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Honours even after Mateta's spectacular late leveller

A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals 

Arsenal's Jakub Kiwior scores their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium

Arsenal 2-2 Palace 
Report by Layth Yousif 
Emirates Stadium

 

ARSENAL and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 after a superb late leveller from Jean-Phillipe Mateta with both teams looking distracted ahead of important forthcoming semi-finals.

An early goal by Jakub Kiwior was cancelled out by Eberechi Eze’s equaliser shortly before the half-hour mark, prior to Leandro Trossard’s 42nd-minute strike put the Gunners 2-1 ahead before the interval.

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