"The Gunners dominated in the first half of the only remaining quarter-final tie, but found Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez in superb form. Despite Palace improving markedly in the second half, Arsenal finally broke them down in the 80th minute when Maxence Lacroix inadvertently put through his own net from a corner. Marc Guehi briefly spared his blushes when he levelled in the fifth minute of stoppage time."
"Nicholas McGee Nicholas is a freelance sports journalist with significant experience covering a wide variety of sports. He has previously worked for Stats Perform and was most recently employed as San Francisco 49ers beat writer for A to Z Sports. He regularly contributes to Gridiron magazine and has also had NFL work featured in The Times and The Mirror. Read more from Nicholas McGee"
Arsenal overcame Crystal Palace on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time to reach the EFL Cup semi-finals against Chelsea. The Gunners dominated the first half but found Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez in superb form. Palace improved in the second half, and Arsenal took the lead in the 80th minute when Maxence Lacroix inadvertently put through his own net from a corner. Marc Guehi levelled in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Lacroix then became the only player among 16 penalty takers to have his spot-kick saved, with Kepa Arrizabalaga diving to his right to send Arsenal through.
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