Presenting your April Goal of the Month winner!

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9 May 2025

Four weeks of glorious goals yielded a close-run vote for April Goal of the Month – and you've chosen Jean-Philippe Mateta's clever chip against Arsenal at the Emirates as your winner!

The beautifully executed goal came just three minutes after Mateta entered the field of play at the Emirates Stadium last month, and helped the Eagles secure a 2-2 draw at the home of the Premier League title chasers.

Mateta's goal was a moment of sheer inspiration from the Frenchman – his 14th in the Premier League this season. With Arsenal attempting to play out from the back, Mateta seized on an errant pass, brushed off Martin Ødegaard and – without looking up – deftly wedged the ball over David Raya from long range, his strike clipping the crossbar on its way in.

The forward told Palace TV: "What a goal!

"I'm always happy to score those goals! It was from far, but hopefully I will score more."

In another closely contested vote, Mateta's sumptuous strike won 38.7% of your votes.

That was enough to see off competition from Ebere Eze's stunning first-time hit against Aston Villa at Wembley (33.8%).

Other strikes which scored highly were Ismaïla Sarr's first goal from the same game (6.8%), and Mateta's rising drive early on against Brighton & Hove Albion at Selhurst Park (7.0%).

Check out the full results of the Goal of the Month poll below!

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