Townsend celebrates his goal (Getty)
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Crystal Palace host Arsenal in a Premier League clash on Monday night, with Arsène Wenger’s side looking to close the gap on the top four.
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What time does it start? The match will kick off at 8.00pm at Selhurst Park.
Where can I watch it? It will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7.00pm.
Show all 25 1 /25Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings David Ospina He was rarely threatened but when he was required he was strong and tough to beat. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Calum Chambers Very sharp on the overlap. Superb workrate.Picked out a superb ball to Ramsey in the West Ham penalty area in the first half. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Nacho Monreal One of Arsenal’s less effective players and allowed Jarvis to get past him too often in the second half. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Per Mertesacker Very intelligent display. Rarely out of position in the Arsenal defence. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Laurent Koscielny Assured performance. Handled Sakho effectively which many central defenders this season have failed to do. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Francis Coquelin A rare bad game for the defensive midfielder. Too often he was too slow to move the ball on though he did do the basics well. 6
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Aaron Ramsey Back in the team and back on the scoresheet. A very impressive performance in the centre of midfield. Linked up midfield and attack brilliantly and took his goal very well. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Mesut Ozil Provided a connection between the midfield and attack. Not outstanding but not ordinary either. 6
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Theo Walcott He dallied when he was one-on-one with Adrian in the early exchanges of the game that led to him losing the ball. He was just as bad when he again went one-on-one with the West Ham keeper. This time he struck the ball softly and into the hands of Adrian. Replaced on 70 minutes. 5
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Alexis Sanchez High energy and always a threat. He rarely gave O’Brien a chance to get near him as the Chilean constantly sought ways to slice open the West Ham defence. Replaced by Welbeck with 24 minutes to play. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Olivier Giroud Took his goal perfectly. A beautiful left-footed effort that left Adrian with no chance. Clever link up play with Ramsey for Arsenal’s second goal. 8
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Off the bench: Danny Welbeck Came on for Sanchez on 66 minutes. His presence wasn’t appreciated by the West Ham defence and he offered Arsenal a different option. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Off the bench: Santi Cazorla Replaced Walcott on 70 minutes. Played an excellent ball across the West Ham goal for Flamini to convert. 7
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Off the bench: Mathieu Flamini Came on a late second half substitute and converted excellent to put Arsenal 3-0 up. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Adrian Pulled off a superb save to deny Sanchez’s goalbound header in the first half. Difficult to criticise him for any of Arsenal's goals. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Aaron Cresswell Not as dogged as he has been previously at left-back. Walcott ran free from him a number of times which exposed Kouyate and Collins in central defence. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Cheikhou Kouyate His poor distribution from central defence meant that the Arsenal players were able to put his teammates under immediate pressure. 5
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings James Collins Contained Walcott and Giroud well to begin with but he wasn’t consistent enough. He allowed the French striker too much room to get past him and score Arsenal’s opener. 5
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Joey O’Brien Defended well at set pieces and had to endure a tough battle against Sanchez who ran at the full-back whenever he got the opportunity. 6
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Alex Song The enforcer in front of the West Ham defence. He played much deeper in the second half but when he controlled the ball he had no problems with going forward and orchestrating attacks. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Mark Noble Seemed to enjoy the test of Coquelin and also chose to push forward much more in the second half which allowed Jarvis to makes runs higher up the pitch. 6
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Kevin Nolan Worked very hard behind Sakho but didn’t win enough aerial battles and took too long to release the ball. 6
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Matt Jarvis West Ham’s most threatening player on the counter attack. He was relentless and did not look particularly pleased when he was brought off with 15 minutes to play. 7
Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Stewart Downing Not his day. Sloppy passes and bad decisions. His presence was a little redundant on the left as opposed to being played in a central position. 6
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Arsenal 3 West Ham 0 player ratings Diafra Sakho Strong play but his finishing let him down. Koscielny gave him little joy. 6
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Form Crystal Palace: WWWWL
Arsenal: WLLDW
Odds Provided by 888.com
Crystal Palace: 18/5
Arsenal: 8/11
Draw: 31/10
Show latest update 1491857224 89 min: The lack of fight from this Arsenal side is mystifying. Even Palace will be surprised by how little desire the opposition are showing tonight. Another storm looks to be brewing over north London after tonight's performance.
Samuel Lovett 10 April 2017 21:47
1491857461 Four minutes of extra time!
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1491857533 FULL TIME: Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal
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