Eberechi Eze scored against his former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points.
Eze who joined the Gunners in a deal worth £67m in the summer, scored the only goal of the match from another trademark Arsenal set-piece.
Declan Rice curled a free-kick into the area which was knocked down by centre-back Gabriel, then Eze acrobatically fired the ball into the corner of the net.
The Gunners came out for the second half with real purpose, and five minutes after the restart, they very nearly doubled their advantage when Declan Rice’s cross was headed onto the crossbar by Gabriel.
The rebound fell to Rice, who fired straight at Dean Henderson, with Bukayo Saka shooting just wide of the left post moments later.
The win marks Arsenal’s fifth consecutive clean sheet victory in all competitions, and sees Arteta’s men hold a four-point advantage over second-placed Bournemouth, with the Gunners maintaining their unbeaten home record this season.
