Arsenal v Crystal Palace player ratings: Gabriel 8, Martinelli 8; Richards 3, Eze 6

Refreshed Gunners run riot at Emirates Stadium as poor Palace fall apart

ARSENAL RATINGS. Relatively untroubled. Only first-half save, from Lerma, came from his own poor kick. Safe hands dealing with Eze free-kick. Quick thinking to start move for the third. Reuters

Solid game. Not much defending to do but linked up well going forward and looked to feed Saka. AFP

Comfortable game. Dealt well with the muscular Mateta. Distribution was decent with just the one error. Reuters

Threw his weight around at set-pieces and was rewarded with a couple of goals. EPA

Good job linking up down Arsenal's lively left flank. Clever runs drew Schlupp in-field and created space up ahead. Getty Images

Steady game from the England midfielder. Excellent corner delivery for the opening goal. Reuters

Probably the most effective of Arsenal's midfielders. Always looking to get on the ball and create. Reuters

Quiet game for the German international. Dived to try and get a penalty in the first half. Reuters

Bright and busy but not quite the threat he usually is. AFP

Some nice link-up on the left, especially with Trossard and for the Belgian's goal. Constantly offside. AFP

Caused Palace problems with his crafty movement and combined well with fellow attackers. Took his goal well. Getty Images

ARSENAL SUBS. Smith Rowe (on for Havertz, 69'): Lively cameo. Reuters

(On for Trossard, 70'): Saw plenty of the ball on the left flank. Caused problems with pace. Scored two carbon copy goals; Jorginho (on for Rice, 75'): N/A; Nketiah (on for Jesus, 81'): N/A; Kiwior (oShow more

PALACE RATINGS. Let in five and must take part of the blame for second goal. Must be stronger dealing with crosses. Reuters

Had a horror show of a first half. Made individual errors and twice lost Gabriel at corners resulting in goals. Reuters

Tough day for the England defender up against a rampant Arsenal attack. Getty Images

Difficult afternoon for the usually reliable defender, seemed to have a pop at the protesting fans at the end. AP

Tried hard but was given the runaround with so much of Arsenal's attacking thrust coming down his side. Reuters

Typically industrious display but was chasing shadows. PA

Mustered a couple efforts from range and got stuck in. Reuters

The pick of Palace's defenders as he did a decent job on England man Saka. AFP

Didn't provide much help to his full-back and offered nothing going forward. Reuters

Palace's best player, never stopped trying. Did give the ball away in build-up to fourth goal. Reuters

Fed off scraps and got little change out of Saliba and Gabriel. AFP

PALACE SUBS. (On for Schlupp, 75'). Little impact; Ozoh (on for Hughes, 70'): 5; Ahamada (on for Clyne, 76'): N/A; Tomkins (on for Guehi, 86'): N/A. Reuters

Arsenal returned from their mid-season break in Dubai with a bang as they easily swatted aside Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta's side scored five unanswered goals to close the gap on league leaders Liverpool and leave the dismal visitors looking over their shoulders, with a section of the Palace support even protesting against chairman Steve Parrish and manager Roy Hodgson.

The hosts got off to a flying start as they cemented their status as the Premier League set-piece kings - no side has scored from more - with two goals from corners. Defender Gabriel headed in Declan Rice's plump cross and then forced in a second, officially credited as a Dean Henderson own goal, as Arsenal raced into a 2-0 lead.

Gabriel Jesus fed Leandro Trossard for a slick third on the counter, while Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to slot a late brace and make it 5-0.

Arteta said: "Today we were much more efficient in the opponents' box particularly than the last few games. Last few games we had moments playing better than today but this is about scoring goals.

"Set pieces are a big part of us, especially against teams that want to defend deeply. It is a good way to win games."

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