The home side made the breakthrough when Palace were unable to clear Bukayo Saka\u2019s corner before Maxence Lacroix put the ball through his own net with 10 minutes left.<\/p>\n
However, Palace sensationally struck back in the fifth of nine added minutes after Marc Guehi<\/a> swept home Jefferson Lerma\u2019s brilliant header from Adam Wharton\u2019s set-piece.<\/p>\n With both teams clinically scoring their first seven spot-kicks, William Saliba<\/a> put his side one clear before Lacroix saw his effort saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/a>.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Kepa Arrizabalaga saved from Maxence Lacroix to seal victory (Getty)<\/p>\n Arsenal will now take on Chelsea for a place in the Wembley<\/a> showpiece with the first of two legs to be played at Stamford Bridge<\/a> on 14 January before the return fixture at the Emirates<\/a> on 3 February.<\/p>\n Noni Madueke<\/a>, one of eight changes by Mikel Arteta<\/a>, might have had four goals but for an inspired display from Benitez.<\/p>\n Inside three minutes, Madueke\u2019s left-footed shot was tame, and straight down Benitez\u2019s throat. Then midway through the opening period Madueke\u2019s prod goalwards was diverted away from danger by Benitez.<\/p>\n Three minutes later Benitez pulled off a fine double save from Gabriel Jesus\u2019s header \u2013 the Brazilian making his first start in 345 days \u2013 and Madueke\u2019s follow-up.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Walter Benitez starred for Palace (PA)<\/p>\n And with five minutes of the opening period remaining, Benitez denied Madueke again with a fine reaction save after the Arsenal man\u2019s strike flew through a host of Palace bodies.<\/p>\n It was all Arsenal \u2013 the hosts enjoying 80 per cent possession \u2013 but they were unable to find a breakthrough before the first half drew to a close.<\/p>\n Adam Wharton\u2019s long-range effort fizzed just wide on the hour mark and with the visitors in the ascendancy, and sniffing a shock, both Saka and Martin Odegaard<\/a> were called into action by Arteta with Madueke and former Palace man Eberechi Eze<\/a>, ineffective on the night, making way.<\/p>\n Involved immediately, Odegaard\u2019s cross was met by Jesus, but his header fell just wide before a six-minute delay followed as defender Chris Richards was removed on a stretcher with an injury to his right ankle. A chance fell to Jesus on the restart but he blazed over.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Chris Richards was forced off in the second half (PA)<\/p>\n At the other end, a last-gasp sliding tackle from Saliba thwarted Jean-Philippe Mateta as he was set to pull the trigger, and then Kepa cleared off the line from the resulting corner with an outstretched right knee.<\/p>\n Arsenal raced down the other end with a free-flowing counterattack, only for Martinez to tip Jesus\u2019s shot over. Riccardo Calafiori\u2019s header from Saka\u2019s ensuing the corner was blocked, and so was Jurrien Timber\u2019s effort, but a toe-poke from Lacroix ended up in the Palace net.<\/p>\n But there would be more drama to come when Guehi was able to divert Lerma\u2019s header through Kepa\u2019s legs in the 95th minute.<\/p>\n![\"Kepa](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arsenal-v-Crystal-Palace-Carabao-Cup-Quarter-Final-ksdoy5ta.jpeg\")
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