Crystal Palace vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Gunners run riot with five goals
Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta’s men stormed to victory to lay down a marker in the title race
Arsenal cruised to victory against Crystal Palace with a 5-1 win at Selhurst Park to keep their chances of winning the Premier League title well and truly alive.
Following their 3-2 loss to the Gunners in the Carabao Cup during the week, Palace started the match in an aggressive and well controlled way but they were undone once again by Gabriel Jesus.
The Arsenal man scored a hat-trick against the Eagles in the league cup and added two more on Saturday evening, either side of Ismaila Sarr’s consolation goal, to give Arsenal complete control of the game.
He could have had a third after heading an effort onto the post but the goal came when Kai Havertz turned in the rebound. Two more were added, by Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice in the second half, to secure a fine victory for the Gunners who put a touch of pressure on their rivals who play tomorrow.
Relive the action from Selhurst Park with our live blog below:
Full-time! Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal
90+5 mins: The full time whistle goes at Selhurst Park.
Arsenal have stormed to victory and secured a vital three points to keep them well in contention for the title. Mikel Arteta will be a happy man.
Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal
90 mins: Five minutes of added time to play.
Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal
87 mins: Arsenal have got the job done and they’ve done it in style. Crystal Palace would have felt confident ahead of today’s match but they’ve been blown away with how ruthless the Gunners have been around the penalty area.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal (Declan Rice, 84’)
The game has certainly gone now!
Declan Rice gets himself on the scoresheet with a belter of a finish. Calafiori receives the ball on the left wing and slots it inside to Rice. Herolls the ball into his right foot and curls a shot into the far, bottom corner!
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
81 mins: Into the final 10 minutes now and Oliver Glasner has made a couple of changes. Clyne and Mateta are the men who have been replaced which maybe points to the manager knowing that the game has gone.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
78 mins: Calafiori is down after a challenge from Nathaniel Clyne. The Palace defender is booked and the Arsenal substitute needs a bit of treatment.
He should be okay to play on.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
75 mins: 15 minutes to play at Selhurst Park. The tempo has dropped as Arsenal look to close out the game with Palace trying to find a way back into it but to no avail.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
72 mins: Calafiori cleans out Richards at the byline a gifts a free kick to Palace in a dangerous area. The free kick is swung into the box but Gabriel Jesus is there to rise highest and head the ball away.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
69 mins: As things stand Arsenal will be cutting the gap to Liverpool to just three points and they’ll feel as though they are right back in the title race along with Chelsea and the Reds themselves.
The Gunners will continue to put pressure on the leaders with each win they have.
Palace aren’t content to let them coast through this match though.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Arsenal
66 mins: Martinelli has taken up Bukayo Saka’s usual spot on the right wing and it’s paying off handsomely for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta will feel relieved that there’s a built in replacement for Saka if his hamstring injury proves to be worse than suspected.
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