Arsenal hangs on with 10 men to beat Crystal Palace after Odegaard’s penalty

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal relied on Martin Odegaard’s 54th-minute penalty and an stubborn defensive effort when right down to 10 males late on to safe a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace within the English Premier League on Monday.

Takehiro Tomiyasu was despatched off within the 67th minute after accumulating a second yellow card, forcing Arsenal to retreat to protect its second straight victory to open the marketing campaign.

In the top, a penalty separated the groups, with Odegaard sending Sam Johnstone the incorrect approach from the spot after the Palace goalkeeper introduced down Eddie Nketiah following a shortly taken free kick. Bukayo Saka often takes Arsenal’s spot kicks however he handed the ball to Odegaard, the captain.

Arsenal is conserving tempo with probably title rival Manchester City, the defending champion, by incomes back-to-back wins. The first 2-1 at dwelling to Nottingham Forest didn’t come simple, both.

“We know Man City are the best team in the world at the minute and they are tough to stop,” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice stated. “But it’s a great challenge ahead.”

Palace supplied little attacking menace till Tomiyasu, who was yellow-carded within the sixtieth for taking too lengthy at a throw-in, was adjudged to have pulled the jersey of Jordan Ayew after the Palace ahead spun spherical to chase a ball excessive.

The second reserving regarded harsh and Tomiyasu appeared shocked by the choice as he turned the fifth participant within the second spherical of Premier League video games to be despatched off. Match officers are clamping down on time-wasting, particularly, this season, explaining why Tomiyasu obtained his first yellow.

“We know what’s happening, we know if we are time-wasting, we’re going to get a yellow card,” Rice stated. “It can be frustrating at times but they laid down the law at the start of the season.”

Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta withdrew a raft of attackers within the ultimate 20 minutes and changed them with defenders to guard the lead. Center backs William Saliba and substitute Gabriel, particularly, had been spectacular in serving to Arsenal see the sport out.

“I love to win like this,” Arteta stated.

“Even at 10 men, we didn’t concede and we read the game very well. … It shows how much we want it.”

In the primary half, Nketiah wasted two nice probabilities when performed by means of first by Saka after which by Rice. His first try hit the submit and his second was poked over the crossbar.

Palace gained its opening sport at Sheffield United 1-0.

Aside from City and Arsenal, Brighton was the one different group with a most of six factors after two video games.