Arsenal’s newcomers made an instantaneous impression as they opened the English Premier League by beating host Crystal Palace 2-0.
Left again Oleksandr Zinchenko arrange the opening objective within the first half whereas striker Gabriel Jesus created numerous possibilities and defender William Saliba put in a near-flawless efficiency in his first begin for Arsenal.
The Gunners nonetheless needed to endure a nervy second half earlier than Bukayo Saka’s tried cross was deflected into his personal web by Palace defender Marc Guehi within the eighty fifth.
Arsenal took the lead from a well-worked nook within the twentieth, when Zinchenko met a protracted supply into the world and headed again throughout objective towards Gabriel Martinelli, who nodded the ball in from shut vary.
Martinelli ought to have scored within the opening minutes after a rampaging run from Jesus, who dribbled his means into the field earlier than the ball was deflected into the trail of his fellow Brazilian, who scuffed his shot broad of the far publish.
“The way we started the game, the way we played the first half an hour, I think was superb,” Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta stated. “We ought to have scored one other one or two, we missed some possibilities. But (if) you wish to win right here, it’s a must to dig in.” Zinchenko and Jesus each joined from Manchester City within the offseason whereas Saliba was signed in 2019 however spent the final three seasons on mortgage in his native France. The heart again appeared composed and assured in his league debut, making key interventions and blocks as Palace chased an equalizer.
“It’s a long time I waited for this moment,” Saliba stated. “I’m so glad to start with a clean sheet and a win.” Arsenal additionally wanted two good saves from goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to keep up the lead.
Ramsdale first reacted shortly to palm away a close-range header from Odsonne Edouard within the forty second minute, then received down low to dam a shot from Eberechi Eze within the 54th.
“Aaron did incredibly well and he won the game for us,” Arteta stated.
For Arsenal, it made for a a lot better begin to the season than final 12 months, when it additionally opened the marketing campaign on a Friday evening however fell to at promoted Brentford 2-0 and went on to lose the subsequent two video games as properly.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
