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Ed McCambridge

‘I was touched by God's grace that day’ Olivier Giroud recalls his stunning ‘scorpion kick’ goal against Crystal Palace in 2019

Olivier Giroud scores an incredible scorpion kick goal for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in January 2017.

Ask any football fan to list their all-time favourite Premier League goals and, before long, you’ll hear the words ‘Olivier Giroud’ and ‘scorpion kick’.

The Frenchman undoubtedly scored one of the best goals in the history of English football when he opened the scoring for Arsenal against cross-town rivals Crystal Palace in January 2017. The Gunners went on to win that game 2-0, with Alex Iwobi grabbing a second which is now almost completely forgotten due to the ludicrously tough act it followed.

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