Jordan Ayew features for Crystal Palace in Premier opener as Thomas Partey starts new season with good performance in Arsenal win against Palace
Ghana striker, Jordan Ayew was in action as Crystal Palace suffered a 2-0 defeat in their 2022/23 opener to Arsenal.
In the curtain raise of the season, the Eagles hosted the Gunners at Selhurst Park on Friday night.
The Gunners maintained their impressive pre-season form with an energetic performance that was rewarded when Gabriel Martinelli nodded in a 20th-minute opener from new signing Oleksandr Zinchenko’s headed assist.
It took Palace most of the first half to adapt to the visitors’ tempo, but once they did Odsonne Edouard forced Aaron Ramsdale into a save after Joachim Andersen’s header found him in the six-yard box.
Buoyed by a vibrant home crowd, the Eagles poured forward in search of a leveler but it was Arsenal who found the net again, Marc Guehi inadvertently heading Bukayo Saka’s fierce cross into his own goal late on.
Despite the defeat, Jordan Ayew put up a decent performance for the side.
The 30-year-old completed six (6) successful dribbles against Arsenal and lasted the entire duration of the game.
Jordan and his Crystal Palace teammates will be hoping to cause an upset when they visit Liverpool next weekend.
Thomas Partey starts season with good performance
Ghana international, Thomas Partey was a force in the midfield of Arsenal on Friday night when the team enjoyed a winning start to the 2022/23 English Premier League season.
After weeks of pre-season, the new English Premier League season has finally started this weekend.
The first game of the campaign has been cleared today in a match between London rivals Crystal Palace and Arsenal.
Black Stars midfielder, Thomas Partey started for the visitors in an exciting fixture that has lifted the curtains on the much-anticipated season.
Despite being on the receiving end of boos from the home fans, the midfielder proved he was bigger and played his game to help his team.
After lasting 90 minutes, Thomas Partey helped Arsenal with his combative performance as the Gunners bagged the maximum three points.
For his displays against Palace, the Ghana midfielder finished with a good rating of 7.2
