Eberechi Eze opened his Premier League account for Arsenal in stunning fashion against former club and London rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

As expected, the England international started alongside Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice in the hosts' midfield against the Eagles, due to the absence of injured skipper Martin Odegaard .

Eze entered the contest having only netted one goal in his first 10 games for Arsenal across all competitions, opening the scoring in their 2-0 EFL Cup third-round victory over Port Vale in September.

The 27-year-old had provided two assists in the Premier League for Mikel Arteta 's men, but he had failed to directly contribute to a goal in any of his previous three top-flight games against Fulham, West Ham United or Newcastle United

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