Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

League Cup - Quarter-finals 23 Dec 2025, 20:00
Arsenal
Arsenal
3–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
🏟 Emirates Stadium Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 23 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

Arsenal had 25 shots to Crystal Palace's 8.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 25 - 8 On target 7 - 1 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 1
10
Player of the match
Walter Benítez
Crystal Palace · 7 saves
8 Marc Guéhi 1 goal
8 Gabriel Martinelli captained the side
8 Jefferson Lerma 1 assist
8 Jean-Philippe Mateta captained the side
First half vs second half
Crystal Palace came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–2 13–6
Shots On Goal 4–0 3–1
Ball Possession 79–21 —
Corners 4–0 4–2
Attacks 89–17 52–40
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
13 Throw In 18
13 Free Kick 11
7 Goal Kick 8
4 Substitution 5
141 Attacks 57
72 Dangerous Attacks 20
7 On Target 1
18 Off Target 7
25 Shots Total 8
7 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 5
12 Shots Blocked 2
23 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 1
9 Fouls 12
8 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
69% Ball Possession 31%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 7
547 Passes Total 256
447 Passes Accurate 168
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-3-3
13 K. Arrizabalaga
12 J. Timber 2 W. Saliba 33 R. Calafiori 49 M. Lewis-Skelly
23 M. Merino 16 C. Nørgaard 10 E. Eze
20 N. Madueke 9 G. Jesus 11 G. Martinelli
Crystal Palace · 3-4-2-1
44 W. Benítez
26 C. Richards 5 M. Lacroix 6 M. Guéhi
23 J. Canvot 20 A. Wharton 8 J. Lerma 3 T. Mitchell
9 E. Nketiah 10 Y. Pino
14 J. Mateta
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 19 Leandro Trossard
  • 8 Martin Ødegaard
  • 7 Bukayo Saka
  • 41 Declan Rice
  • 1 David Raya
  • 89 Marli Salmon
  • 36 Martín Zubimendi
  • 22 Ethan Nwaneri
  • 14 Viktor Gyökeres
Crystal Palace
Coach
Oliver Glasner
Substitutes
  • 17 Nathaniel Clyne
  • 55 Justin Devenny
  • 19 Will Hughes
  • 12 Christantus Uche
  • 24 Borna Sosa
  • 1 Dean Henderson
  • 21 Romain Esse
  • 86 Joel Drakes-Thomas
  • 42 Kaden Rodney
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Clyne ↓ J. Canvot Crystal Palace
  • 46' ↑ J. Devenny ↓ E. Nketiah Crystal Palace
  • 59' ↑ L. Trossard ↓ G. Martinelli Arsenal
  • 67' ↑ B. Saka ↓ N. Madueke Arsenal
  • 67' ↑ M. Odegaard ↓ E. Eze Arsenal
  • 75' ↑ W. Hughes ↓ C. Richards Crystal Palace
  • 86' ↑ D. Rice ↓ Gabriel Jesus Arsenal
  • 86' ↑ C. Uche ↓ Y. Pino Crystal Palace
  • 90+11' ↑ B. Sosa ↓ T. Mitchell Crystal Palace
Cards
  • 89' K. Arrizabalaga Arsenal
Head-to-head
Arsenal 8 5 draws 1 Crystal Palace
2026-05-24 Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 0 - 0
2025-12-23 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 3 - 1
2025-10-26 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 1 - 0
2025-04-23 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 2 - 2
2024-12-21 Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 1 - 5
2024-12-18 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace 3 - 2
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Crystal Palace D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Crystal Palace?
Arsenal won 3-1 against Crystal Palace on 23 December 2025.
Who won Arsenal vs Crystal Palace?
Arsenal won the match 3-1.
Where was Arsenal vs Crystal Palace played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium.