Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal returned to Selhurst Park with victory after two successive Premier League draws at the expense of Crystal Palace. He did so thanks to the state of grace of the Brazilian duo formed by Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli as they continued to take advantage of corner kicks at the far post.
The Gunners are three points behind Liverpool, who visit Tottenham tomorrow and have another game in hand.
| Pos | eq | Pts | Q | v | AND | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
| 15 |
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16 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
See the full classification
So far, Arsenal have not been higher due to a lack of fang in the final meters. And just when the January transfer market problem seemed to be solved, there was Gabriel Jesús. The Brazilian striker scored a hat-trick during the week against both Crystal Palace and doubled yesterday to open his Premier League record.
The game started with a bang, with Arsenal taking the lead in the 6th minute thanks to the play of Saka, who later left the field injured, with the English winger putting the ball at the far post after the rebound , the Low score of ‘9’ on the first post.
Oliver Glasner’s men did not give up and had two clear options to equalise, including the stick, before Sarr leveled the score with a tight shot to the far post from the edge of the area, with David Raya unable to do anything (11′).
The joy of the goal lasted three minutes, which is how long Arteta’s team took to get the benefit of another corner at the far post. In this case, it was in the second play that Partey put it behind Jesus so that he could first adjust to the post (14′).
The visitors continued to press and before the break Havertz put the ball in the way. The German capitalized on the rebound of a header from the inspired Gabriel Jesus to push it home at will (38′).
The second half was all or nothing for Crystal Palace, who finished goalless. The locals came out of the locker room strong and had several scoring chances, all of which were deactivated by Raya or poor goalkeeping. Meanwhile, Arsenal introduced more quality from the bench. Calafiori returned after a few games due to injury and Declan Rice also entered, a luxury substitute in this duel.
The Englishman was certainly the star of the 1-4, made by Gabriel Martinelli (60′). And to emphasize that he wanted to return to the eleven, he scored a pass from Calafiori in the 84th minute with a brilliant finish.
match lineup
1
17
3
6
5
26
19
8
14
7
18
22
12
49
5
2
6
8
29
9
7
11
Selhurst Park
David Raya22
78′
80′
Jurrien Timber12
35′
85′
Myles Lewis-Skelly49
57′
63′
Thomas Party5
William Saliba2
Gabriel Magalhães6
30′
68′
Martin Odegaard8
67′
Kai Havertz29
37′
57′
80′
Gabriel Jesus9
5′
14′
85′
10′
Bukayo Saka7
23′
60′
Gabriel Martinelli11
59′
Replacements
Net32
Kieran Tierney3
Jakub Kiwior15
80′
Riccardo Calafiori33
57′
80′
Jorginho20
67′
Mikel Merino23
85′
68′
Declan Rice41
57′
83′
Ethan Nwaneri53
85′
60′
Leandro Trossard19
23′
coach
Oliver Glasner
Mikel Arteta
Source: La Verdad
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