Arsenal went top of the Premier League by beating a dogged Crystal Palace side at Emirates Stadium.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored for the first time this season when he calmly finished past Julian Speroni after intelligent play from Santi Cazorla.

Lineups

Arsenalstarting eleven

• 1Szczesny
• 3Sagna
• 17Monreal
• 8Arteta
• 4Mertesacker booked at 86 minutes
• 6Koscielny
• 19Cazorla
• 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 12Giroud (substituted forBendtner at84minutes')
• 11Özil (substituted forGibbs at84minutes')
• 9Podolski (substituted forRosicky at72minutes')

Crystal Palacestarting eleven

• 1Speroni
• 2Ward
• 4Parr
• 8Dikgacoi
• 19Gabbidon
• 27Delaney booked at 68 minutes
• 13Puncheon
• 15Jedinak
• 30Jerome (substituted forBannan at56minutes')
• 29Chamakh booked at 42 minutes (substituted forGayle at82minutes')
• 7Bolasie

ArsenalSubstitutes

• 7Rosicky
• 21Fabianski
• 23Bendtner
• 25Jenkinson
• 28Gibbs
• 44Gnabry
• 58Zelalem

Crystal PalaceSubstitutes

• 3Mariappa
• 5McCarthy
• 16Gayle
• 18Wilbraham
• 26Hennessey
• 31Guédioura
• 46Bannan

Referee

Jonathan Moss

Attendance

60,005