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Crystal Palace CRY Benteke (62')
1-3 FT
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Arsenal ARS Pépé (35', 90+5), Martinelli (90+1)
Premier League Gameweek 37
May 19, 2021 KO: 18:00

Crystal Palace - Arsenal

Selhurst Park London
Referee: Anthony Taylor
  35' Pépé
Benteke 62'  
  90+1 Martinelli
  90+5 Pépé

Player Ratings

Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal: Pepe stars as Aubameyang struggles

Arsenal claimed a vital win that keeps them in the hunt for European football thanks to two late goals at Selhurst Park.

Arsenal kept their hopes of claiming a place in Europe alive as they scored two last-gasp goals to secure a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

See how the players rated below.

Bernd Leno
GK
Germany
7.3
It may have looked comfortable for the Gunners in the end, but they were only able to win at all thanks to their goalkeeper.

Crystal Palace's positive response to going behind forced Bernd Leno into actions plenty of time, and he ended the game with five saves to his name.

PE Aubameyang
S
Gabon
5.7
Three goals for Arsenal but, as is too often the case these days, none of them came from captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The forward managed just two shots, neither of which found the target, and 26 touches - fewer than any other Gunners starter - in an anonymous performance.

Nicolas Pépé
AMR
Côte d’Ivoire
9.5
  • In the right place at the right time to finish off a flowing team move for his first goal, the second was all about Nicolas Pepe.

    The Frenchman seemed to have the ball glued to his foot as he drove through the box and produced a calm finish to top off a big win.

    Arsenal fans will hope Pepe's improved recent form is a sign of things to come next season.

    Players Stats

      NAME TEAM POS NAT  
  		• FOULS FOULED AERIALS
    ATT/WON    		 DUELS
    ATT/WON    		 CLEAR ERR CHANCE ERR GOAL POSS LOST OFFSIDE RECOV LAST MAN
    TACKLE    		 FINAL THIRD PEN SHOTS ON TARGET BLOCKED DRIBBLES TOUCHES
    IN BOX    		 BIG
    CHANCE    		 SAVES GOALS CON PEN CON PEN SAVE DECISIVE FIRST EQUALISER PEN WON
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         		Leno GK Germany 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
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         		Chambers DR England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Holding DCR England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Gabriel Magalhães DCL Brazil 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Tierney DL Scotland 78 - 1 - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Partey DMCR Ghana 78 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Mohamed El Neny DMCL Egypt 90 - - 1 - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Pépé AMR Côte d’Ivoire 90 2 - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
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         		Smith Rowe AMC England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Saka AML England 65 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Aubameyang S Gabon 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Odegaard M Norway 25 - 1 - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Xhaka M Switzerland 12 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Martinelli F Brazil 12 1 - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
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         		Vicente Guaita GK Spain 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - -
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         		Ward DR England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Tomkins DCR England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Cahill DCL England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Mitchell DL England 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Kouyaté MCR Senegal 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		McCarthy MC Republic of Ireland 82 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Schlupp MCL Ghana 90 - - 1 - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Townsend WR England 90 - 1 - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Benteke S Belgium 79 1 - 1 - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
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         		Zaha WL Côte d’Ivoire 90 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Ayew F Ghana 11 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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         		Riedewald M Netherlands 8 - - - - - - 0/0 0/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -