Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal: Martin Odegaard scores only goal in Gunners win

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A punishment from skipper Martin Odegaard gave 10-man Arsenal a battling Premier League triumph astatine Crystal Palace.

Eddie Nketiah was brought down by Sam Johnstone aft Gabriel Martinelli's rapidly taken free-kick, with Odegaard sending the goalkeeper the incorrect mode from the spot.

At that signifier Mikel Arteta's broadside looked comfortable, but they were near hanging connected aft left-back Takehiro Tomiyasu was shown a reddish paper for 2 bookings.

The archetypal yellowish was for taking excessively agelong implicit a throw-in and the 2nd was harshly awarded for a insignificant foul connected Jordan Ayew successful midfield.

Palace enactment connected precocious pressure, with Tyrick Mitchell drilling implicit successful wounded time, but the Gunners, who deed the station done Nketiah successful the archetypal half, deserved their victory.

Arsenal articulation Brighton and Manchester City connected six points from 2 games, portion Palace failed to physique connected their opening-day triumph astatine Sheffield United.

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Crystal Palace

Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard

Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Squad number49Player nameRak-Sakyi

Arsenal

Squad number1Player nameRamsdale
Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number2Player nameSaliba
Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number15Player nameKiwior
Squad number20Player nameJorginho
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko

Line-ups

Crystal Palace

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Johnstone
2WardSubstituted forRak-Sakyiat 83'minutes
16Andersen
6Guéhi
3Mitchell
8Lerma
28DoucouréBooked astatine 90mins
9J AyewBooked astatine 27mins
10Eze
15SchluppSubstituted forAhamadaat 74'minutes
22Édouard

Substitutes

5Tomkins
17Clyne
26Richards
29Ahamada
31Matthews
37Gordon
44Riedewald
49Rak-Sakyi

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

1Ramsdale
5Partey
4White
2Saliba
18TomiyasuBooked astatine 67mins
8ØdegaardSubstituted forZinchenkoat 89'minutes
41Rice
29HavertzBooked astatine 90mins
7SakaSubstituted forKiwiorat 89'minutes
14NketiahSubstituted forJorginhoat 79'minutes
11MartinelliSubstituted forGabrielat 70'minutes

Substitutes

6Gabriel
10Smith Rowe
15Kiwior
19Trossard
20Jorginho
21Fábio Vieira
22Raya
24Nelson
35Zinchenko

Referee:David Coote

Attendance:24,189

Live Text

Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1.
Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Arsenal 1.
Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is excessively high.
Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the six gait container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a headed pass.
Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellowish card.
Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Arsenal. Jorginho tries a done ball, but Oleksandr Zinchenko is caught offside.
Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Martin Ødegaard.
Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Bukayo Saka.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace).
Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
Attempt missed. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Thomas Partey.