Arsenal 0–0 Crystal Palace, WSL Matchday 2

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Arsenal4th 4 pts

0

0–0

Full time

Sun 13 Sep

Crystal Palace4th 4 pts

0

Sun 13 Sep, 9:45 am EDT Emirates Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 2

Key moments

The event record holds no goals or red cards for this match.

Top performers

Arsenal

A. RussoFARSshirt 230G7SH
E. FoxDARSshirt 20G4SH
Ona BatlleDARSshirt 220G4SH

Crystal Palace

A. LarkinFCRYshirt 190G1SH
T. GoldieDCRYshirt 220G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Arsenal

4th▲1 from 5th

Level on points with Chelsea, the leaders, with 23 to play.

Crystal Palace

4th▲1 from 5th

Level on points with Chelsea, the leaders, with 23 to play.

Team stats

ARS CRY

Possession: Arsenal: 78%; Crystal Palace: 22%
Shots: Arsenal: 30; Crystal Palace: 2
Corners: Arsenal: 13; Crystal Palace: 1

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	2	+5	4
2	Liverpool	2	+4	4
3	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+2	4
4	Arsenal	2	+1	4
4	Crystal Palace	2	+1	4
6	Manchester City	1	+2	3
7	London City Lionesses	2	0	3
8	Everton	2	0	3
9	West Ham United	2	−1	3
10	Aston Villa	1	0	1
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	−1	1
12	Birmingham City	2	−2	1
13	Charlton Athletic	2	−5	0
14	Manchester United	2	−6	0

After this result

By the numbers

Crystal Palace have gone 7 without a win. Last win: 1–0 v Everton, 6 September.

Crystal Palace have 2 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.4 a match, against 0.8 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Crystal Palace have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Arsenal have 2 away wins from 4 away, and 0 from 4 at home. 1.5 points a match away, 1.0 at home.

The match on the pitch

Arsenal: 78% possession; 96 possessions; 24% ended in a shot; 48% reached the box; 8.9 actions each
Crystal Palace: 22% possession; 90 possessions; 2% ended in a shot; 7% reached the box; 2.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Arsenal

Crystal Palace

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Arsenal started 21% of their possessions in the final third, Crystal Palace 3%.

Where the shots came from

ArsenalCrystal Palace

Arsenal attack right, Crystal Palace left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Arsenal

Crystal Palace

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

ArsenalCrystal Palace

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

ArsenalCrystal Palace

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

ArsenalCrystal Palace

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,809 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Arsenal attack right, Crystal Palace left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

85 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:16	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
1:42	G. Stanway	Arsenal
1:59	A. Russo	Arsenal
2:44	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
3:42	L. Baum	Arsenal
4:54	A. Russo	Arsenal
5:22	K. Cooney-Cross	Arsenal
6:07	Mariona Caldentey	Arsenal
6:47	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
7:15	L. Baum	Arsenal
9:59	Ona Batlle	Arsenal
10:01	Ona Batlle	Arsenal
11:27	C. Kelly	Arsenal
15:40	L. Baum	Arsenal
16:32	E. Fox	Arsenal
16:54	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
17:21	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
17:22	L. Baum	Arsenal
17:50	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
20:49	L. Williamson	Arsenal

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Lineups

ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1

Arsenal, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 16 Misa. Line 1: 2 E. Fox, 6 L. Williamson, 3 L. Wubben-Moy, 22 O. Batlle. Line 2: 32 K. Cooney-Cross, 4 G. Stanway. Line 3: 19 L. Baum, 8 M. Caldentey, 18 C. Kelly. Line 4: 23 A. Russo.

Arsenal lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
16	Misa	90	0
2	E. Fox	90	0
22	O. Batlle	90	0
4	G. Stanway	90	0
6	L. Williamson	90	0
3	L. Wubben-Moy	90	0
19	L. Baum, off at 75′	75	0
32	K. Cooney-Cross, off at 60′	60	0
23	A. Russo, off at 85′	85	0
8	M. Caldentey, off at 75′	75	0
18	C. Kelly, off at 60′	60	0
Substitutes
9	C. Foord, on at 75′	15	0
10	K. Little, on at 75′	15	0
11	O. Smith, on at 60′	30	0
12	F. Maanum, on at 85′	5	0
25	S. Blackstenius, on at 60′	30	0
Team			0

Unused: A. Borbe, É. De Almeida, S. Catley, S. Holmberg

All player stats

Arsenal lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	E. Fox	90	0	4	1	85%	0	1
22	O. Batlle	90	0	4	2	90%	2	0
4	G. Stanway	90	0	3	3	92%	1	1
6	L. Williamson	90	0	1	1	91%	1	2
3	L. Wubben-Moy	90	0	0	0	98%	0	0
19	L. Baum, off at 75′	75	0	3	3	77%	0	0
32	K. Cooney-Cross, off at 60′	60	0	0	1	91%	0	1
23	A. Russo, off at 85′	85	0	7	2	71%	0	1
8	M. Caldentey, off at 75′	75	0	3	3	88%	0	0
18	C. Kelly, off at 60′	60	0	1	0	66%	1	1
Substitutes
28	A. Borbe	–
5	É. De Almeida	–
7	S. Catley	–
9	C. Foord, on at 75′	15	0	0	0	73%	0	1
10	K. Little, on at 75′	15	0	1	0	85%	0	0
11	O. Smith, on at 60′	30	0	2	1	56%	1	0
12	F. Maanum, on at 85′	5	0	0	1	80%	0	0
25	S. Blackstenius, on at 60′	30	0	1	0	100%	0	0
31	S. Holmberg	–
Team			0	30	18	86%	6	8

Arsenal goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
16	Misa	90	1	1	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: Misa

Crystal PalaceFormation 4-4-2

Crystal Palace, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 3 J. Napier, 32 M. Bartrip, 6 A. Everett, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 17 A. Blanchard, 24 S. Hopcroft, 25 F. Tsunoda, 27 S. O’Brien. Line 3: 19 A. Larkin, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	0
3	J. Napier, off at 67′	67	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0
24	S. Hopcroft	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
17	A. Blanchard, off at 67′	67	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0
19	A. Larkin, off at 88′	88	0
27	S. O’Brien	90	0
Substitutes
8	M. Sharpe, on at 88′	2	0
10	K. Howat, on at 67′	23	0
29	A. Swaby, on at 67′	23	0
Team			0

Unused: S. Yáñez, C. Erhabor, S. Enge, A. Weerden, H. Nolan

All player stats

Crystal Palace lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	J. Napier, off at 67′	67	0	0	0	50%	0	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0	1	0	61%	3	1
24	S. Hopcroft	90	0	0	1	61%	2	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	0	0	54%	3	0
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	0	77%	0	1
17	A. Blanchard, off at 67′	67	0	0	0	63%	0	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0	0	0	79%	3	2
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0	0	0	69%	0	1
19	A. Larkin, off at 88′	88	0	1	0	62%	2	0
27	S. O’Brien	90	0	0	0	50%	2	0
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
56	C. Erhabor	–
4	S. Enge	–
8	M. Sharpe, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	100%	0	0
10	K. Howat, on at 67′	23	0	0	0	80%	0	0
11	A. Weerden	–
15	H. Nolan	–
29	A. Swaby, on at 67′	23	0	0	0	50%	1	0
Team			0	2	1	60%	16	5