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Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Alex Howell BBC football news reporter at Selhurst Park Bukayo Saka knew he wasn't going to be able to continue as soon as he went down. A blow for Arsenal. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Has a player ever scored a hat-trick against the same club within the same week before? Surely not? ! Jesus only a goal away. Tom, London Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal That's it for Bukayo Saka. He has to go off and on comes Leandro Trossard. A blow for the Gunners. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal A minute's applause was held in the 21st minute as Crystal Palace supporters paid tribute to 21-year-old Eagles fan Alfie Atkins, who tragically passed away recently. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Forgotten Soul98: Some impressive kit clashing going on at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Brilliant save from David Raya. Saliba loses the ball and Palace were two-on-one. Jean-Philippe Mateta is slightly reaching for it, but Raya had the chance to throw himself at Mateta. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports Saliba needs to sort himself out. He has had a dreadful start to this game. He is one of the best in the Premier League but he is not at the races at the moment. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal It has been a great start for Arsenal but they have some concern here because Bukayo Saka is down injured. Gabriel Jesus kicks the ball out of play so he can receive treatment. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Huge save from David Raya! A mistake at the back and Crystal Palace are in. The ball is squared to Jean-Philippe Mateta but Raya gets off his line quickly to close down the gap and make the save. Crucial. Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal Alex Howell BBC football news reporter at Selhurst Park Gabriel Jesus has scored seven goals this year and five of them have come against Palace in the last few days. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Can Crystal Palace and Arsenal play each other every week? It isn't a fixture I would have normally marked as high in entertainment but it is now six goals in 110 minutes of football in the last couple of days. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports This is remarkable. I have never seen anything like this in football. Every time they get a corner you think it is going to be a goal. Jesus reads the situation brilliantly and what a finish that is. He has repaid his manager. Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Too many teams are zonal marking and not picking up players - it is costing teams goals. Brilliant finish from Jesus. Everyone is watching the ball and they are not looking at any movement. The ball pops out and Jesus puts his foot through it. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301 231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Gets to Christmas and Jesus comes alive! Matt Jesus just loves this time of year! Anon An early gift from Jesus. Tom Gabriel Jesus What is going on! ? A crazy start to this game as once again Arsenal make the most of a set piece. A corner is sent towards the back post, Thomas Partey controls before laying off to Gabriel Jesus and he fires in for a fifth goal in two games. Jesus is in some run of form. Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal Alex Howell BBC football news reporter at Selhurst Park From one player in form to another. Ismaila Sarr scores with a great curling finish. The Selhurst crowd needed that as they were very flat after the Jesus opener. Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender on Sky Sports That is absolutely outstanding from Crystal Palace and Sarr. It's a really good pass and Saliba then drops off and doesn't do enough to block the shot. Sarr uses him and bends the ball around him. What a start to the game we have had. Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Really good finish from Ismaila Sarr. It all starts with Tyrick Mitchell, he plays the ball inside to Sarr and it opens up and he whips it into the far corner. Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal Mark Schwarzer Former Premier League goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Crazy stuff from the goalkeeper, David Raya. He doesn't need to do that, he is putting his team under so much pressure. Ismaïla Sarr But now the hosts are level! Ismaïla Sarr does really well, receiving a pass in the final third from Tyrick Mitchell and he is allowed to surge forward unchallenged to the edge of the box before placing a brilliant strike across David Raya. It is lift off at Selhurst Park. West Ham players Mohammed Kudus and Crysencio Summerville celebrated their goal by sitting on top of an elephant stool Mohammed Kudus scored his third Premier League goal of the season as West Ham fought back to earn a point against Brighton at the London Stadium. Albion went in front shortly after half-time when Mats Wieffer netted his first goal for the club. Pervis Estupinan's high ball into the box was only half-cleared by Lukasz Fabianski, and the Dutch midfielder pounced to stab the ball home from near the penalty spot. The Hammers got back on level terms seven minutes later when Jarrod Bowen jinked his way forward and saw his shot parried by Bart Verbruggen, with Kudus on hand to head in the rebound. Have your say on West Ham's performance What did you make of Brighton's display? Before kick-off, West Ham paid an emotional tribute to their academy goalkeeper Oscar Fairs, who recently died aged 15 after being diagnosed with cancer. With Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui also attending the funeral of his father this week and Michail Antonio's involvement in a car accident still fresh in the memory, it was a particularly sombre affair in the first half. The only real chance was a slick Brighton move that culminated in a clever dinked pass from Joao Pedro to Kaoru Mitoma, who saw his volleyed effort saved at the near post by Fabianski. Both sides found their stride after the break and had chances to win it. Brighton went closest when Yankuba Minteh rolled a low ball into the box, but Mitoma was unable to apply the decisive touch and hit the post from a matter of yards. In a week when reports surfaced, external of Niclas Fullkrug's apparent unhappiness with life at the Hammers, it was a cute psychological ploy by Lopetegui to give him a first Premier League start. Here was a player fired up with a point to prove, you would think. But a few flick-ons, a couple of misplaced passes and some lumbering runs were the culmination of Fullkrug's efforts during 57 largely ineffective minutes before he was hooked from the action. The striker appears to have all the qualities needed to be a roaring success in the Premier League - but maybe in the English top flight as it was a decade or two ago, rather than this incarnation. It might be match sharpness, but Fullkrug looked especially ponderous. According to Opta, Fullkrug won two of his seven aerial duels against Brighton, had three touches in the opposition box and managed a solitary shot, which was off target. A kind of souped-up version of Dean Windass, the 6ft 2in Germany international also feels a little incongruous for Lopetegui's possession-based style. West Ham posed a greater attacking threat when Bowen moved into the centre and with the livewire Crysencio Summerville, Fullkrug's replacement, running directly at players. In his defence, Fullkrug's time at the London Stadium since he joined from Borussia Dortmund for £27m in the summer has been blighted by injuries. So far, he has played 165 minutes in the Premier League this season, with just two shots and one goal to his name. West Ham have been crying out for a number nine for some time, but Fullkrug, a late bloomer with a cult appeal, has a way to go to show it's him. More to follow. 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 17: 45 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Julen Lopetegui Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Julen Lopetegui Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions West Ham have won just one of their 14 Premier League meetings with Brighton (D7 L6), picking up a 3-1 victory at the Amex Stadium last season. Brighton are unbeaten in all seven of their Premier League away games against West Ham (W2 D5), both the most they’ve faced an opponent on the road without ever losing and the most West Ham have faced an opponent at home without ever winning in the competition. Having scored in each of their first 13 Premier League meetings with West Ham (27 goals in total), Brighton’s last meeting with the Hammers in the competition finished 0-0. Brighton are winless in their last 10 Premier League away games against London sides (D4 L6), conceding at least twice in all six defeats. West Ham United have picked up 10 points in their last five home Premier League matches (W3 D1 L1), as many as they had in their previous 11 games at the London Stadium (W2 D4 L5). Brighton have won five of their nine Premier League games against sides starting the day in the top half of the table this season (D2 L2). By contrast, they’ve won just one of their seven games against teams in the bottom half of the table (D4 L2). Each of West Ham’s last five Premier League goals have come from set pieces (2x corner, 1x direct free kick, 1x free kick, 1x penalty), while this season, only Everton (43% - 6/14) have seen a lower proportion of their goals come from open play than the Hammers (57% - 12/21). Brighton’s Danny Welbeck has scored more Premier League goals against West Ham than he has versus any other opponent (6), netting three in his last six against them for the Seagulls. Only Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye (82) has made more dribbles in the Premier League than West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus (76). His 7. 6 dribbles per 90 minutes this season is the second-most by a Hammers player in a season on record (2003-04 onwards), behind Kudus himself last season (7. 8). Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 11 goals in his last 14 Premier League appearances at the London Stadium for West Ham United (7 goals, 4 assists). In total, Bowen has the most goals and assists combined at a venue for the Hammers (34 goals, 17 assists at London Stadium), one ahead of Paolo Di Canio at Upton Park (31 goals, 19 assists). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.