Premier League: Arsenal manage 3-1 win vs Crystal Palace, Tottenham deteriorate further after 1-2 defeat

2019 Champions League finalists Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 vs Aston Villa on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Arsenal beat Crystal Place 3-1, keeping up their slim hopes of playing European football next season

Arsenal snatched a 3-1 win away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Wednesday thanks to stoppage-time goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Nicolas Pepe, keeping up their slim hopes of playing European football next season. The late goals spoiled Roy Hodgson's final home game after four years in charge of hometown club Palace but delighted Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta, who celebrated a fourth consecutive league win which gives his side a fighting chance of sneaking into the new UEFA Conference League next season. Arsenal's record signing Pepe gave the visitors the lead against the run of the play 10 minutes before halftime, stabbing home a Kieran Tierney cross after the fullback had been released by a slick backheel from Bukayo Saka.