Premier League 25/26 · 26 Oct 2025

Arsenal 1–0 Crystal Palace

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Will Hughes scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Arsenal favourites at 62%.

Arsenal won and made the better chances: 1.0 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maxence Lacroix, 74.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Maxence Lacroix +17.7, Cristhian Mosquera +9.7, Marc Guéhi +8.7.

Well below it: Bukayo Saka −21.6, Riccardo Calafiori −12.4, Daniel Muñoz −11.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Oct 2025	W 4–0	v Atlético Madrid Champions League
18 Oct 2025	W 1–0	at Fulham Premier League
4 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v West Ham United Premier League
1 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v Olympiacos FC Champions League
28 Sep 2025	W 2–1	at Newcastle United Premier League

23 Oct 2025	L 0–1	v AEK Larnaca Conference League
18 Oct 2025	D 3–3	v Bournemouth Premier League
5 Oct 2025	L 1–2	at Everton Premier League
2 Oct 2025	W 2–0	at Dynamo Kyiv Conference League
27 Sep 2025	W 2–1	v Liverpool FC Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Declan Rice Midfielder	82	0	0.21	68.1	+2.4
Cristhian Mosquera Defender	45	0	–	66.5	+9.7
Gabriel Magalhães Defender	90	0	0.10	57.5	−0.1
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder	90	0	–	55.9	−5.4
David Raya Goalkeeper	90	0	–	53.2	+1.3
Jurriën Timber Defender	90	0	–	52.6	−5.2
Eberechi Eze Midfielder	88	1	0.08	51.8	−5.4
William Saliba Defender	45	0	–	50.4	−7.6
Leandro Trossard Forward	90	0	0.22	48.8	−4.5
Riccardo Calafiori Defender	82	0	0.05	47.7	−12.4
Mikel Merino Midfielder	8	0	–	46.9	–
Bukayo Saka Forward	66	0	0.02	45.6	−21.6
Viktor Gyökeres Forward	90	0	0.27	43.1	−8.8
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender	10	0	–	39.9	–
Piero Hincapié Defender	8	0	–	39.7	–
Gabriel Martinelli Forward	24	0	–	33.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Will Hughes Midfielder	16	–	100.0	–
Borna Sosa Defender	1	–	97.2	–
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder	1	–	95.6	–
Eddie Nketiah Forward	31	0.19	87.3	–
Maxence Lacroix Defender	90	0.01	74.2	+17.7
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	0.06	64.2	+8.7
Adam Wharton Midfielder	89	0.02	59.6	+4.1
Tyrick Mitchell Midfielder	89	–	56.5	+5.4
Chris Richards Defender	90	–	52.7	−2.0
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward	90	0.14	50.8	−6.7
Ismaïla Sarr Forward	90	0.04	48.0	−1.3
Daichi Kamada Midfielder	74	–	47.3	−0.6
Dean Henderson Goalkeeper	90	–	46.9	−1.8
Christantus Uche Forward	1	–	46.7	–
Yéremy Pino Forward	59	–	46.6	−5.9
Daniel Muñoz Midfielder	89	–	44.5	−11.9