Arsenal clashed heads with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier tonight as they hoped to collect all three points on the road. The Gunners made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 16th minute when Jean-Philippe Mateta scored with a good header from close range. Jordan Ayew doubled Palace’s advantage with a clinical finish just eight minutes later as Mikel Arteta’s men went into the half-time interval trailing by a 2-0 scoreline.
Wilfried Zaha added another goal for the Eagles from the penalty spot in the 74th minute as Arsenal crashed to a disappointing 3-0 loss in the London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the clash against the Eagles.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale – 5.5/10
The Gunners keeper made a couple of saves but won’t be pleased after allowing three goals during the 90 minutes.
RB: Cedric Soares – 6.5/10
He maintained a solid defensive shape at the back and made a couple of decent runs down the right flank.
CB: Ben White – 5.5/10
White looked shaky at the back and produced a lackluster display on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Gabriel – 6/10
The Brazilian talent cleared his lines when needed and was good on the ball. However, he failed to stop the Eagles from wreaking havoc inside his penalty area.
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LB: Nuno Tavares – 5.5/10
Tavares failed to give a good account of himself in the first half and got substituted after 45 minutes.
CM: Thomas Partey – 5.5/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game and could last only 74 minutes.
CM: Granit Xhaka – 6/10
Xhaka was tidy with his passing but failed to protect his backline.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and struggled to threaten the Palace goal.
CAM: Martin Odegaard – 5/10
Odegaard failed to make himself useful in the final third and was guilty of conceding a cheap penalty in the second half.
LW: Emile Smith Rowe – 6/10
He engineered some decent chances going forward but didn’t manage to register a goal.
ST: Alexandre Lacazette – 5.5/10
The French talent never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6.5/10
His pace caused a few problems for the Palace defenders.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 6/10
Nketiah was unfortunate to rattle the woodwork.
CM: Albert Sambi Lokonga – 6/10
He made one good chance in the opponent’s half.
