Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal: Martin Odegaard penalty sees 10-man Gunners squeeze past Eagles in Premier League
And Nketiah’s flick-on eventually winds up with Havertz, whose first touch is lovely and sets him on a skip to the box. He finds Matinelli on the left, whose shot is blocked, likewise Saka’s. That’s a big warning for Palace.
29’ – SAKA TURNS ONE INTO NKETIAH!
He on the edge, right-hand side, and he feels Andersen behind him, turning him like water and oozing into the box, opening body, holding him off, lsiding a shot across Johnstone … and onto the post! Brilliant play.
36’ – HERE COME ARSENAL AGAIN!
Saka waits, out on the right, then slides a square pass into Rice’s stride, the ball immediately slotted in behind for Nketiah … who lifts his shot over Johnstone and over the bar.
51’ – PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
Martinelli sends the free-kick straight down the side of the wall – what are the defenders doing? – Nketiah nudges it away from Johnstone, and though he’s never catching up with the ball, when the keeper takes him down – when he makes sure the keeper takes him down – the ref points to the spot. Johnstone didn’t need to do that, Nketiah was going nowhere
54’ – GOAL!
Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace (Odegaard pen) Odegaard ambles up, pauses, and as Johnstone dives right, passes left.
67’ – WHO DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING?!
A ball down the line sees Ayew draw Tomiyasu in, spin him … and Tomiyasu pulls his shirt, stopping the counter. The contact is minor but it’s enough, and he’ll learn a lesson from that because of his first booking.
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