November 6 2004

Aki Riihilahti

Crystal Palace have held reigning champions Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

On the hour mark Arsenal went 1-0 up when Thierry Henry scored from close range.

Arsenals joy did not last long though as Aki Riihilahti scored with a volley from a Vassilis Lakis cross only minutes later.

Palace held on to the draw and even had a few chances to win it with Lakis coming closest.

At the other end Dutchman Robin van Persie was denied by a fantastic Gabor Kiraly save.

Full match report will appear here later...

Crystal Palace 1

Riihilahti 65

Arsenal 1

Henry 63

Crystal Palace: Kiraly, Boyce, Sorondo, Popovic, Granville, Routledge, Riihilahti, Hughes, Watson, Kolkka, Johnson.

Subs: Speroni, Freedman, Torghelle, Leigertwood, Lakis.

Arsenal: Lehmann, Lauren, Cygan, Toure, Cole, Ljungberg, Vieira, Fabregas, Pires, Reyes, Henry.

Subs: Bergkamp, Van Persie, Flamini, Senderos, Almunia.

Referee: M Dean.