Arsenal blew the chance to jump back above north London rivals Tottenham into fourth spot in the Premier League table after suffering a 3-0 mauling at Crystal Palace on Monday evening.Palace were on fire from the start and took the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s close-range header. It was 2-0 when Gabriel Magalhaes and Nuno Tavares blundered to allow Jordan Ayew through to beat Aaron Ramsdale. And the points were wrapped up when Wilfried Zaha was sent tumbling in the area and the forward duly dispatched the spot-kick.
The defeat leaves the Gunners level on points with Spurs, although they do still …
- April 5, 2022
