🚨 Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal: Gunners stunned at Selhurst Park

Arsenal’s push for a top-four end was given a actuality examine as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night time. 

The Gunners, having watched the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United drop factors over the weekend, wanted a win to consolidate their top-four hopes, however Palace, underneath former Gunner Patrick Vieira had different concepts. 

The Gunners had been sluggish within the opening minutes, permitting the hosts to dominate possession in key areas with Conor Gallagher particularly spectacular in the midst of the park.

They turned the possession right into a objective with quarter-hour on the clock when Jean-Philippe Mateta discovered some area contained in the field and powered his header previous the goalkeeper, giving him no probability.

Earlier than the Gunners may reply, Jordan Ayew made it 2-0 halfway by means of the opening interval, hanging the ball in direction of objective from the sting of the penalty field and beating the keeper from shut vary. 

Alexandre Lacazette bought Arsenal’s first open probability simply earlier than the half-hour mark, however his header went miles over the crossbar. 

Aaron Ramsdale was pressured to make a save simply earlier than the break, holding out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s low drive to the center after he created some area. 

The second half was a balanced affair with few clear probabilities to each side, despite the fact that the Gunners appeared the most definitely to seek out the again of the web. 

Arsenal appealed for a penalty 5 minutes into the second interval when Bukayo Saka went down underneath a problem from Kouyate, however the referee couldn’t have any of it as play continued. 

Smith Rowe and Odegaard had clear probabilities to drag one again for the Gunners, however each their efforts couldn’t discover the goal. 

With 17 minutes to go, the hosts bought the prospect to extend their tally from the spot when Odegaard introduced down Wilfried Zaha contained in the field, giving Paul Tierney little to ponder over as he awarded the penalty. 

The Ivory Coast worldwide stepped as much as simply ship Ramsdale the flawed strategy to make it 3-0. 

There have been no extra objectives within the remaining quarter of an hour or so, as Palace moved into the highest half of the desk. 

Arsenal, however, will rue the missed probability to regain their fourth spot, which they misplaced to London rivals Tottenham, who beat Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.