Premier League, Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal: List of records broken
Arsenal suffered a shocking 3-0 defeat against Crystal Palace in a crucial Premier League encounter on Monday. First half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew saw Palace gain momentum in the London derby. In the second half, Wilfried Zaha added the third to hurt the Gunners. This was an untimely defeat for Arsenal, who are aiming to secure a top-four finish.
Palace dominate the scenes versus Arsenal
Mateta put Palace in front with a header following a free-kick. Ayew then evaded two Arsenal defenders to get a well placed shot beyond Aaron Ramsdale. Arsenal showed some improvement after half-time. Martin Odegaard shot wide after being left unmarked, while Eddie Nketiah hit the woodwork. However, Zaha was brought down inside the box late on and he stepped up to convert the penalty.
Why does this story matter?
Palace have had a decent season so far and it only highlights the good work manager Patrick Vieira has done.. To get three crucial points and a fourth successive clean sheet shows the defensive strength of the Eagles. Arsenal have been enjoying a good run of form but this loss sees them suffer at a crucial juncture where the top-four race intensifies.
Notable numbers for Crystal Palace
Palace have lost one of their last 11 games across competitions (W6 D4). The Eagles have kept four consecutive clean sheets. Notably, Palace last had a longer run of successive shutouts in a single season between October-November 2011 (6). Palace have secured their first home PL victory of 2022 (P6 W1 D2 L3). This was their first win since beating Norwich 3-0 in December.
Key records scripted in the match
As per Opta, Arsenal have lost a Premier League London derby by a 3+ goal margin for only a fifth time. Their previous such defeat had come at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in April 2017 (3-0). Meanwhile, only Raheem Sterling (23) and Jamie Vardy (21) have won more penalties in Premier League history than Wilfried Zaha (18).
A look at the notable numbers
As per Opta, Palace have scored two-plus first-half goals in three of their last five league games, having done so in just three of their previous 46. As per Squawka, Arsenal conceded twice in the first half of an away Premier League game this season on two occasions (versus Man City earlier).
