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By Michael EmonsBBC Sport
Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League
Gabriel Martinelli besides scored the archetypal extremity of this Premier League season, netting successful Arsenal's 2-0 triumph implicit Crystal Palace astatine Selhurst Park connected 5 AugustArsenal moved 8 points wide astatine the apical of the Premier League acknowledgment to a regular location triumph implicit managerless Crystal Palace.
The Gunners, aiming to go champions for the archetypal clip since 2003-04, went up astatine Emirates Stadium done Gabriel Martinelli's left-footed onslaught - his sixth extremity successful six league matches.
Bukayo Saka doubled the pb erstwhile helium collected Ben White's walk and curled an effort past 19-year-old goalkeeper Joe Whitworth.
Granit Xhaka made it 3-0 with a first-time decorativeness from Leandro Trossard's assist, earlier Jeffrey Schlupp pulled 1 backmost from adjacent scope pursuing a country for Palace's archetypal extremity successful 5 matches.
But the fantabulous Saka restored Arsenal's three-goal vantage with a guided decorativeness from Kiernan Tierney's pull-back to seal the victory.
Arsenal person 69 points from 28 matches, with second-placed Manchester City, who bushed Burnley 6-0 successful the FA Cup quarter-finals connected Saturday, connected 61 points having played a crippled less.
Palace, who sacked manager Patrick Vieira connected Friday, person not won successful 13 games successful each competitions and lone 3 points supra the relegation zone.
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Arsenal
Squad number1Player nameRamsdale- Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number16Player nameHolding- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number35Player nameZinchenko
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number19Player nameTrossard
- Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number3Player nameTierney
- Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
- Squad number15Player nameKiwior
- Squad number20Player nameJorginho
Crystal Palace
Squad number41Player nameWhitworth
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number5Player nameTomkins
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number7Player nameOlise
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number11Player nameZaha
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ramsdale
- 4WhiteSubstituted forJorginhoat 83'minutes
- 16Holding
- 6GabrielSubstituted forKiwiorat 86'minutes
- 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTierneyat 65'minutes
- 8Ødegaard
- 5Partey
- 34Xhaka
- 7Saka
- 19TrossardSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 65'minutes
- 11MartinelliSubstituted forSmith Roweat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tierney
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Smith Rowe
- 15Kiwior
- 20Jorginho
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 24Nelson
- 30Turner
- 97Walters
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 41Whitworth
- 2Ward
- 5TomkinsBooked astatine 59mins
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 4MilivojevicSubstituted forHughesat 65'minutes
- 28Doucouré
- 7OliseSubstituted forEzeat 82'minutes
- 15SchluppSubstituted forAhamadaat 82'minutes
- 11Zaha
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forJ Ayewat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 9J Ayew
- 10Eze
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 19Hughes
- 26Richards
- 29Ahamada
- 44Riedewald
- 63Goodman
Referee:Stuart Attwell
Attendance:60,247
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Crystal Palace 1.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew tries a done ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Martin Ødegaard.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
Attempt saved. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Ben White.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Michael Olise.
Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
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