Nicolas Pepe scored a brace as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace
(Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal kept their hopes of playing European football next season alive with a late 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
Simon Collings ran the rule over Mikel Arteta’s players at Selhurst Park...
Bernd Leno 7
Made a couple of good saves, particularly in the first half. One of the better performers during the win.
Calum Chambers 7
Made a great tackle in the second half to stop Wilfried Zaha from scoring. Got forward when he could and is developing an understanding with Nicolas Pepe.
Rob Holding 6
Stopped Christian Benteke from getting through on goal early on and was solid for most of the night, but will be disappointed with the nature of Palace’s goal.
Gabriel 6
His passing on the ball is getting better and he seemed to relish the physical battle with Benteke. A solid display.
Kieran Tierney 7
Looks fully fit again and back to his usual self. Set up Arsenal’s first goal and looked a threat going forward when he combined with Bukayo Saka.
Mohamed Elneny 7
A solid game from the Egyptian, but nowhere near the level he was against Chelsea last week.
Thomas Partey 5
Made a vital block early on to deny Jeffrey Schlupp, however he didn’t command the game as you would like. Taken off instead of Elneny with 12 minutes to go.
Nicolas Pepe 8 | Star man
One of those who had a better game. Scored two goals and looked a real threat all night. Has been one of Arsenal’s best players this season.
Emile Smith Rowe 6
Couple of nice moments and touches, but not as impressive as he was against Chelsea last week.
Bukayo Saka 6
Had a fairly decent game out left and linked up well with Tierney, particularly for Arsenal’s first goal. Taken off with just over an hour gone.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5
A very quiet night for the captain, who was not involved much at all. Looked isolated at times and starved of service.
Substitutions
Martin Odegaard (Saka 65’) 6
A few nice moments and touches when he came on - and set up Martinelli for his goal.
Gabriel Martinelli (Partey 78’) 7
Came on and scored for Arsenal. A vital cameo.
Granit Xhaka (Tierney 78’) 6
Came on and provided a calming influence.
