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Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in a thrilling, high-quality penalty shootout to seal their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The match ended 1-1 in normal time after Palace captain Marc Guehi cancelled out teammate Maxence Lacroix’s own goal with a stoppage-time equaliser.

But Kepa Arrizabalaga saved Lacroix’s penalty on an unlucky night for the defender to set up a two-legged club against his former club Chelsea.

Arsenal peppered Palace’s goal throughout but keeper Walter Benitez produced a superb performance to deny Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus multiple times, before an 80th minute set-piece broke the deadlock as Lacroix nudged it home.

Guehi equalised to send the tie to penalties but his heroics were not enough as Palace came unstuck in the shootout.

Arsenal outlast Crystal Palace in marathon shoot-out to reach Carabao Cup semi-finals

Arsenal secured their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after a marathon 8-7 sudden-death penalty shoot-out victory over Crystal Palace.

Arsenal dominated the first half – with second-choice Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez delivering a string of fine saves – but the last-eight tie at the Emirates Stadium hung in the balance after the interval following an improved performance by the visitors.

The home side made the breakthrough when Palace were unable to clear Bukayo Saka’s corner before Maxence Lacroix put the ball through his own net with 10 minutes left.

However, Palace sensationally struck back in the fifth of nine added minutes after Marc Guehi swept home Jefferson Lerma’s brilliant header from Adam Wharton’s set-piece.

With both teams clinically scoring their first seven spot-kicks, William Saliba put his side one clear before Lacroix saw his effort saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Flo Clifford23 December 2025 23:20

Arsenal win 8-7 on penalties

Poor Maxence Lacroix, unlucky first with an own goal that he only just got a touch too, then unlucky to have the vital penalty saved.

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