Arsenal scraped their second three points of the Premier League season on Monday night after edging out Crystal Palace in a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park. After a Martin Ødegaard penalty, the Gunners managed to escape with a win to remain unbeaten, despite a late surge of pressure from the Eagles in their fight back.
Mikel Arteta’s side were also handed a blow when they were reduced to ten men following Takehiro Tomiyasu’s sending off. The defender collected two yellow cards in the space of seven minutes in the second half, the first coming due to time wasting.
LondonWorld has rated every Arsenal player after their latest win, check out the verdict below.
9. Gabriel Martinelli — 5.5
Overall a quiet night from the Brazilian but his quick thinking created the penalty opportunity. | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
10. Bukayo Saka — 6
Worked his socks off trying to create opportunities. Palace struggled to deal with him in the first half. | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
11. Eddie Nketiah — 6.5
Like Saka, Nketiah was a real workhorse all evening until he was subbed off for Jorginho. He missed two chances in the first half but did win the penalty. | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
12. Gabriel — 6
Came on and did his job to help steady the ship and see the team over the line. | Arsenal FC via Getty Images