English Carabao Cup · Arsenal advance 8-7 on penalties

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: 1–1

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 8–7 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the English Carabao Cup on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 at Emirates Stadium, London, England.

• Competition: English Carabao Cup (2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Quarterfinals)
• Kick-off time: Tue, 23 Dec 2025, 20:00 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Penalties
• Venue: Emirates Stadium, London, England
• Teams: Arsenal (home), Crystal Palace (away)

Goals

• 80' — Maxence Lacroix (own goal) (Arsenal)
• 90'+5' — Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), assist Jefferson Lerma

Starting line-ups

Arsenal (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga (G), Riccardo Calafiori (CD-L), William Saliba (CD-R), Myles Lewis-Skelly (LB), Jurriën Timber (RB), Christian Nørgaard (CM), Eberechi Eze (LM), Mikel Merino (RM), Gabriel Jesus (F), Gabriel Martinelli (LF), Noni Madueke (RF).

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Walter Benítez (G), Maxence Lacroix (CD), Marc Guéhi (CD-L), Chris Richards (CD-R), Jefferson Lerma (CM-L), Adam Wharton (CM-R), Tyrick Mitchell (LM), Jaydee Canvot (RM), Jean-Philippe Mateta (F), Yéremy Pino (CF-L), Eddie Nketiah (CF-R).

Recent form

Arsenal: won 2–0 vs Brentford (3 Dec); lost 2–1 away to Aston Villa (6 Dec); won 3–0 away to Club Brugge (10 Dec); won 2–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (13 Dec); won 1–0 away to Everton (20 Dec).

Crystal Palace: won 2–1 away to Fulham (7 Dec); won 3–0 away to Shelbourne (11 Dec); lost 3–0 vs Manchester City (14 Dec); drew 2–2 vs KuPS Kuopio (18 Dec); lost 4–1 away to Leeds United (20 Dec).