[Match Thread] Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

What the actual fuck is that red card

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

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?

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

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

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

Roy Hodgson seems like a good sport.

Another perfect last grasp tackle from Saliba.

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

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?

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

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

ONE NIL TO THE ARSENAL

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.

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

There was no fucking contact wth

Yo Mikel's hair has gotten more gray

Partey did well after the red card

There you go, proper Arsenal matchday.

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?

Oh fuck....

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

Partey is a bit sloppy with his passes

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

And there goes the Saliba chant

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

Dear Lord, what a tackle

Grasping at straws a little bit...

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON

Party looks uncomfortable in that right corner.

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

Crystal Palace are not a bad team.

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

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

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

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HOLY FUCK IT'S HAPPENING

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?

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.

Prepare for prime Hodgsonball from Palace

All 11 of our players in defense.

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

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

HOLD THE BALL

Damn it Eddie look up for a change

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

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

EYO

Nelli should have buried it😕😣

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

Wtf Tomi.

Maybe Zina for Kai? Tomiyasu status at LB.

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

Jorgi coming on...

The group high five with Gabi, Ramsdale, and Saliba

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

Odegaard and Eddie way too one-footed

Partey hit the goddamn ISS with that clearance

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.

Saka is so good.

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

My twerk kings coming on

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

We're never scoring on the counter

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

Bloody Christ Eddie......

We're going to pass them to death. Lol

Oh for fuck's sake

Mikel doesn't trust his subs

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?

Unfair, but can't get baited like that