Arsenal defender Gabriel awarded second goal in win over Crystal Palace

Arsenal defender Gabriel has been accredited with the second goal in the Gunners’ 5-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

At a corner in the 37th minute, Gabriel headed the ball which went in via a deflection off Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

The goalscorer was initially identified as Gabriel by Opta, the Premier League's official data partners.

Under the protocols for the Premier League Goal Accreditation Panel, when there is doubt over the identification of the scorer, it is reviewed by a three-person panel at the Premier League Match Centre.  

They determined that Gabriel’s header was not going in until it struck Henderson, thus accrediting it as an own goal by the Palace 'keeper.

However, Arsenal appealed against the decision and, as per the Premier League’s protocol for goal appeals, the incident was considered by a further panel of three football experts, the Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Appeals Panel.

This panel have determined that the goal should be credited to Gabriel.

What happens in Fantasy Premier League?

Decisions by the Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Appeals Panel do not affect points awarded to players in Fantasy Premier League.

The "Scoring" section of the FPL rules say: "For the avoidance of doubt, points awarded in-game are subject to change up until one hour after the final whistle of the last match of any given day. Once the points have all been updated on that day, no further adjustments to points will be made."