With the help of Gabriel mostly, Arsenal defeats Crystal Palace 5-0 to snap a run of three straight losses…

Gunners thumped Crystal Palace by the score of 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak across all competitions. Gabriel Magalhaes, a central defender, helped Gunners overcome its scoring difficulties.

Gabriel took matters into his own hands in the first half at Emirates Stadium after witnessing the team’s strikers squander numerous opportunities during its recent losing streak. In the eleventh minute, the Brazil international headed in a corner. In the 37th, another set piece delivery found its way to the net, forcing Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson into an own goal.

Emirates moved up to the third position in the Premier League rankings, surpassing Aston Villa, thanks to goals from Leandro Trossard in the 59th and Gabriel Martinelli, a replacement, who completed the onslaught with two nearly identical goals in stoppage time. Before the leader’s match at Bournemouth on Sunday, Mikel Arteta’s squad closed the gap with Liverpool to two points.

Emirates has recently lost badly to West Ham and Fulham in the league and to Liverpool in the FA Cup due to its failure to convert its dominance into goals.

The home fans was therefore relieved when, in the eleventh minute, Gabriel rose above Chris Richards to meet a brilliantly delivered corner from Declan Rice with a well-executed header.

When he sprang up at the far post to nod in another Bukayo Saka delivery from close range, the center defender thought he had scored a double, but it was declared an own goal when the ball bounced off Henderson’s head before entering the corner of the net.

We put a lot of effort on set pieces since we are confident in our caliber,” Gabriel remarked. “We should continue that since I scored two today.”

The hosts dominated play, and Emirates goalkeeper David Raya had a quiet day. However, during the 33rd, he had to make a full stretch two-handed save to stop Jefferson Lerma’s long-range effort, and that was only because his own shoddy clearing had let the ball to find its way to his your opponent.