Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal: Visitors’ top four hopes in Premier League hit by heavy defeat at Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace threw a spanner in the works of the Premier League top four race as they dismantled Arsenal 3-0 at Selhurst Park. In a London derby where north met south, the southerners mauled the visitors, outrunning and outclassing them as their northern counterparts never got going.

Ad/> Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jordan Ayew, and Wilfried Zaha were enough to nullify one of Mikel Arteta's games in hand in the Gunners' fight for a Champions League place, and they were second best by a long margin here. Premier LeagueArteta shuts down Conte mind games in top-four race9 HOURS AGO Outfought; outworked.

Just two ways to describe a one-sided encounter that Patrick Vieira's side bossed from minute one, pressing high and not allowing the away side a single second to get into their rhythm, forcing players often so composed in possession into uncharacteristic mistakes. Arsenal had a helping hand in their own downfall: the first goal not dealt with initially after a floated Conor Gallagher free kick that was allowed to travel all the way through to Joachim Andersen to knock down at the far post, and the Frenchman Mateta could not believe his luck as he nodded his side one goal to the good.

They doubled their lead not long after. Andersen's angled through pass towards Ayew caused a mix-up between Nuno Tavares and Gabriel on the left of the Gunners' defence, with Ayew stealing in and slotting beyond the helpless Aaron Ramsdale, who was not welcomed back with any sort of clean sheet solace after his recent absence with injury.