Under the pressure of having to obtain a victory to close the gap with the top peloton in the rankings table, Arsenal Football Club hosted Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium for the eighth day of this 2021-2022 edition of the Premier League of England.
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang put the 1-0 in favor of the Gunners at 8 ‘, and after the Eagles temporarily came back with goals from Christian Benteke (50’) and Odsone Edouard (73 ‘), Alexandre Lacazette would save a point for Arsenal signing the 2×2 at 90 ‘+ 5.
With this result, Arsenal was in 12th place in the table, four points behind the access zone to the Europa League.
Lineups
Arsenal: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel and Tierney; Partey (Martinelli), Odegaard (Lacazette) and Smith-Rowe; Pepe, Saka (Lokonga) and Aubameyang.
Crystal Palace: Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, and Mitchell; Milivojevic (Kouyaté), McArthur and Gallagher; Ayew (Olise), Edouard (Tomkins) and Benteke.
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