Arsenal maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League table on Sunday afternoon with an impressive 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners were able to set a new English Football League record in the process, accumulating 28 points from their 30 London derby games this season – a feat that no other team has accomplished in a single campaign before.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli provided braces whilst Granit Xhaka chipped in with a goal of his own against the Eagles, Jeffrey Schlupp notching late on as a mere consolation for hapless Palace.
Despite Palace having sacked former Gunner Patrick Vieira just two days prior to kick-off, there was no ‘new manager bounce’ confronting Arsenal – who now hold an eight-point advantage over defending champions Manchester City having played one game more than Pep Guardiola’s side.
After the match, Mikel Arteta voiced his delight with his sides’ performance given their Europa League exit on Thursday and the recent injuries sustained by Takehiro Tomiyasu and William Saliba.
Rob Holding made his first Premier League start of the season deputising for Centre Back Saliba, producing a stellar performance described by Saka as ‘unbelievable’.
Arsenal will face Leeds United back at home on April 1st after the upcoming international break, followed by an away trip to Anfield for a Merseyside Derby against Liverpool eight days later.
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