- Arsenal reach Carabao Cup semi-finals after beating Crystal Palace
- Gunners initially fell behind at the Emirates Stadium
- Gabriel Jesus and hat-trick turned the last eight tie around
Arsenal came from behind in style against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
Palace took a surprise early lead to pile further misery on a struggling Gunners when Jean-Philippe Mateta capitalised on a Jakub Kiwior mistake and then outmuscled the defender to finish.
Arsenal were distinctly disappointing in the first half but looked a different team after the interval, thanks in no small part to the introduction of Martin Odegaard and William Saliba.
They got back level when Gabriel Jesus scored his first Emirates Stadium goal since last December, before the same player then remarkably netted a second and a third.
Former Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah pulled one back for Palace to potentially set up a grandstand finish, but Mikel Arteta's side held on to claim victory.
Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 5.8/10 |
RB: Thomas Partey | 6.5/10 |
CB: Jurrien Timber | 6.4/10 |
CB: Jakub Kiwior | 6.0/10 |
LB: Kieran Tierney | 7.3/10 |
CM: Ethan Nwaneri | 5.7/10 |
CM: Jorginho | 7.2/10 |
CM: Mikel Merino | 7.2/10 |
RW: Raheem Sterling | 7.3/10 |
ST: Gabriel Jesus | 9.6/10 |
LW: Leandro Trossard | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Martin Odegaard (46' for Nwaneri) | 8.5/10 |
SUB: William Saliba (46' for Partey) | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Myles Lewis-Skelly (69' for Tierney) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Bukayo Saka (70' for Sterling) | 7.2/10 |
SUB: Gabriel (87' for Kiwior) | N/A |
Subs not used: Tommy Setford (GK), Maldini Kacurri, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz.
Crystal Palace player ratings vs Arsenal (3-4-2-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Dean Henderson | 7.8/10 |
CB: Trevoh Chalobah | 6.1/10 |
CB: Maxence Lacroix | 5.6/10 |
CB: Marc Guehi | 6.4/10 |
RM: Caleb Kporha | 6.1/10 |
CM: Jefferson Lerma | 7.5/10 |
CM: Will Hughes | 6.3/10 |
LM: Tyrick Mitchell | 6.6/10 |
AM: Ismaila Sarr | 6.5/10 |
AM: Eberechi Eze | 6.1/10 |
ST: Jean-Philippe Mateta | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Nathaniel Clyne (46' for Kporha) | 7.1/10 |
SUB: Daichi Kamada (59' for Eze) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Eddie Nketiah (59' for Mateta) | 7.0/10 |
SUB: Justin Devenny (80' for Hughes) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Jeffrey Schlupp (86' for Mitchell) | N/A |
Subs not used: Matt Turner (GK), Joel Ward, Chris Richards, Cheick Doucoure.
