looked determined to stop their opponents’ disrupted preparations from coming together. Amid a thick grey fog drifting from the away end, where flares and smoke bombs greeted the first whistle, the hosts’ rhythmic pressing game clicked into gear immediately, Leandro Trossard smothering the first attempted pass of the game in a sign of things to come.
As the smoke began to lift, Palace produced two flashes of danger. McCarthy had promised aggression and speed in the final third and Wilfried Zaha obliged, taking advantage of a turnover out wide to dance in behind and unleash a low shot which Aaron Ramsdale could only push on to the post. It was pure luck that, having ricocheted out on to his trailing leg, the ball went behind for a corner rather than crossing the line.
Arsenal players piqued fans’ curiosity by posing with a replica of the famous clock which adorns the Emirates – as it did Highbury –last weekend, spawning several theories as to its significance. Martin Ødegaard gave some more insight into the meaning of the gesture in his programme notes, explaining that “we spoke about the importance of working together as a team, like the parts of a clock”. After those two scares, Arsenal’s internal mechanics began to whir in unison.
As the game approached the half-hour mark, Arsenal made their breakthrough. Ben White won the ball out wide on the right before playing in Saka, who lofted a cross to Martinelli. Having steadied himself, he sent a shot whistling past Whitworth and into the back of the net. From there, the inevitable tick, tick, tick of Arsenal pressure grew ever louder.
Arsenal faced little resistance in the second half, even if they did squander their clean sheet. Granit Xhaka made it 3-0 with a dinked finish from close range after being played through by Trossard who, in the process, registered an impressive sixth assist in five league games. Palace pulled one back at a corner via Jeffrey Schlupp, with the goal surviving a VAR check for handball.
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