Arsenal beat Palace with "ex-player curse", go top of Premier League | OneFootball

In the ninth round of the English Championship, Arsenal overcame Crystal Palace on Sunday morning, winning 1-0. Eberechi Eze enforced the Law of the Ex and scored the winning goal for the Gunners at Emirates Stadium.

Table situation

After nine matches, Arsenal remains at the top with 22 points, four ahead of second-placed Sunderland. Palace sits in tenth, with 13 points from the same nine matches.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 ARSENAL 1 x 0 CRYSTAL PALACE ⚫

🏆 Competition: English Championship 🏟️ Venue: Emirates Stadium 📅 Date: October 26, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 11 a.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

The Law of the Ex made its appearance at Emirates Stadium in the first half. Midfielder Eberechi Eze, a former Palace player, opened the scoring with a stunning goal at the 39th minute. After a rebound from a free kick, he struck a beautiful volley to score the Gunners' first.

In the second half, Arsenal continued to press and had good chances to extend their lead. Brazilian Gabriel Magalhães even hit the crossbar, but Mikel Arteta's men were unable to score again.

Upcoming matches

Arsenal will face Brighton at home this Wednesday at 4:45 p.m. (Brasília time) in the English League Cup.

Meanwhile, Palace will visit Liverpool at the same day and time, also for the English League Cup.

Manchester City defeated by Aston Villa and loses unbeaten run in the Premier League

Also on Sunday morning, in the English Championship, Manchester City visited Aston Villa at Villa Park and ended up losing 1-0. Matty Cash scored the winning goal for the home side in the first half.

With this result, Manchester City loses a five-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League and drops to fourth place with 16 points, six behind leaders Arsenal. Aston Villa, meanwhile, moves up to seventh with 15 points.

How the goal happened

Villa opened the scoring at the 19th minute. After a rehearsed corner kick play, full-back Matty Cash received the ball at the edge of the area, dribbled past his marker, and fired a beautiful shot into the left corner of goalkeeper Donnarumma.

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