Totally undeserved. Good shift all round by Lacazette though.

We look mid table at best.

Seeing Vieira down on his knees devastated at the end made me feel quite sorry for him. He's done a wonderful job so far with Palace

Lacazette is the sort of player we missed. If only Ode would exhibit similar drive.

We look mid table at best.

Unacceptable. This should have been 3 points.

12th place now, and at least six teams above us would kill to have our starting eleven.

Both promising players but *%^@*** hell Ødegaard and Smith Rowe aren’t good enough to be the creative hub of this team yet. Saka goes off and our final ball is non existent it’s Pépé or bust. No combination play nothing. It’s all very average, some days they will do well but others it won’t work and I think both those scenarios will happen with equal frequency.

Not sure what the answer is.

Pépé is a show pony with dancing feet but he appears to actually be quite a brainless, sum might even say aimless, footballer whose undoubted technical skills are not utilised in any really progressive way.

Pépé is a show pony with dancing feet but he appears to actually be quite a brainless, sum might even say aimless, footballer whose undoubted technical skills are not utilised in any really progressive way.

Unacceptable. This should have been 3 points.

I think this formation where we only play Partey in midfield is not the way to go. There are too many well organised teams in the league who overrun us there. If Xhaka was fit we’d never be playing this formation.

I actually have some sympathy for Partey, who had a poor game. Smith-Rowe and Ødegaard are attacking players, not proper midfielders. Partey is basically left trying to hold the midfield together on his own, and that's extremely difficult at this level. In a time where a lot of teams (most of the really good ones actually) are playing with three midfielders to win that important battle, we're playing with one.

Its incredibly difficult, maybe even impossible, to boss a PL midfield on your own. The midfield battle is often where a game is one and lost. Dominate the midfield and you have half a chance.

Sympathy in getting overrun in 3v1 midfields yes, but no slack for dawdling on the ball and getting his pocket picked. If Xhaka made the mistake Partey did tonight he be getting it with both barrels by the fans

Looks more like the rampant performance v Spurs was much more to do with spurs bizarre tactical plan of emptying their midfield than any remarkable brilliance from us.
It’s the team we need to go back to though. Saka on the right and Emile Smith Rowe on the left with Ødegaard in the middle.

Of course, it was a massive error. Unfortunately, he has those caught on the ball moments in his locker.

I’ve said before I’m not convinced his best position is the deepest lying midfielder. That said I want to see my dynamism from him in games, I want it to be Partey with his athleticism and physique being the one hustling and knocking players off the ball.

Once again we have a game where we don’t win unless our best players actually play well. Arteta has yet to find a way to win games when we struggle for fluidity.

I noticed sky replaced the Gallagher tackle on Lokonga quite a lot in the build up to their 2nd goal. There didn’t seem to be much commentary to go with it but sky were trying to show that Gallagher didn’t actually touch the ball. He more sort of leaned in to Lokonga. I didn’t think it was a free kick but some refs would have given it much to the frustration of palace for sure

Once again we have a game where we don’t win unless our best players actually play well. Arteta has yet to find a way to win games when we struggle for fluidity.

Basically the Deontay wilder of the premier league.

On our day we can absolutely smash any side in a 20 minute period but our team is too young and immature to control the game so there will be periods where we allow the opposition to come back into it.

I actually have some sympathy for Partey, who had a poor game. Smith-Rowe and Ødegaard are attacking players, not proper midfielders. .

Yeah I thought that but generally, and especially this season, that’s not going to be given and I’ve got no huge complaints with no whistle there. The way the league is being officiated this season favours pressing because if you bundle someone you’re more than likely going to get away with it. Shame we don’t really do it with any real consistency or expertise.

I actually genuinely forgot that Ødegaard was even on the pitch in the 2nd half.