Halftime – Matta Jordan – Ayew scored consecutively, Arsenal temporarily trailed Crystal Palace 0-2 away
Live it, April 5th. At 3:00 am Beijing time on April 5th, in the 31st round of the 2021-22 Premier League season, Arsenal played away to Crystal Palace. In the first half, Matta used a set-piece opportunity to score first, then Jordan Ayew scored, and Crystal Palace temporarily 2-0 Arsenal.
Before this game, Arsenal had accumulated 54 points in 28 games, temporarily ranking 5th in the standings, with the fourth Tottenham on the same points, but two games less; Crystal Palace accumulated 34 points in 29 games, ranking 12th. In terms of lineup, Arsenal’s Saka, Odegaard, and Smith-Rowe all started first, and Martinelli was on standby; on Crystal Palace, Zaha, Jordan Ayew, Gallagher started, Milivojevic. Substitute.
With the whistle of the referee on duty, the game officially began.
In the 16th minute, Crystal Palace had a free kick in the frontcourt. Gallagher opened the ball back, Anderson headed back to the goal, Matta scored the goal, and Crystal Palace 1-0 Arsenal. ↓
Let’s take a look at Matta’s goal. ↓
In the 24th minute, Crystal Palace organized the offensive through a throw-in ball. Anderson sent a through ball near the middle circle. Gabriel failed to intercept. Jordan Ayew scored the ball and faced Ramsdale to score. Crystal Palace 2-0 Arsenal satisfied. ↓
Let’s take a look at Jordan Ayew’s goal. ↓
In the 28th minute, Saka made a cross from the right, and Lacazette headed the goal high. ↓
In the 38th minute, Crystal Palace found Zaha through the backcourt. Zaha came to the penalty area and sent a cross. The follow-up Matta hit the goal directly and was saved by Ramsdale. ↓
1 minute of injury time in the first half, halftime ended, Arsenal temporarily 0-2 Crystal Palace.
Lineup for both teams:
Arsenal starting: 32-Rumsdale, 17-Cedric, 4-Ben-White, 6-Gabriel, 20-Tavares, 5-Thomas, 34-Xhaka, 7-Saka , 8-Odegaard, 10-Smith-Rowe, 9-Lacazette
Arsenal substitutes: 1-Leno, 16-Holding, 61-Ogombo, 23-Lokonga, 25-Elneny, 35-Martinelli, 30-Nketia, 69-S Wan Sen, 78-Flores
Crystal Palace starting: 13-Guaita, 17-Klein, 6-Gaixie, 16-Anderson, 3-Mitchell, 8-Kuyat, 15-Schrup, 23-Gallagher, 9 -Jordan Ayew, 14-Matteta, 11-Zaha
Crystal Palace substitutes: 1- Butland, 2- Ward, 5- Tomkins, 4- Milivojevic, 10- Eze, 12- Will Hughes, 18- MacArthur, 20- Benteke , 22 – Eduardo
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