Eberechi Eze was the hero for Arsenal in the premier league match-day 9 as he scored the winner against his former side Crystal Palace at the Emirates to help the North London side record its 700th win in the competition, Softfootball reports.
The Gunners thrashed Laliga giants Atletico Madrid 4-0 in midweek and followed it up with a 1-0 win over the Eagles which gives them a four points lead ontop of the table following defeats for Manchester City and Liverpool this weekend.
Arsenal celebrated the hard-earned win via their official X handle as it gives them a considerable lead on table of the table.
🎶 One-nil to The Arsenal 🎶 pic.twitter.com/uooGOkYjsn
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 26, 2025Eze moved to the Emirates for £67m in the summer and has already integrated with his new teammates. His first half goal came from another trademark Arsenal set-piece. Former West Ham Captain, Declan Rice curled a free-kick into the area which was knocked down by Gabriel before Eze finished acrobatically.
The Eagles, who lost to AEK Larnaca on Thursday night pushed for the equalizer with Jean-Philippe Mateta battling against the solid Arsenal defence but the Gunners stayed solid as David Raya in goal kept another clean sheet this season.
Arsenal celebrated their 700th premier league win in the premier league via their official X handle.
Celebrating another massive club milestone – together ✊ pic.twitter.com/uShEfgQaOR
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 26, 2025However, at the other side of the pitch Arsenal nearly doubled their lead in the second half when Gabriel hit the crossbar with a powerful header before England international, Bukayo Saka curled an effort from the edge of the penalty area but it went off target.
Arsenal held on for the all important three points. The Gunners are now unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions. The North London side are top of the table with 22 points followed by Bournemouth with 18 points while Crystal Palace sit 10th with 13 points.
