The game off to a flying start for Arsenal and for Gabriel Jesus in particular, who kept up his hot streak inside six minutes. Palace weren't going down lightly, though, and equalised almost immediately through a superb curling effort by Ismaila Sarr.
A seesaw affair saw Arsenal regain the lead minutes later when Jesus was again on hand to fire home a second. The Brazilian would turn provider around the half hour mark when Kai Havertz turned in his header that had bounced off the post.
Jesus was involved again for the fourth Arsenal goal as the rebound from his close-range effort fell to Declan Rice, whose effort was diverted in by Gabriel Martinelli. Rice then added a fifth late on with a lovely looping effort. Here's how **football.london** rated the Arsenal players individually in the match.
**David Raya:** Some shaky playing out from the back in the first half that landed Arsenal in trouble but redeemed himself with some fine saves in the second period. **7.**
**Jurrien Timber:** Booked for time wasting in the first half, somewhat bizarrely. Defensively solid, even if he was at times culpable in the poor play from the back. **6**
**William Saliba:** Not his best day at the office. The finish from Sarr was a fine one but he could have engaged earlier. Very sloppy on the ball as well, almost giving away a goal with one error. **5.**
**Gabriel:** Saw a header cannon off the bar for what would have been yet another goal. Defended pretty well alongside Lewis-Skelly. **6.**
**Myles Lewis-Skelly:** Given a torrid time by the opposing fans for perceived time-wasting but stood up to it well. Many 18-year-olds would have struggled under this pressure, but he coped well for the most part. **6.**
**Thomas Partey:** Some really sloppy moments in possession in the first half and was caught out of position for Sarr's goal. Recovered to have a more assured second period. **6.**
**Martin Odegaard:** Battled well in the Arsenal midfield and provided grit in a deeper role than usual.. Technically impressive as ever. **7.**
**Kai Havertz:** Back in the midfield role and looked pretty good. Some decent movement in deeper areas and got his reward for following in beyond Jesus with a tap in. **7.**
**Bukayo Saka:** Put in a superb ball to create the opener before coming off in the first half. Looked like a muscular issue. The hope will be it's not too serious. **7.**
**Gabriel Jesus:** The Brazilian is well and truly back. For a while you had to wonder if anything he touched wouldn't go in the net. Involved in all of Arsenal's first four goals and it could have been more! **9.**
**Gabriel Martinelli:** Moved over to the right hand side and looked more of a threat than in recent weeks. A good cross to create the second and a deserved stroke of luck with the goal. **8.**
**SUBSTITUTES -**
**Leandro Trossard:** Maintained the Arsenal attacking threat down the left hand side after Saka went off without necessarily doing anything too eye-catching. Disciplined in the second period. **7.**
**Declan Rice:** Made an instant offensive impact after coming on by setting up Martinelli. His finish for his goal was then superb. You can't give him time in the box! **8.**
**Riccardo Calafiori:** His bull in a china shop approach is going to get him into trouble at some point. Good to have him back after a period out though. **6.**
**Ethan Nwaneri:** Came on too late for a rating. **n/a.**
**Mikel Merino:** Came on too late for a rating. **n/a.**