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Gabriel Martinelli Moments after Gabriel Jesus is denied his hat-trick, Gabriel Martinelli gets Arsenal's fourth! #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Re: Joshua Worrall and England Left Backs. Two words. Lewis. Hall. Another excellent performance from him today. And he’s only going to get better. Neither of them will displace Hall anytime soon the way he’s playing currently. Richard, Brentford Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live It will make it more difficult for Crystal Palace. Declan Rice with fresh legs and Riccardo Calafiori will come on to make sure that they're more defensively secure. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Ian Shepherd: Lewis-Skelly. The new Ashley Cole? Looks a very decent player, going forward and defending. Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Here come the Arsenal changes. Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori on, Kai Havertz and Myles Lewis-Skelly off. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Palace should be ahead here. Cracking saves from Raya and at this rate Arsenal are going to struggle to hold on. Rob, Portsmouth Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Arsenal haven't had control in this game as much as they'd like, despite the scoreline. Mikel Arteta is preparing a couple of changes, with Declan Rice getting ready to come on. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) This video can not be played Saka - Live your life, people will talk regardless Saka was doomed to have an injury once the Football Focus interview feature was agreed. Calafiore was nobbled in the same way earlier in the season, among many others for various teams. Check the stats. .. it's a curse : Λ( Mapref, Notts Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live It is about the momentum change. If Palace can get the next goal then the momentum could change. David Raya should do better with the first shot, Raya parries it straight back out to Ismaila Sarr. Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports Arsenal have got to be careful this doesn't go to 3-2 because then they'll have a real problem. Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal David Raya is protecting Arsenal's advantage right now! He first keeps out Jean-Philippe Mateta's fierce drive from outside the box and then clutches the ball from Ismaïla Sarr's header on the follow up. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Doubt you'll post this, but I do find it odd that no matter what Arsenal do they're criticised, for so long they've not had a plan b, they get one and are then branded for being Stoke 2. 0 (despite Stoke being famous for the long throw), then when they try and slow things down after being a bit rocky (something all professionals know is the sensible thing) they get torn to shreds for that too, feel like Millwall more and more every day Sam Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal The delivery from the corner is disappointing for a side usually so good at them as Crystal Palace head away at the near post. Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Crystal Palace keep up their positive start to this half and win a corner when William Saliba heads behind a cross. There's a delay in taking it as Myles Lewis-Skelly goes down after tangling with Jean-Philippe Mateta. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Arsenal are leading 3-1 and Havertz scored the third goal but I felt uncomfortable watching him play the '8' role. Without Rice in midfield Arsenal look light in midfield. Imran, Arsenal fan Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports That is a great chance and a good save. I thought at half-time Declan Rice might come on for that exact reason, with the physicality. It should be 3-2. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) I have been a Gunners fan for a long time but it's stressful watching them play around at the back and on throw ins. Just get on with it and get it up there. CJ, Bristol Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Very good save from David Raya. Jean-Philippe Mateta doesn't get the header quite right, but Ismaila Sarr reacts really quickly. Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal Crystal Palace almost make it 2-3 straight from the restart as the ball is worked to Jean-Philippe Mateta inside the box and his header is helped goalwards by Ismaïla Sarr, but David Raya reacts well to save. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Joshua Worrall: Myles Lewis-Skelly being trusted to start games for this Arsenal side speaks volumes for Mikel Arteta’s faith in youth development - whilst also indicating to a fit again Kieran Tierney that his long term future may lie outside North London. Big call from Arteta. England were desperate for recognised left-backs at the Euros. Two on the pitch here in Mitchell and Lewis-Skelly who could provide an immediate resolution for Thomas Tuchel in that position. Could be given a chance in the World Cup qualifiers to play their way in? Anthony Elanga has scored in successive games for Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his team have "achieved nothing yet" despite inflicting a first home defeat of the season on Brentford to head into Christmas in the Premier League top four. Goals from Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga, as well as some resolute defending, helped Forest to their third consecutive victory and ensured a celebratory feel to the one-year anniversary of Nuno taking charge at the club. It also maintained Forest's push for European football next term, with their return of 31 points from 17 fixtures, the highest the club has managed in a top-flight campaign since 1987-88, when they finished third. "It's not about the table. It's about improving, realising that there is still a long way to go and realising that we've achieved nothing yet, " said Nuno. "Let's stay humble and work very hard. This is how you build something. "It is about this journey together and every day is important, improving the team. " Having withstood some early pressure from the hosts, Forest opened the scoring towards the end of the first period when Neco Williams got down the left and his low cross was placed into the bottom left corner by Nigeria full-back Aina. The visitors added to their tally shortly after the break when Elanga capitalised on a mistake from Keane Lewis-Potter and drove into the penalty area before dispatching his effort past Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken into the bottom left corner. It proved a frustrating afternoon for Brentford, who came into the contest with the best home record in the English top flight, having won seven and drawn one of their previous eight fixtures. However, while the Bees enjoyed plenty of possession, they ultimately lacked a cutting edge in front of goal. Mikkel Damsgaard and Yoane Wissa were both unable to convert first-half opportunities to give Thomas Frank's side the lead and Kristoffer Ajer's close-range effort was superbly repelled by Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels as the hosts looked for a way back into the match. They drop down a spot to 12th in the table, having lost three games in seven days. Have your say on Brentford's performance What did you make of Nottingham Forest's display? Forest were hovering above the relegation zone when Nuno was appointed as head coach 12 months ago. Having achieved his initial target of safeguarding their top-flight status, he has transformed them into a side now occupying one of the Champions League places. They have claimed some notable scalps, with victories at Anfield and Old Trafford coming on their way to the 31-point mark with 17 matches gone. They are also two points better off than in 1994-95, the last time they qualified for Europe, in the old Uefa Cup. And the platform for this success was laid by the performance of their three central defenders, with summer signings Morato and Nikola Milenkovic excelling alongside Murillo. Their displays limited the influence and attacking threat normally carried by Bryan Mbeumo, Wissa and Kevin Schade as Brentford failed to score at home for the first time this term. "It's annoying, but it happens, " said Brentford manager Thomas Frank. "I think we dominated the game. We lacked that quality offensively, but I think they defended brilliantly. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 21st December 2024 at 18: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Brentford are unbeaten in all four of their Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest (W2 D2), winning both home games against them in the competition. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last six league games against Brentford (D3 L3), having won three in a row against the Bees before this. Since their return to the top-flight in 2022, Nottingham Forest have won just one of their 16 away league games against London sides (D4 L11), beating Chelsea 1-0 in September 2023. Since beating champions Manchester City on the final day of the 2022-23 season, Brentford have lost nine of their 10 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the top four of the table (D1), including all four such home games in that time. Brentford have won their last five Premier League home games, netting at least three goals each time (20 in total). The Bees last won six consecutive home league games in January 2020, while only between December 1929 and February 1930 have they scored 3+ goals in six in a row at home. There have been 40 goals scored in Brentford’s eight home Premier League games so far this season (F26 A14), with the average of five currently the highest goals-per-game average at a venue in a single Premier League campaign in the competition’s history. Nottingham Forest have won eight of their 16 Premier League games this season, just one fewer than they did across their 38 games in both 2022-23 and 2023-24 (9). Their win rate of 50% in 2024-25 is their highest in a top-flight campaign since 1994-95 (52% - 22/42). Nottingham Forest’s only Premier League away defeats this season have come against last season’s top two (0-3 vs both Man City and Arsenal). Indeed, only Chelsea (19) and Liverpool (17) have won more away points than Forest this term (14), with their four wins on the road already their joint second highest tally in a single Premier League campaign (behind only 10 in 1994-95). Brentford’s Yoane Wissa has been involved in 11 goals in his last seven Premier League home games, scoring nine and assisting two. He’s scored in all seven of these games – the only African player to score in eight in a row at home in the Premier League is Mohamed Salah, doing so between February and May 2023. Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in 10 goals in his last eight Premier League home games (8 goals, 2 assists). Meanwhile, his goal against Chelsea last time out saw him become the first Cameroonian to score 10 goals in a single Premier League campaign. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.