Twitter Reacts to Arsenal Staying 4th After Draw with Crystal Palace

Tom WebbApr 17, 2016

Arsenal's hopes of winning the Premier League were all but extinguished on Sunday after a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Crystal Palace.

The first half was a largely tepid affair, with the Gunners struggling to find their rhythm:

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Watching the ‘action’ so far at the Emirates... pic.twitter.com/PUjKVdfse6
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 17, 2016"

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Watching this game like... #ARSCRY pic.twitter.com/3mLT8oOjnY
— Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) April 17, 2016"

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Amazing that Arsenal can be so far off the title still. Feels like another wasted season
— Ed Malyon (@eaamalyon) April 17, 2016"

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At Arsenal where it feels like 50-odd thousand have come to sit in the sunshine,have a natter and periodically look up at a game of football
— James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) April 17, 2016"

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looking for end product like #AFCvCPFC #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/E7gnmWu47n
— ArsenalFanTV (@ArsenalFanTV) April 17, 2016"

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Arsenal fans enjoying the slower pace of that first half… (📷 via @LeCarreMagie) pic.twitter.com/s51QD0Z2we
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 17, 2016"

Arsenal finally clicked just before half-time, as Alexis Sanchez leapt impressively to head Danny Welbeck's lofted through ball over Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and into the net:

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PHOTO Alexis Sanchez loops in a header to score for the third #BPL match in a row #ARSCRY pic.twitter.com/ski9bTiato
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 17, 2016"

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A real life shot, and a real life goal from the Gunners (Sanchez)! HT Arsenal 1-0 Palace pic.twitter.com/AaDccWf2tu
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 17, 2016"

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7 – Alexis Sanchez has scored or assisted seven goals in his last six Premier League games (four goals, three assists). Spicy.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 17, 2016"

The second half went on much like the first until a flat home crowd sprung to life with the introduction of former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor:

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Emmanuel Adebayor is coming on. This is better than a thousand drunk Gunnersaurus's
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 17, 2016"

The striker was greeted by loud boos from his former supporters, but they were soon silenced when his pass found Yannick Bolasie, who fired past Petr Cech from just outside the box with 81 minutes on the clock:

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Bolasie! Cech beaten at his near post. He wont want to see that again.

Arsenal 1-1 Palace
— 888sport (@888sport) April 17, 2016"

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Terrible keeping from Cech there.
— Le Grove (@LeGrove) April 17, 2016"

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Petr Cech didn't cover himself with glory for the goal. pic.twitter.com/OHXdLtpcHh
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 17, 2016"

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Cech after that piece of goalkeeping... #ARSCRY pic.twitter.com/MAHS4ZLWMs
— 888sport (@888sport) April 17, 2016"

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Should have started Ospina, right?
— Nick Akerman (@Nakerman) April 17, 2016"

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Arsenal fans reading that their side have conceded a late equaliser against Palace: pic.twitter.com/38MolvA6mC
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 17, 2016"

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4 – Emmanuel Adebayor has had a hand in four goals in his last four PL apps against Arsenal at the Emirates (2 goals, 2 assists). Familiar.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 17, 2016"

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.@ArsenalFanTV pic.twitter.com/pZyDJqEyMu
— Martin (@MPH1982) April 17, 2016"

It finished one apiece, leaving Arsenal in the familiar surroundings of fourth place:

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FT: Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace.

Arsenal stay fourth on the Premier League table. pic.twitter.com/1qvJejEmej
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 17, 2016"

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Back To 4th place pic.twitter.com/5Ij2abQl0l
— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) April 17, 2016"

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Arsenal have had some desperately underwhelming seasons in the last decade but this might well be the poorest and least excusable.
— Nick Ames (@NickAmes82) April 17, 2016"

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More pelters for Arsene Wenger who is now facing a critical summer unless he decides to sack himself because no one else will.
— John Richardson (@riccosrant) April 17, 2016"

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Empty seats on a beautiful Sunday. Fans miserable and bored. Arsenal in permanent stasis.

Wenger, the never ending story...
— Le Grove (@LeGrove) April 17, 2016"