January 20, (THEWILL) – Arsenal emphatically ended their four-match winless streak across all competitions on Saturday, dispatching Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
The dominant victory will come as a relief for manager, Mikel Arteta, after successive English Premier League losses against West Ham and Fulham.
The Gunners controlled proceedings from the outset, taking the lead after just 11 minutes when centre-back, Gabriel Magalhaes, rose highest to head home from a corner. The Brazilian doubled Arsenal’s advantage later in the first half, outjumping the Palace defence to nod in Bukayo Saka’s delivery, though it was given as an own-goal as it came off the goalkeeper.
The second period followed a similar pattern to the first, with Arsenal continuing to dictate play. Leandro Trossard added a third just before the hour mark with a composed finish, before Gabriel Martinelli replaced him off the bench to net a quickfire stoppage time double.
The emphatic scoreline sees Arsenal climb above West Ham to third, equal on points with defending champions, Manchester City, even though the latter have a game at hand. Next up for the red army of north London is an away match against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
