Crystal Palace v Arsenal result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal

Premier League · Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:30 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal — this Premier League match was drawn.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: Martin Atkinson, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Crystal Palace 0 · draws 0 · Arsenal 2 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L · Arsenal 5W 0D 0L

Crystal Palace 2–2 Arsenal (Premier League): 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2.88

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 5.86

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.67 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 3.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 1.29

Cards

against 1.83 / 1.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 October 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.88 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.86 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.71 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.33 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. 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
J. Ayew n 8	72	2.5 7/5	2.3 7/4	L. Torreira
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.1 7/5	1.1 5/2	G. Xhaka
J. McArthur n 8	84.9	1.9 6/6	1.1 5/2	G. Xhaka
J. Puncheon n 8	50.8	1.8 4/2	1.1 1/1	—
C. Benteke n 8	48.8	1.8 5/3	1.2 4/1	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Kaikai n 3	34	7.1 2/2	1.8 2/0
C. Benteke n 8	48.8	3.7 7/3	1.6 5/2
Alexander Sørloth n 8	31.8	3.2 4/2	1.1 2/1
M. Meyer n 8	44.3	3.1 6/3	1 4/0
J. Ayew n 8	72	3 7/4	0.3 2/0

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alexander Sørloth n 8	31.8	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
P. van Aanholt n 8	88.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Townsend n 8	79.3	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
M. Meyer n 8	44.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	87.3	4.6 8/8
Luka Milivojević n 8	90	2.5 8/5
C. Kouyaté n 8	58.1	2.5 7/4
J. Riedewald n 8	41	2.5 4/4
J. Ayew n 8	72	2.3 7/4

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 6	90	4 5/4
W. Hennessey n 8	90	2.9 7/5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. 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
A. Lacazette n 8	69.8	2.3 7/4	2.3 6/5	—
G. Xhaka n 8	90	2.1 7/5	1.6 7/6	J. McArthur
L. Torreira n 8	67.4	1.8 7/3	2.8 7/4	J. Ayew
D. Welbeck n 8	45.3	1.5 4/2	0.2 1/0	—
A. Ramsey n 8	65.8	1.4 6/2	1.2 5/2	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	63	3.4 7/7	2 6/4
A. Lacazette n 8	69.8	3.2 7/5	1.1 4/2
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	66.6	2.5 7/5	0.8 5/0
D. Welbeck n 8	45.3	2.5 5/3	0.7 3/0
A. Ramsey n 8	65.8	1.2 5/2	0.9 4/1

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	63	1.4 5/3	0.2 1/0
A. Lacazette n 8	69.8	0.6 3/1	0.5 3/0
M. Özil n 8	70	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	66.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
A. Ramsey n 8	65.8	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Iwobi n 8	49.4	2.1 4/2
S. Kolašinac n 8	84	2 5/4
Nacho Monreal n 8	84.4	1.7 6/3
A. Ramsey n 8	65.8	1.7 6/4
M. Guendouzi n 8	52.9	1.7 5/2

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Čech n 8	84.4	4.7 6/5
B. Leno n 6	82.5	2.4 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Arsenal
42%	Possession	58%
16	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	2
11	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	4
2	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	1
399	Passes	555
78%	Pass accuracy	83%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Hennessey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	1	0	0	6	0	7.2
J. Tomkins	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
M. Sakho	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
P. van Aanholt	90	0	2	0	1	3	0	6.9
A. Townsend	90	0	2	1	3	1	0	6.1
Luka Milivojević	90	2	4	2	2	3	0	8.1
Wilfried Zaha	90	0	4	0	3	2	0	8.1
C. Kouyaté	88	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
J. Ayew	64	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.4
J. McArthur	61	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.1
M. Meyer sub	29	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
Alexander Sørloth sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Puncheon sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Shkodran Mustafi	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
R. Holding	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Xhaka	90	1	2	1	0	4	0	6.6
L. Torreira	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
M. Guendouzi	90	0	0	0	0	6	Y	6.7
A. Iwobi	90	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Lacazette	90	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.9
P. Aubameyang	78	1	1	1	0	2	0	6.8
M. Özil	68	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Héctor Bellerín	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Lichtsteiner	45	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
D. Welbeck	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Ramsey	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Crystal PalaceDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

ArsenalWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Crystal Palace 0 · 0 draws · Arsenal 2 · 5 goals/game

2018-01-20 Arsenal 4–1 Crystal Palace
2017-12-28 Crystal Palace 2–3 Arsenal

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Arsenal#5 pos70 pts38 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.34

Arsenal scored1.92

Crystal Palace conceded1.39

Arsenal conceded1.34

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Arsenal?: In their last 2 meetings, Crystal Palace won 0, Arsenal won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Arsenal?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L; Arsenal 5W 0D 0L.

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