da 888casino： Mikel Arteta's side made it two wins from two in the Premier League, but they were made to work hard for the three points
da blaze casino： Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on Monday night in an incident-packed derby that saw Takehiro Tomiyasu sent off, and Martin Odegaard score the winner. The Gunners were perhaps slightly unimpressive throughout the fixture, but they managed to earn a vital three points in one of the trickiest away games in the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta's side earned the lead through Martin Odegaard but Takehiro Tomiyasu was sent off, and left the north London side hanging on over the final 29 minutes of the contest.
Nevertheless, the Gunners were resilient and managed to hang on and secure all three points.
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Aaron Ramsdale (6/10):
Did exactly what he needed to do and was never really stretched.
Thomas Partey (6/10):
Played out of position but dominated his flank. Was rarely beaten by the tricky Eberechi Eze.
Ben White (6/10):
Got his head to everything but did seem uncomfortable against Palace's pace.
William Saliba (7/10):
Solid as a rock at the back and impressed with his distribution.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (3/10):
Sent off, perhaps harshly, for two yellow cards, but never got up to the pace of the game.
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Declan Rice (7/10):
There's a real majesty to his game at his best. Read the play well and calmed Arsenal down when they were a man light.
Kai Havertz (5/10):
Some nice touches but was barely in the game in the final third. Arteta needs to figure out his role in the team.
Martin Odegaard (8/10):
Cool as ice from the penalty spot and played excellently, forever keeping Arsenal ticking.
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Bukayo Saka (6/10):
Not at his effervescent best but continually ran at Palace and tried to make things happen.
Eddie Nketiah (6/10):
Won the penalty from which Odegaard scored but blazed over an easy chance in the first half.
Gabriel Martinelli (5/10):
On the fringes of the game all night.
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Gabriel (6/10):
On after the sending off to mop up defensively and did exactly that.
Jorginho (6/10):
Got his foot on the ball and slowed play down as Arsenal saw the game out.
Jakub Kiwior (N/A):
On too late to make any sort of impact.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (N/A)
Only introduced for the final few minutes.
Mikel Arteta (6/10):
Will be delighted with the win but this wasn't a sparkling Arsenal display. They'll move on quickly, and he did tighten them up after the red card.