Playing with one less man, Arsenal still beat Crystal Palace

In the second round of the Premier League, Arsenal traveled to Crystal Palace without Jurren Timber and Gabriel Jesus. In addition, coach Arteta continued to leave center-back Gabriel on the bench. Eddie Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Thomas Partey were used in the starting lineup.

These changes caused Arsenal to start the game rather unsteadily. They even let Crystal Palace dominate the game in the early stages. Aaron Ramsdale's goal was in a state of alarm many times, but the home team's strikers were unable to finish.

The Gunners had a difficult time against home team Crystal Palace.

In the final 15 minutes of the first half, Arsenal regained control. They created two dangerous chances - both of which belonged to Eddie Nketiah. First, the Englishman cleverly moved in front of the goal before hitting the post. Then, he missed a clear chance to score from 6 yards out after a pass from Martin Odegaard.

Eddie Nketiah's performance in the first half left the away team's fans frustrated. But in the second half, he helped the yellow team open the scoring. In the 52nd minute, the main referee, after consulting with VAR, determined that Sam Johnstone had fouled Nketiah in the penalty area. Odegaard made no mistake and opened the scoring from 11 meters away.

The goal did not ease Arsenal fans' worries. In the 67th minute, Tomiyasu received a second yellow card and was sent off. The Gunners were playing with one less player and were under great pressure from the home team. However, their defense of 6 defenders helped them secure the victory.

Arsenal took all 6 points after 2 matches, thereby maintaining the points race with Man City and Brighton. However, they still have a lot of work to do with an unconvincing performance.

Van Hai

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