3 standout players from Arsenal's disappointing draw with Crystal Palace

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace at the Emirates on Wednesday night as they saw a quick start to the game cancelled out by a late mistake.

The Gunners found the breakthrough just three minutes in when Jakub Kiwior rose brilliantly to head past Dean Henderson from a Martin Odegaard free kick. Palace put themselves back in the tie however when a well-worked corner found its way to Eberechi Eze on the edge of the box who fired a first-time volley into the back of the net.

Leandro Trossard continued his red-hot form to put his side back in front with a nice finish, but a loose back pass by William Saliba allowed Jean-Philippe Mateta to lift a sublime chipped effort over David Raya from distance.

There were defensive mistakes for Arsenal to take a look back and work on, and while it wasn't the greatest overall team performance, there were three players that starred in north London.

1. Jakub Kiwior

Jakub Kiwior put in another solid performance amid his filling-in duty for the injured Gabriel Magalhaes.

The Pole rose highest from an early free kick to beat Henderson with an impressive header from the centre of the box. A set-piece goal from a defender, against Palace?! Reminds me of a certain Brazilian.

His opening goal was just the start of a brilliant showing as he played a key part in keeping out any pressure from the visitors throughout. Midway through the first half, Kiwior made an outstanding block to deny Eddie Nketiah a second goal of the season against his former side.

It was a really impressive display from the centre back, something we have grown accustomed to over the past few weeks.

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