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A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
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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.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
