[Match Thread] Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

What the actual fuck is that red card

That is some fucking BULLSHIT. HOWWWWW!????!?!?

That is not a foul. Holy fuck was that a bad call.

I would like to see Zinchenko and Trossard come on... This experiment isn't quite working

That wasn’t even a foul + Ayew actually has made two yellow card fouls and is still on the pitch.

So, that's 3 left back options that are unavailable for the next PL match (interestingly, none of them are really left backs).

• Zinchenko: short-term injury
• Timber: long-term injury
• Tomiyasu: suspension

I wonder who option #4 is? Probably Kiwior, even though he also isn't a left back?

I don't want to overreact, but Zinchenko came on and we basically started controlling the game, even with 10 men

Roy Hodgson seems like a good sport.

Another perfect last grasp tackle from Saliba.

Oh wow, look at that! What a promising counter, if not for Eddie being fouled. I wonder if there's something that we could do to discourage players from doing that?

What a bullshit second yellow card. Ref has lost his fucking mind.

I just want a comfortable win. Hopefully the upcoming weekend but I'll settle for it being the United game.

ONE NIL TO THE ARSENAL

I don't get why we are playing with partey in defense and tomiyasu on his weaker side.

I get zinchenko is just coming back from injury but Tierney can't even make the bench? Put partey in with rice and have havertz come in off the bench if needed.

We don't look very fluid right now and having partey cleaning up in the midfield behind rice and odegaard would be really useful

Arteta looks fucking pissed

So, Arsenal effectively finished the game with 3 CBs, 4 CMs a winger, and a ?Forward? (Havertz)

• CB: Gabriel, Saliba, Kiwior
• CM: Partey, Rice, Jorginho, Zinchenko
• Saka, Havertz

Interesting for a team that wasn't playing a 3-at-the-back formation at any point.

Partey man, I'm telling you. He's itching to give the ball away.

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There was no fucking contact wth

Dear Lord, what a tackle

There you go, proper Arsenal matchday.

Yo Mikel's hair has gotten more gray

Partey did well after the red card

Oh thank god we held on.

Mikel, pleaaaase do not try anything new Saturday. We were very lucky CP don't have any finishers.

I'm very ticked off about Tomiyasu's two yellows.

I'm very curious to hear what Arteta has to say about the anti-time-wasting stuff they've implemented.

So they're still not punishing goalkeepers for taking five years to take a goal kick?

Crystal Palace are not a bad team.

Sorry work, its going to be a slow afternoon for me. Not surprised to see the same line up, and hopefully we continue to build on out season with another win.

Looooooooooool you're serious now?

We do something from a set piece? How on earth!

Oh fuck....

Party looks uncomfortable in that right corner.

HOLY FUCK IT'S HAPPENING

Grasping at straws a little bit...

Oh, Oleks... you know you can't do that

Lol really? Is that how they're going to play it?

Rice lose a contact lense? I never consider footballers have them.

On a non-sarcastic note, I don't like how tired we look. Should be safe to assume we'll make at least two more fresh legs subs

I don't know why Arteta doesn't make some changes at the hour mark. Trossard for Nketiah, even Gabriel for Tommy.

You get some fresh legs up top, and a solid defense.

Tangent: Holy shit we're lucky.

Partey is a bit sloppy with his passes

HOLD THE BALL

I absolutely hope that NBC does not put Andros Townsend on more of the games, irritating af

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON

It's kind of funny to watch defenders dance along while marking Martin, and then stumble because they can't keep up

All 11 of our players in defense.

Love seeing Declan and Tomi shouting instructions on the pitch...

And there goes the Saliba chant

Saka is so good.

Prepare for prime Hodgsonball from Palace

Feel like this one of these games where we need to shut this game down quick...Palace is definitely waiting for a mistake

Really prefer White in that RB position. Hope Gabi gets back into the team soon.

Odegaard with our first shot on target. Our captain doing it himself if he has too

At least we're getting that call for us. Eze with we great skills.

Pretty sure all of Palace's in-box touches came from Eze dancing around Rice

Jorgi coming on...

Bloody Christ Eddie......

Saka doing just enough to keep him off balance but not fouling.

Partey hit the goddamn ISS with that clearance

Eddie took on 2 defenders well. Did it all right except the finish.

EYO

Wtf Tomi.

My twerk kings coming on

The group high five with Gabi, Ramsdale, and Saliba

3 points won but we need to return to a back four with Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba and White.

We're going to pass them to death. Lol

If an opposing player held back a counter attack like that, we'd be demanding a yellow card. It's unfortunate, but he was in trouble when he got the first card for time wasting, he couldn't take that chance.

I wonder if this means that Gabriel will actually start the next match. I haven't been happy with this weird makeshift back 4 anyhow.

Odegaard and Eddie way too one-footed

I'm glad to see this cynicism with fast starts from free kicks, but... perhaps.... maybe.... we could do something with it?

Nelli should have buried it😕😣

Maybe Zina for Kai? Tomiyasu status at LB.

Damn it Eddie look up for a change

We're never scoring on the counter

Oh for fuck's sake

Not impressed with anything I've seen so far.

Somebody spike our water with something to make us see the goal 5 meters to the right or left?

Mikel doesn't trust his subs

Unfair, but can't get baited like that