Arsenal scored twice in injury to stun Crystal Palace, and Roy Hodgson’s last home game in charge of the Eagles ended in disappointment.
Veteran manager Hodgson, 73, announced on Tuesday that he would leave the club at the end of the season after four years in business and received a warm welcome from the returnees from home.
But his farewell match at Selhurst Park ended in defeat in his last breath when Gabriel Martinelli sat down on Martin Odegaard’s cross and turned it over from close range 91 minutes before Nicolas Pepe coldly turned in Arsenal’s third four minutes later.
Christian Benteke equalized the home team with a header from a free kick by Andros Townsend after Pepe threw the ball from the volley and finished Arsenal’s orderly move.
Palace could move up to 12th place on the final day if they improve on the Wolves ’score against Manchester United, while Arsenal have kept on hoping for a top-six finish.
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Crystal Palace
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Detachment number31Player nameGuaita
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Detachment number2Player nameWard
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Detachment number5Player nameTomkins
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Detachment number24Player nameCahill
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Detachment number27Player nameMitchell
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Detachment number8Player nameKouyate
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Detachment number22Player nameMcCarthy
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Detachment number15Player nameSlip
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Detachment number10Player nameTownsend
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Detachment number20Player nameBenteke
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Detachment number11Player nameZaha
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Detachment number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Detachment number44Player nameRiedewald
Arsenal
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Detachment number11Player nameØdegaard -
Detachment number34Player nameJaca -
Detachment number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Assemble
Crystal Palace
Forming 4-3-3
- 31Guaita
- 2Ward
- 5Tomkins
- 24Cahill
- 27Mitchell
- 8Kouyate
- 22McCarthyReplaced byRiedewaldu 82 ‘minutes
- 15SlipBooked in 5 minutes
- 10Townsend
- 20BentekeBooked for 37 minutesReplaced byJ Ayewu 79 ‘minutes
- 11Zaha
Replacements
- 1Butland
- 3van Aanholt
- 9J Ayew
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 23Batshuayi
- 34Kelly
- 39Rak-Sakyi
- 44Riedewald
Arsenal
Forming 4-2-3-1
- 1Leno
- 21Chambers
- 16Holding
- 6Gabriel
- 3TierneyReplaced byJacau 78 ‘minutes
- 18funReplaced byMartinelliu 78 ‘minutes
- 25ElnenyBooked for 37 minutes
- 19Grandpa
- 32Smith Rowe
- 7SaysReplaced byØdegaardu 65 ‘minutes
- 14Aubameyang
Replacements
- 8Ceballos
- 9Lacazette
- 11Ødegaard
- 12Willian
- 17Cédric Soares
- 22Mary
- 33Ryan
- 34Jaca
- 35Martinelli
Live Text
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End of the match, Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3.
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End of the second half, Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3.
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Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 3. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) shot from the left foot from the center of the penalty area into the lower left corner.
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Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) takes the free-kick in the defensive half.
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Violation of Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
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VAR Decision: Target Arsenal – Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal (Gabriel Martinelli).
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Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) has shot from the right foot from close range into the bottom right corner. With the help of Martin Ødegaard from the cross. Target confirmed after VAR review.
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Try saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) shoots from the right side outside the box, but the ball goes wide. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Submitted by Nicolas Pépé.
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Attempt Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) shoots with his right foot from close range, misses the left. Assisted by Calum Chambers Cross.
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Try saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from close range is preserved in the lower right corner. Assisted by James Tomkins with a header.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Courtesy of Gabriel Magalhães.
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Replacement, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaced James McCarthy.
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Offside, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend tries to head the ball to a team mate, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
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Replacement, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Christian Benteke.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Thomas Partey.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Granite Xhaka replaces Kieran Tierney.
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Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) shoots with a left foot from the center of the area. Assisted by James McCarthy.
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Offside, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend tries to head the ball to a team mate, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
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Offside, Arsenal. Rob Holding tries to trap the ball but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets caught offside.
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