Live Commentary - Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - 21 Aug 2023

90' - There will be a minimum of SEVEN minutes added on at Selhurst Park.

89' - SUBS! Arteta decides to make a double change now as he looks to see this out.

Zinchenko and Kiwior are on. They replace Saka and Odegaard. Partey will move into midfield.

86' - CLOSE! Mitchell gets the ball out of his feet and delivers a fine cross into the area. It misses White at the near post but Edouard can't direct his header on target.

79' - SUB! Another change for Arsenal now and it's Nketiah to make way this time for Jorginho.

Mikel Arteta really wants to make sure his side see this one out.

67' - RED CARD FOR TOMIYASU!

The Arsenal left-back is off after receiving his second booking of the game.

62' - SAVE! Partey tries to sidefoot an effort into the far corner but it's straight at Johnstone, who pushes the ball over the bar.

Odegaard then has a go from the edge of the area moments later but his strike is off target.

54' - Goal!
Goal! Crystal Palace 0-0  Arsenal.

Martin Ødegaard converts the penalty with a left footed shot.

45' - Kick Off!

Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal.

45 +3' - Half-time
First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0-0 Arsenal.

43' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a cross.

40' - Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.

36' - Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a through ball.

33' - Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.

28' - Yellow Card
Jordan Ayew is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

21' - WIDE! Palace are growing into this. Eze has a go from range but his shot is blocked before it had chance to gather any real momentum.

The ball ends up with Doucoure who also decides to have a go from the edge of the area, but his effort is well wide in the end.

15' - Ayew has started brightly down the right and his cross again causes Arsenal problems. He beats Tomiyasu but his delivery is pushed away by Ramsdale.

12' -  Saka cuts in onto his favoured left foot and tries to find Havertz at the back post, but his delivery is too close to Johnstone, who catches comfortably.

8' - Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.

4' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Ayew.

2' - CLOSE FOR ARSENAL! Bright start from the Gunners as Havertz does well to find Martinelli with acres of space in the box. His shot is blocked before the ball falls to Saka and from close range, his strike is stopped by a Palace defender too.

1' - KICK-OFF!

Arsenal team news - Tomiyasu replaces Timber

Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale, Partey, White, Saliba, Tomiyasu, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.

Subs: Raya, Gabriel, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Zinchenko.

Crystal Palace team news - unchanged

Arsenal early team news

Crystal Palace early team news