Crystal Palace
Wayne Hennessey – 7
The Welsh goalkeeper was always involved in the game as Arsenal kept possession and had chances on goal. But Hennessey kept everything out and was good with his handling except for the one time where he failed to reach the ball ahead of Sanchez during the Arsenal goal.
He made a couple of reflex saves to deny the Gunners and should be happy with his performance.
Joel Ward – 5
The English right-back sat on the ball quite literally once in the second half to deny possession to Sanchez. He was very busy at the back as he was unable to cope up with Iwobi and Monreal during the first half.
Damien Delaney – 7
The Irish defender had a great game at the back as he covered well for the injured Dann. He was brilliant for his side as he helped out his backline in tough situations. His tackling and intercepting play were very good.
Scott Dann – 6
Dann had a tough time on the pitch as he was injured in the first half when he went on to strike his boot into Gabriel’s. His injury led to Arsenal scoring their only goal as Sanchez broke free but the second half was great from the defender.
Pape Souare – 6
The young defender was very good on his wing as he denied any real opportunities to Bellerin throughout the game. He defended his flank very well and got forward to assist his attackers when his team broke on the counter.
Joe Ledley – 5
Ledley did well to stop the likes of Ozil and Sanchez throughout the game. His pace gave him the time to stop the attackers and break up the play. He was booked for a pull-back on Sanchez in the second half.
Yohan Cabaye – 6
The Frenchman was at his absolute best while breaking up Arsenal’s midfield but did not produce anything special for his forward players. He closed down the likes of Iwobi and Coquelin well throughout the game and ended up matching Arsenal’s midfielders.
Mile Jedinak – 5
The midfielder struggled to match his opponents and failed to get the ball off his opponents throughout the first half. Hence, he was substituted at half-time by Pardew to bring on Sako.
Jason Puncheon – 5
The Englishman struggled to get involved in the game as Arsenal retained possession and had much of the ball. He was quite anonymous throughout the game and did not help his side defensively or offensively.
Yannick Bolasie – 7
The Congolese midfielder was very poor throughout the game as he gave away possession time and time again. But he made up for his poor performance through his low drilled shot into the back of the net to get a point for his side.
Connor Wickham – 5
The forward did not get any real chances throughout the game and was missing as Arsenal retained possession. He was taken off early in the second half as he had just returned from an injury lay-off.
Substitutes
Bakary Sako – 7
Sako replaced Jedinak after the break in a game where his team saw little possession, Sako made the most of his opportunities as he ran past Bellerin on a couple of occasions. He did miss a headed effort.
Emmanuel Adebayor – 5
The former Arsenal and Tottenham striker was treated with boos throughout his 20 minutes on the pitch. He replaced Wickham and was lively, and passed the ball to Bolasie for the goal.
Wilfried Zaha – NA
The youngster came on to replace Puncheon and did not make any contribution worthy of a mention.
