By Alex Howell, Arsenal Reporter.
Eberechi Eze scored against his former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points.
Eze joined the Gunners in a deal worth £67m in the summer and his winner came from another trademark Arsenal set-piece.
Declan Rice curled a free-kick into the area which was knocked down by centre-back Gabriel, then Eze acrobatically fired the ball into the corner of the net.
Crystal Palace, who lost to AEK Larnaca in midweek, did threaten on occasion with Jean-Philippe Mateta battling against the solid Arsenal defence – but they did not trouble David Raya in goal.
Arsenal nearly doubled their lead in the second half when Gabriel hit the crossbar with a header and Bukayo Saka went close with a curled effort from the edge of the penalty area.
The win means Arsenal are now unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions.
Premier League Results
Aston Villa 1-0 Man City
Wolves 2-3 Burnley
Tottenham 3-0 Everton
Bournemouth 2-0 Notting Forest.