- LONDON — William Saliba's costly error saw Arsenal slip to a 2-2 draw at
home to Crystal Palace, leaving Liverpool a point away from Premier League
glory.
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- First-half goals from Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard
were not enough to beat Crystal Palace, as the visitors twice came from behind
to claim a point at Emirates Stadium.
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- Only a Palace victory at the Emirates Stadium would have
secured Liverpool their 20th top-flight crown without kicking a ball, but
Liverpool can wrap up the title if they do not lose to Tottenham Hotspur on
Sunday.
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- Kiwior put Arsenal ahead within the opening three minutes
with an excellent header, only for Palace to level through an Eberechi Eze
volley from a corner.
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- Leandro Trossard kept his composure inside the area to
restore our lead before half-time, but Jean-Philippe Mateta capitalised on a
stray pass at the back to equalise late on.
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- The result extended our unbeaten run in the league to
eight matches, but five of those have been costly draws.
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- The draw means Arsenal are 12 points off the pace with
only four matches to play, while Palace are still 12th but a point closer to
the European places.
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- The Gunners' next game is at home to Paris Saint-Germain
on Tuesday evening in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Their
next Premier League appointment is also at Emirates Stadium, against
Bournemouth on May 3.
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- "We are disappointed with the result and
performance. We didn't find enough consistency in actions to dominate the game.
It's part of football and cost us two points. Today they were very organised
and deserved credit. We have to do much better," Arsenal manager Mikel
Arteta said.
