Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal: Arsenal player ratings as 10-man Gunners hold firm for a hard-fought away win

Martin Odegaard’s second-half penalty saw 10-man Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Monday, August 21.

The home side started brightly, but the visitors grew into the game and ended the half in the ascendancy. The Gunners fashioned the better chances and Palace remained a threat on the counter, but neither side could find the breakthrough at half time.

Less than 10 minutes after the restart, however, Arsenal took what they would consider a deserved lead. A quickly taken free-kick sent Eddie Nketiah through on goal and he was brought down in the box by Sam Johnstone. Odegaard calmly rolled the resulting spot-kick into the bottom-left corner in the 53rd minute.

Arsenal’s momentum was halted soon after, when Takehiro Tomiyasu was sent off in the 67th minute for a second bookable offence. However, Mikel Arteta’s men held firm in the face of near-constant Crystal Palace pressure to see out a narrow win.

On that note, here are the Arsenal player ratings from a gritty performance:

Ramsdale was not called into action as much as Palace would have liked, given their numerical advantage. The Arsenal goalkeeper made just two saves in the game but commanded his area with authority, making 10 recoveries.

Partey seems to have adapted well to his new role at right-back, defending and attacking with great vigor. He won 100% of his duels and made the most tackles (3) in the game, even providing an attacking outlet when needed.

Having moved to central defense this season from his right-back role in the last campaign, White put in another eye-catching performance. He played the ball out from the back well and effectively kept the Palace attackers at bay.

Saliba was superb in defense, making eight