Arsenal's Matteo Guendouzi looks dejected during the match against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London April 21, 2019. — Reuters pic
The Gunners, who can also reach Europe’s top club competition by winning the Europa League, fell behind to Christian Benteke’s first goal for a year before Mesut Ozil equalised early in the second half.James McArthur took advantage of more woeful Arsenal defending to make it three. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reduced the deficit, but it was too late to stop Palace’s first league win at Arsenal since October 1994.
“In this key moment, we have the chance to fight for the top four. If we win at Wolverhampton, it is still in our hands.”Benteke won a free-kick wide on the right. When it was curled in, Mustafi and Konstantinos Mavropanos both stood watching as Benteke thundered past to head home from close-range. “He’s given an honest answer to a question, but that didn’t look like the performance of a player keen to get away,” Palace boss Roy Hodgson said of Zaha’s influential display.