Arsenal's recent surge up the table has breathed new life into Mikel Arteta's side, changing the entire mood of the club, but they are not yet so transformed that they can just breeze past a team like Crystal Palace.
2020/2021 Premier League
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Match Events
0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
9' Townsend‘s long shot wide out
15' Eze’s free kick over the bar
20' Aubameyang's shot stopped
29' Benteke's shot over the bar
38' CLOSE! Tomkins' hits the beam
42' CLOSE! Leno makes decnet save
46' Bellerin's shot wide out
55' Lacazette's shot wide out
63' Niles' long shot too straight
67' Yellow Card! Luiz booked
73' Holding's header wide out
85' zaha goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
Line-ups
Arsenal XI: Luiz, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Leno, Xhaka, Bellerin, Maitland-Niles, Ceballos, Holding, Smith Rowe, Saka
Subs: Willian, Cedric, Runarsson, Chambers, Partey, Pepe, Gabriel, Willock, Nketiah
Crystal Palace XI: Tomkins, McArthur, Kouyate, Benteke, Guaita, Ward, Townsend, Milivojevic, Zaha, E. Eze, T. Mitchell
Subs: Cahill, Dann, McCarthy, Clyne, Van Aanholt, Jordan Ayew, Batshuayi, J. Butland, Riedewald