Arsenal prior to the game, had lost two straight PL games, sliding from 1st to 4th position on the league table
By Kehinde Okeowo
Arsenal bounced back from two straight Premier League (PL) defeats to beat Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Prior to the encounter, the visitors have won just one of their last 18 away London derbies in the PL and are winless in nine
The Gunners opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Gabriel nodded in a corners to give Arsenal the lead.
They doubled their advantage in the 35th minute when another headed by Gabriel struck Crystal Palace goalkeeper, Henderson to deflect into the back of the net.
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The Eagles offered little in response. Instead, it was Arsenal who added to their lead in the second half when Trossard was sent one-on-one with the goalkeeper and kept his cool to finish confidently.
With Crystal Palace already well beaten, Martinelli was brought in from the bench and he added further sheen to the win with two goals in injury time, both swept into the far corner.
Arsenal with the win move up to third, two points behind leaders Liverpool but having played a game more than Jurgen Klopp’s side. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, remain 14th in the table.
Speaking after the game, one of Arsenal’s scorers, Martinelli said: “It was so important. We know our qualities. It doesn’t matter what people say on the outside, we believe in ourselves. We showed that today and what we can do.
“We knew we needed a game like that where we had a clean sheet and scored five games.
“We will try our best and keep going like that because we know our expectation.”
