Written by Arsenal met Crystal Palace in another game of the English Premier League. The game started on a very high note and it was very evident that all the Managers wanted nothing but three points. Mikel Arteta stuck with the same squad that played against Nottingham Forest in the opening game of the Premier League campaign.
The first half was very tough and it ended in a 0-0 draw. The second half started on a very high note and the Arsenal players tried their best in order to get their foot moving. Eddie Nketiah was fouled in the penalty box and this gave Arsenal a better opportunity to get things moving.
Bukayo Saka took the ball and he wanted to take the penalty but after a second thought, he left it for his Captain fantastic Martin Odegaard. The Norwegian player maker did not take any chances. He sent Sam Johnstone on the opposite direction and got a goal for Arsenal.
Arsenal got themselves in a tight corner after Takehiro Tomiyasu was shown a second yellow card and he was sent out of play in the 67th minute. This was a tough situation for Mikel Arteta and he immediately made a substitution.
Gabriel Martinelli was sacrificed and he gave way for Gabriel Magalhaes. He did not stop there with the substitutions. He substituted Eddie Nketiah and replaced him with Jorginho, Bukayo Saka with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Martin Odegaard with Jakub Kiwior. This made Arsenal to be more defensive.
Kai Havertz was the only forward player who was left on the pitch. The game ended 1-0 in favor of Arsenal.