Crystal Palace 1–5 Arsenal
2024-12-21 · Matchweek 17
· Referee: Simon Hooper · VAR: Michael Salisbury
A quiet game for the whistle — 4 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Simon Hooper refereed it
Hooper showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 17 fouls against an average of 21.9.
Match statistics
| Crystal Palace | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 9 | 8 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel Jesus | 0-1 |
| 11' | Normal Goal | Crystal Palace | I. Sarr | 1-1 |
| 15' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel Jesus | 1-2 |
| 31' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Gabriel Magalhães | 1-2 |
| 36' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | Jurriën Timber | 1-2 |
| 38' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | K. Havertz | 1-3 |
| 60' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | Gabriel Martinelli | 1-4 |
| 64' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Marc Guéhi | 1-4 |
| 79' | Yellow Card | Crystal Palace | Nathaniel Clyne | 1-4 |
| 84' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | D. Rice | 1-5 |