only 1-0 with total dominance. Palace are no City but it makes me nervous. Not sure why we can't keep up the intensity and bury sides we dominate so much

Should be 2 or 3 up. Palace's legs are tiring so anything less than a rout will be disappointing.

Happy with 3 points, would be good to see a few more Arsenal goals though!

Definitely need a second. Every chance we will concede one at some stage.

Yep, all over them, should be 2/3 up by now, hopefully it will not bite us in the arse!

That'll do.

Iwobi makes it two. Was having an average game but came up with a crucial goal.

Hopefully game opens up a bit more now.

wonder if Wenger dares tell Sanchez that the one weakness in his game is his passing in the final 3rd?! He gives it away a lot.
Palace are right back in it if they get a goal. Complacency seems to have set in. Come on!

Liking Lucas.

yes hope that's not the last we see of Lucas in the PL. He really adds energy and drive.

He can only get better the more he gets used to the pace of the PL. Once he starts adding goals in the league it will be hard for Walcott to get back in the team.

Still not sure the team and Wenger know how to kill teams off. Palace were more likely to get a goal back than us scoring a third. Not sure if it's a mental thing but we sit back too much. Same happened against City when going a goal up.

Giroud's goal was just sublime, beautiful. Goal of the season IMO We musn't forget Sanchez either.
Better than the Mkhitarian (sp?) goal as it was from further out, a tougher angle and more importantly, was onside.

Nice start to 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJVEvDUeKI
the scorpion king

Quiet in here.

Completely dominated the opposition. Kept a clean sheet. Scored an absolutely fantastic goal. Not much to moan about I suppose.

Didn't see the match, but thanks for the link - great goal.

Pool dropped points, must take advantage of that! Win 4-0 tomorrow and we're in 2nd. City, Pool and Chelsea have some tricky away games whereas we're playing Swansea. Will be hoping for Spurs to get something tomorrow, feel a bit dirty...

Line up for tonight:

Cech,
Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal,
Coquelin, Xhaka, Ramsey, Sanchez, Iwobi,
Giroud

Mustafi back, let's get the 3 points! Look forward to seeing how Xhaka and Ramsey play, but also dreading it. Ramsey's a class player (or better, was) and he's been unlucky a few times. A good performance will do him good, I think.

Good to see Kostafi partnership is back.

I'm nervous TBH, you never know with Arsenal

You were saying??

Well that was shite defending.

Goal down already. Jeez.

And some more. Moronic challenge.

2-0. That's that then. Terrible!!