Lacroix n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Guéhi n 8	76.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Mateta n 8	71.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Henderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Richards n 8	83.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Arsenal		Crystal Palace
69%	Possession	31%
3.84	Expected goals (xG)	0.92
25	Shots	8
7	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	5
12	Blocked shots	2
23	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	7
549	Passes	255
82%	Pass accuracy	66%

Arsenal Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Kepa Arrizabalaga	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
J. Timber	90	2	1	0	2	0	7.7
William Saliba	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Riccardo Calafiori	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Myles Lewis-Skelly	90	0	0	1	0	0	7
Mikel Merino	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Christian Nørgaard	90	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
Gabriel Jesus	86	4	2	0	1	0	6.5
Eberechi Eze	67	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
Noni Madueke	67	3	3	2	0	0	6.9
Gabriel Martinelli	59	1	0	5	1	0	7.7
Leandro Trossard sub	31	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Martin Ødegaard sub	23	0	0	1	0	0	7
Bukayo Saka sub	23	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
Declan Rice sub	16	1	1	1	0	0	7.2

Crystal Palace Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
W. Benítez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.9
M. Lacroix	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.2
M. Guéhi	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	7.7
A. Wharton	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	7.7
J. Lerma	90	0	1	1	0	1	3	8.2
J. Mateta	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.6
T. Mitchell	89	0	0	1	0	0	4	7.2
Yeremy Pino	86	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
C. Richards	75	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
J. Canvot	45	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
E. Nketiah	45	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.5
N. Clyne sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
J. Devenny sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Christantus Uche sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
W. Hughes sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
B. Sosa sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Arsenal v Crystal Palace — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ArsenalWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Crystal PalaceWWLDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Arsenal 5 · 1 draw · Crystal Palace 0 · 3.67 goals/game

2025-10-26 Arsenal 1–0 Crystal Palace
2025-04-23 Arsenal 2–2 Crystal Palace
2024-12-21 Crystal Palace 1–5 Arsenal
2024-12-18 Arsenal 3–2 Crystal Palace
2024-01-20 Arsenal 5–0 Crystal Palace
2023-08-21 Crystal Palace 0–1 Arsenal

Goals per game

Arsenal scored1.8

Crystal Palace scored1.6

Arsenal conceded0.6

Crystal Palace conceded2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Arsenal and Crystal Palace?: In their last 6 meetings, Arsenal won 5, Crystal Palace won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Arsenal and Crystal Palace?: Recent form — Arsenal 4W 0D 1L; Crystal Palace 2W 1D 2L.

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