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Arsenal beat Palace 8-7 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes as the Gunners reach the last four of the League Cup where they will take on Chelsea over two legs

Palace need to score to stay in the contest

Saliba scores by sending Sanchez the wrong way 8-7 Arsenal

William Saliba walks up to the spot...

Palace score to make it 7-7...

Palace need to score to stay alive

Timber emphatically fires home to make it 7-6

Jurrien Timber walks up to the spot

Palace score top make it 6-6...

Palace need to score or they are out..

Ricky scores to make it 6-5 to Arsenal

Up steps Calafiori...

Palace score to make it 5-5

Mikel Merino slots home! 5-4 to Arsenal - Palace need to score or they are out

Up steps Mikel Merino to take Arsenal's fifth penalty

Palace score to make it 4-4

Trossard scores to make it 4-3

Palace score to make it 3-3 - as Leo Trossard steps forward to take Arsenal's fourth penalty

Saka scores to make it three from three for Arsenal

FT: Arsenal 1-1 Palace - penalties to follow

Goal. Arsenal 1-1 Palace. Lerma beats Calafiori to the ball from Wharton’s cross and Guehi capitalises by sweeping past Kepa from close range to equalise in the 95th minute here at the Emirates as their fans celebrate at the other end

Goal for Palace

GOAL

FYI: Declan Rice has replaced Jesus

91 - CHANCE - Benitez saves from Timber after Guehi loses the ball in the box.

Nine minutes added time announced

the pressure finally told on 80 minutes, when Saka’s in-swinging corner to the back post was headed down by Califiori. Palace’s backline inside the six-yard box blocked, prior to also keeping out Timber’s shot. But the ball ricochets off the foot of Max Lacroix, with Mateta on the line unable keep it out, as Arsenal finally went 1-0 up. Prompting the delighted crowd to ring out: ‘Set piece again, ole, ole’

One Nil To The Arsenal!!!!!

GOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!

Superb interception by Saliba to take the ball off Mateta just as the powerful Palace forward was about to pull the trigger

Jesus fires over the bar with 15 minutes remaining as Arsenal press for an opener

Richards is stretchered off - let's hope the Palace player will be ok

Whisper it but could Brazil star Jesus have a bigger part to play as Arsenal’s centre-forward ahead of Viktor Gyokeres over the coming weeks and months. Time will tell.

69 - CHANCE Jesus' header flies narrowly wide

Predictably Palace fans boo former Brighton attacker Leo Trossard

Double Arsenal change as Saka and Odegaard come on for Eze and Madueke.

Just past the hour mark and it's still Arsenal 0-0 Palace

Martinelli is substituted for Leo Trossard on 58 minutes

FYI Palace made two changes at the interval. Devenny and Clyne are on for Nketiah and Canvot. You feel that was the best option for the latter after being given a testing opening 45 minutes by Martinelli

Palace's corner flies into the side netting on 52 minutes

Good to see Gabi Martinelli has recovered from they painful knock in his knee as he looked lively in the first half

And we're off again for the start of the second half

Just a reminder that if the scores are level are 90 minutes the tie goes straight to penalties. I think plenty of fans at the Emirates and watching on TV will be glad of that...

HT: Arsenal 0-0 Palace

Two minutes added time announced

The chance coming after Martinelli’s skinned the shellshocked Canvot for Timber’s cross.

Moments later Timber had a shot blocked, prior to the busy Netherlands international’s header flying narrowly over the bar

SAVE - Benitez saves from Madueke from close range after Timber's cross into the box

Arsenal are all over Palace here, but they need to make their dominance count

Martinelli is certainly causing Palace's young Jaydee Canvot plenty of problems

25 - CHANCE - Martinelli's in-swinging cross from the left glanced on by Jesus - only for Benitez to show excellent footwork and athleticism to drop sharply down to his left and prevent the ball from entering the net.

ICYMI the Palace subs: Henderson, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Sosa, Rooney, Devenny, Drakes-Thomas.

ICYMI: Crystal Palace: Benitez; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Canvot, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Pino, Mateta, Nketiah.

ICYMI: The Arsenal subs: Raya, Saka, Odegaard, Gyokeres, Trossard, Nwaneri, Zubimendi, Rice, Salmon.

ICYMI The Arsenal team: Kepa; Timber, Saliba, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly; Norgaard, Merino, Eze; Madueke, Jesus, Martinelli.

On 13 minutes Martinelli took a run up in the box but his effort flew wide, when well-placed.

On a chilly evening in North London Jesus played Noni Madueke through in the opening moments, but Benitez gathered from the former Chelsea attacker, to foil what was an excellent chance

Sixteen-year-old defender Marli Salmon is on the bench.

Mikel Merino captains the side in midfield, while former Eagle Eberechi Eze was handed another start against his former club, after scoring the only goal of their Premier League clash against the south Londoners back in late October.

A matter of hours before Christmas we've seen Gabriel appear. While the Brazilian striker might not be an angel, his story is certainly worth repeating, as the Arsenal striker started for the Gunners for the first time since after recovering from his ACL injury.

Piero Hincapie misses the match after picking up a shoulder injury at the weekend

Arsenal made eight changes from the team that beat Everton 1-0 on Merseyside last time out. Only Jurrien Timber, William Saliba and Riccardo Calafiori remain from the victory at the Toffees impressive new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock that ensured the Gunners are top on Christmas Day

Eagles boss Oliver Glasner makes three changes from Crystal Palace's 4-1 loss at Leeds, with keeper Dean Henderson benched with Walter Benitez replacing the former Manchester United net minder. Jaydee Canvot comes in for Nathaniel Clyne at right-wing back. The third switch is in midfield as Jefferson Lerma starts instead of Will Hughes.

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