Goal scored by Thierry Henry against Crystal Palace (2005-14-02)

About this goal

Henry plays a short corner with Jose Reyes and from an acute angle lashes his strike across goal, into the far corner, at pace.

Ratings

Aesthetically Pleasing 22/30

Henry was at his peak, showing his ability to score every type of goal by nonchalantly smashing home from an acute angle.

Technical Difficulty 18/30

Not the most technically difficult of goals, as Henry has time and space to pick his spot - well within the wheelhouse of a player of this quality.

Uniqueness 11/20

Palace just stand off and let him shoot from range. It's not the most original of goals.

Importance 6/10

In a thrashing of a Palace team that would go down.

Standard of Opposition 5/10

Crystal Palace.

FootballCritic Verdict

6.2

A lovely goal but not even close to being one of Henry's best.

Goal video

Goal scorer

Thierry Henry

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