Crystal Palace on Saturday lost to Arsenal 5-0 at the Emirates on Saturday in the English Premier League.
The win for the Gunners is the first in the New Year starting as Brazilian defender Gabriel Megalhaes opened scoring for the Gunners the with an 11th-minute header.
In the competitive game, Palace never relented in their efforts to score but never knew Henderson will secure a goal to his name after the ball hit the back of his head as the players felt was caused by an obstruction from Ben White.
Interestingly, Arsenal goalkeeper, Raya, who quickly threw the ball into the path of Gabriel Jesus while the Brazilian paced the ball before laying it to Belgian teammate, Trossard, who fired the ball past Henderson.
Not quite a team ready to hang on to the 3-0 lead, the Gunners continued to show their attacking prowess towards the end of the game.
Martinelli registered two instant goals in stoppage time to earn the Gunners a comfortable victory against Roy Hodgson’s side.
On the loses for the Gunners, Arsenal had lost their last two EPL matches in 2023 in a 2-0 home loss against West Ham before falling to a 2-1 defeat by Fulham at Craven Cottage, followed by a 2-0 FA Cup loss against Liverpool.
Arsenal at the moment sits on the third position, two points behind table leaders Liverpool, but in the same point as Manchester City while Palace stay five points above the relegation zone with 21 points.
