Arsenal 2–2 Crystal Palace Player Ratings: The Gunners Share Spoils Against Palace After a Late Goal in The Premier League

The north-south London derby ended in a 2-2 draw in the Emirates stadium on Wednesday denting Arsenal’s hopes of usurping the league leaders, Liverpool, who are now 12 points clear with a game in hand. The eagles tackled Arsenal well in the game pressuring them in various occasions and take out a draw that would be disappointing for the fans as well as the players.

The Gunners got off to a great start as Jakub Kiwior’s head was struck by a stunning free kick effort from Martin Odegaard. Without allowing goalkeeper Dean Henderson to move, Kiwor leapt to meet the cross with a header that was a bullet to the upper left. Although Crystal Palace responded swiftly, they were unable to score. After Sterling failed to clear his cross, Guehi gained possession within the box. Kamada then struck with his left foot, but it was blocked for a corner.

Around the 14th minute, Nketiah surges in behind Saliba to get on the end of Eze’s clipped ball over the top, but Devenny is unable to get on the end of his cross into the middle, and Raya dives on the loose ball. After applying constant pressure on the gunners, Palace equalises when Adam Wharton sets up Eberechi Eze on the box’s edge, who volleys the ball into the bottom corner, denying Raya a chance. Eze missed a few opportunities to give the away team the lead in the following five minutes, but the Eagles persisted in applying pressure.

Timber slips a pass inside for Trossard, who lowers a shoulder to evade a couple of Palace players and shoots a deflected shot beyond Henderson to make it 2-1, giving Arsenal the lead again only three minutes before the first half ends. The Eagles responded by attacking after a cleared Arsenal corner went out to Guehi, and Kamada put him up for a first-time goal, but Kiwor stopped the captain’s curling attempt.

Palace took nine shots in the first half, which was the most Arsenal have taken in the first forty-five minutes of a Premier League home match since they took eleven against Manchester United in April 2022.

Odegaard’s free kick sparked a flurry of activity within the Palace Box as the second half got underway. The ball goes to Saliba and Trossard after Henderson ran out to punch, but missed it entirely. Before Lacroix threw it out of harm’s way, both of their attempts were shown to be thwarted. Palace’s Mitchell was discovered in a wide open area down the left at the 58th minute, and Raya barely allowed one glove to reach his cross before Lerma bailed it out and sent the ball behind for a goal-kick.

Palace went on a spree for an equaliser shortly after changes, but David Raya made two saves and one effort missed. This was about the 63rd minute. When Odegaard lifts a ball over the top, also hooks it back from the byline for Martinelli to tap in, the Gunners nearly doubled their advantage in the 70th minute, but he was disqualified for offside.

Crystal Palace again levelled the score through substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta after a woeful pass by Saliba was seized by the player and lobbed the goalkeeper from 25 yards out to make the score line 2-2. Arsenal tried with various opportunities after that and even in the eight minutes of injury time, but Glasner’s men were strong enough to come out with a draw.

Let’s have a look at Arsenal vs Crystal Palace player ratings.

Arsenal Player Ratings

GK – David Raya – 6.2/10

The Spanish goalkeeper stood strong despite the Palace attacking putting extra pressure on him. He made couple of important saves and conceded couple of goals in the game.

RB – Julien Timber – 7.5/10

The Dutch right-back had a brilliant game, contributing both in defence as well as attack. He maintained a passing accuracy of 92% and created various chances for his team. He assisted with the second goal for the Gunners.

CB – William Saliba – 7.5/10

The French defender did not have a great game, as one of his mistakes led to a goal for the Eagles. He maintained a passing accuracy of 98 per cent and was involved in nine defensive actions.

CB – Jakub Kiwior – 8.2/10

Kiwior kept his composure in the back by maintaining a saturdy defensive line with his partner-in-crime and by maintaining superb placement. In order to maintain composure, he made a number of crucial clearances. He also opened the scoring for the gunners after a beautiful free-kick from Odegaard.

LB – Myles Lewis-Skelly – 7/10

The 18-year old full back had a good game running up an down the right side of the pitch. He maintained a passing accuracy of 93% and created couple of chances in attack. He won three duels out of five duels in the game.

CM – Declan Rice – 6.3/10

The English defender did not have a great game and lost the most number of duels in the game. He had two shots from outside the box but did not make the goalkeeper move.

CM – Thomas Partey – 7.4/10

He acted well as the pivot for the gunners, maintaining a passing accuracy of 94 per cent. He was involved in six defensive actions and made seven recoveries for the team.

CM – Martin Odegaard – 7.5/10

The captain of Arsenal had complete influence over how his team developed their offensive strategies. He contributed significantly to the first goal and produced some very deft passes and long balls. He maintained a passing accuracy of 80% and made four passes into the final third

RW – Raheem Sterling – 6.4/10

The English winger had a good game with a couple of runs into the Crystal Palace defence, but was not able to contribute much to the scoreline of the game.

LW – Gabriel Martinelli – 6.0/10

On the left flank, Martinelli was a disruptive player who helped his team advance with some outstanding attacking runs. He did not add much of an attacking value in the game as he had only one shot on goal.

CF – Leandro Trossard – 7.3/10

In the final third, Trossard took advantage of all the space he was given and perfectly positioned himself by observing his teammates’ offensive tendencies. He increased the score to 2-1 with Julien Timber’s help.

SUB – Bukayo Saka– 6.5/10

He came on to replace Raheem Sterling around the 60th minute of the game

SUB – Kieran Tierney – N/A

SUB – Ethan Nwaneri – N/A

Manager – Mikel Arteta – 6/10

The Englishman will be unhappy with his side’s performance as they were not able to hold on to the lead in both the occasions.

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Crystal Palace Player Ratings

GK- Dean Henderson – 6.2/10

Former Manchester United player had a good game making couple of saves in the game. He also conceded two goals and was decent with his distribution.

LWB- Tyrick Mitchell – 7.3/10

The wing-back had a decent game maintaining a passing accuracy of 80 percent. He created couple of attacking opportunities and was involved in seven defensive actions in the game.

CB- Marc Guehi – 6.5/10

The skipper was influential in most of the attacks for his team. He had two shots on goal and created multiple chances in attack. He was also involved in six defensive actions and made eight passes into the final third.

CB- Maxence Lacroix – 7/10

The French defender was good today, helping the team in all facets of the game. He maintained a passing accuracy of 88 per cent and was involved in six defensive actions for the Eagles.

CB- Jefferson Lerma – 6.7/10

The Colombian defender had a good game, stopping the attackers of Arsenal and maintaining a passing accuracy of 84 per cent. He was involved in 10 defensive actions and made four clearances for Palace.

RWB- Daniel Munoz – 7.2/10

The right-wing back had a decent game, maintaining a passing accuracy of 83 per cent and helping both in defence as well as attack. He created two chances for Crystal Palace and won a couple of duels in the game.

CM- Adam Wharton – 7.5/10

He was taken off around the 63rd minute to bring on Will Hughes. The English defensive midfielder had a good game maintaining a passing accuracy of 77 percent. He created two crucial chances out of which one was converted into a goal.

CM- Justin Devenny – 6.6/10

The Irish attacking midfielder had a good game helping the team a lot in counter attacks. He maintained a passing accuracy of 67% and made three passes into the final third.

AM- Eberechi Eze – 8.2/10

The English attacking midfielder had a great game, being the creative hub for the Eagles. He levelled the score for Palace with a superbly struck volley. The playmaker created two big chances and won two of his three duels in the game.

ST- Eddie Nketiah – 7.3/10

Nketiah, the former striker for Arsenal, had several strong runs throughout the game and often put Raya in awkward circumstances. One of his three attempts on goal was a huge opportunity. He prevailed in four of the game’s six duels.

AM- Diachi Kamada – 6/10

The Japanese midfielder controlled Palace’s attacks well, maintaining a passing accuracy of 86%. He created a couple of chances in attack and won two duels in the game.

SUB- Will Hughes – 5.5/10

He came on to replace Adam Wharton around the 63rd minute.

SUB- Ismalia Sarr – 6.5/10

Saar replaced Palace’s equalising goalscorer Eze.

SUB- Jean-Philippe Mateta- N/A

The 27-year old French player came on around the 80th minute and had levelled the game scoring the second goal for the Eagles.

SUB- Romain Esse – NA

Manager- Oliver Glasner – 7/10

The manager will be happy with the way his side has fared against one of the top teams in the premier league.

Sportsdunia’s Player of the Match goes to Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

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