Crystal Palace were beaten 5-1 by a tough, if not entirely dominant, Arsenal side on Saturday evening.
Fresh from A An exciting return to the Carabao Cup Against Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening, Arsenal picked up where they left off. Gabriel Jesus, who scored a hat-trick in midweek, fired the Gunners ahead in the sixth minute at Selhurst Park, sealing the win. Bukayo SakaHe crossed deep at the back post before shooting past Dean Henderson.
Ismaila Sarr responded for the visitors just five minutes later, finishing off a series of clear passes with a shot into the far corner. In an exciting first half, there were a torrent of opportunities for both teams. Arsenal He had the avant-garde that the palace lacked.
Jesus scored his second goal of the evening from a corner kick in the 14th minute, while David Raya saved from Jean-Philippe Mateta at the other end. The in-form Brazilian for Arsenal came wide of the post for his second hat-trick of the week, heading a header against the woodwork, but Kai Havertz It was on hand to eliminate recoil.
Leandro Trossard – first half substitute Saka is hurt – Breaking the offside trap that Palace took the lead shortly after the hour mark. The Belgian set up Jesus, whose shot was blocked by Henderson from close range. Declan Rice, the other substitute, was on hand to pass the loose ball into Gabriel Martinelli's stride, extending Arsenal's lead to 4-1.
Palace were unlucky to go three goals down, but ran out of steam when Rice added Arsenal's fifth goal in the 85th minute. That deflected effort sealed three points that put Arsenal back on top. Third place. Arsenal is one point behind Chelsea and three points behind Liverpool before the two teams play on Sunday.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson |
4.0/10 |
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Bandwidth: Nathaniel Klein |
6.1/10 |
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Capacity building: Chris Richards |
4.5/10 |
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Capacity building: Maxence Lacroix |
5.9/10 |
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Capacity building: Mark Guehi |
5.8/10 |
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Low weight: Tyreek Mitchell |
7.6/10 |
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RM: Ismail Sarr |
8.0/10 |
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poison: Will Hughes |
6.4/10 |
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poison: Jefferson Lerma |
6.3/10 |
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the mom: Daichi Kamada |
6.1/10 |
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street: Jean-Philippe Mattita |
6.9/10 |
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sub: Eddie Nketiah (61' for Kamada) |
6.0/10 |
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sub: Chick Doucoure (68' for Lerma) |
6.0/10 |
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sub: Justin Deveney (69' for Hughes) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Caleb Kabourha (81' for Klein) |
nothing |
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sub: Jeffrey Schlupp (81' for Matita) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Matt Turner (goalkeeper), Joel Ward, Trevuh Chalobah, Asher Agbinoni.
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player |
Ratings |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: David Raya |
8.0/10 |
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lord: Goren Timber |
7.2/10 |
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Capacity building: William Saliba |
6.8/10 |
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Capacity building: Gabrielle |
7.6/10 |
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pound: Miles Lewis Skelly |
6.7/10 |
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poison: Martin Odegaard |
6.9/10 |
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poison: Thomas Partey |
7.9/10 |
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poison: Kai Havertz |
8.1/10 |
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Ru: Bukayo Saka |
6.2/10 |
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street: Gabriel Jesus |
9.2/10 |
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Left wing: Gabriel Martinelli |
7.9/10 |
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sub: Leandro Trossard (24' for Saka) |
6.4/10 |
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sub: Riccardo Calafiore (58' for Lewis Skelly) |
7.8/10 |
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sub: Declan Rice (58' for Havertz) |
8.4/10 |
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sub-: Ethan Nwaneri (86' for Jesus) |
nothing |
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sub: Mikel Merino (86' for Timber) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Neto (goalkeeper), Jacob Kuyor, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho.
