In the early morning of April 5, Beijing time, the last match of the 31st round of the Premier League ended the competition, and in a civil war in the City of London, Crystal Palace met Arsenal at home. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Arsenal lost 3-0 away to their opponents, and after this loss, Arsenal were unable to return to the top four of the league.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game. The goalkeeper position is No. 32 Ramsdale, the backcourt four are No. 20 Tavares, No. 6 Gabriel No. 4 Ben White and No. 17 Cedric Suarez, the double back is No. 34 Xhaka and No. 5 Thomas, the front three are No. 10 Smith Rowe, No. 8 Erdegaard and No. 7 Saka, and the top is No. 9 Lacazette.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Gallagher fired a free-kick, Anderson headed the ball into the middle and Mattta's header broke the post to make it 1-0. In the 24th minute, Anderson's long pass from the back, Jordan Ayo, scored directly at the goalkeeper and Crystal Palace extended their lead 2-0. Matta's long-range shot from outside the perimeter of the match was saved in the 38th minute.
In the 48th minute, Lacazette fell inside the opposing penalty area and the referee did not blow the penalty. In the 51st minute, Saka collapsed in the opposing penalty area, and the referee still did not make a decision. In the 63rd minute, S Ronaldo pushed a close-range shot into the arms of the opposing goalkeeper, and in the 72nd minute Zaha was brought down by Erdegaard in the penalty area, the referee awarded Crystal Palace a penalty, Zaha took the penalty and crystal palace team changed the score to 3-0.
In the final 90 minutes, Crystal Palace won 3-0 at home to Arsenal with goals from Matta, Ayo and Zaha. After losing this game, Arsenal have lost 2 of their last three league games, and they are provisionally in fifth place with 54 points in the table, unable to surpass Tottenham to return to the top four.