Jamie Carragher has criticised Nuno Tavares' performance for Arsenal in the Gunners' Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace. The Eagles raced into a first-half 2-0 lead against Mikel Arteta's side thanks to goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew.
Mateta broke the deadlock for Crystal Palace after 16 minutes in the first real chance of the match. Conor Gallagher’s free-kick was headed back across goal by Joachim Andersen and Mateta was on hand to nod in from close range for his sixth goal of the season.
Crystal Palace made it 2-0 eight minutes later with Ayew grabbing only his second goal of the season. Andersen spotted the run of the Ghana international and, after Gabriel Magalhaes was unable to intercept the pass, Ayew controlled and bent around Aaron Ramsdale into the bottom corner to double the hosts’ lead.
