Crystal Palace vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League end result, last rating and response tonight

Gabriel Martinelli helped hearth Arsenal to the primary three factors of the Premier League season of their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

Martinelli headed residence after 20 minutes because the Gunners made a promising begin at Selhurst Park.

And whereas the hosts returned brighter after the break in a second half that noticed few possibilities for both facet, the wind was firmly taken out of their sails when Bukayo Saka’s cross deflected in off the top of Marc Guehi to place the sport away.

Arsenal got here to Selhurst Park hoping to keep away from a repeat of final season’s shock opener after they misplaced 2-0 at Brentford.

The night time started with a little bit of last-minute drama for the hosts, who introduced the departure of Christian Benteke to DC United after six seasons with the membership.

Gabriel Jesus was one in all three debutants for Mikel Arteta’s facet, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and William Saliba additionally named within the Gunners’ beginning XI.

Arsenal have been the primary to get a shot in after Jesus cleverly labored his approach into the field, dodging two Palace shirts earlier than his shot bounced off Guehi.

The ball landed on the ft of Martinelli on the fringe of the realm, however the Brazilian’s effort sailed effectively huge throughout the face of objective.

Moments later it was Zinchenko who unleashed a shot of his personal from practically the identical location, his try better-directed however batted away by Vicente Guaita.

The Eagles labored their approach again into their attacking finish, Eberechi Eze and Wilfried Zaha exchanging passes to maneuver the ball down the left flank however unable to create any actual alternatives.

The Gunners piled on the strain, their debutants exhibiting no signal of first-game jitters in entrance of the infamous Holmesdale stand.

Lastly they received the breakthrough they have been in search of off the set-piece, Zinchenko first connecting within the air earlier than Martinelli redeemed his earlier miss, rising highest in entrance of a crowded objective to nod within the opener.

Guaita prevented the guests from shortly doubling their benefit, punching away a harmful nook moments later.

Palace’s greatest likelihood got here close to the top of the half when Joachim Andersen discovered himself within the field to satisfy a free-kick, which he headed throughout objective.

Odsonne Edouard, who earned his place in Patrick Vieira’s beginning XI after scoring a brace within the Eagles’ last pleasant towards Montpellier, was in a superb place within the centre of the realm and ducked to satisfy the ball however directed his effort straight at Aaron Ramsdale.

The Frenchman discovered himself with one last likelihood to equalise earlier than the break however skied the hosts’ second-best alternative of the half.

Palace appeared brighter after the restart and will have levelled after Zaha issued a pin-point go to Eze within the centre of the field to arrange a one-on-one, however the south Londoner scuffed his effort.

What ought to have been a simple clearance for Arsenal was a scare after the ball bounced off a number of gamers and into the arms of Ramsdale, who by some means let it slip away earlier than recovering.

Neither facet was capable of create many extra alternatives, although the hosts requested far more of the Gunners within the second interval.

Any hope of splitting the factors, nevertheless, ended within the eighty fifth minute when Saka’s cross deflected off the top of the unlucky Guehi and into the underside left nook.