For Arsene Wenger all that counts is the result. Somehow, this Arsenal team got there in the end. The playing conditions, along with that feeling you get at the start of a new season and facing a team without a manager should have suited them down to a tee. It didn’t. Arsenal were ordinary, a world away from the team that stripped Manchester City of their self-respect at Wembley in the Community Shield. Last-gasp: Aaron Ramsey (right) is congratulated after pouncing in stoppage time to earn all three points for Arsenal against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Poacher: Ramsey finished from close range after Julian Speroni was unable to hang on to Mathieu Debuchy's effort
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Aaron Ramsey turned ball in from close range in stoppage time to earn Arsenal all three points after Julian Speroni couldn't hold point-blank shot from Mathieu Debuchy
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Brede Hangeland headed Palace into a 35th-minute lead with a near-post dart to meet Jason Puncheon's corner
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Laurent Koscielny met an Alexis Sanchez free-kick to head Arsenal level on stroke of half-time
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Jason Puncheon picks up second yellow card late as Palace's stubborn resistance is finally broken
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Sanchez impressed on Premier League debut following £30m move from Barcelona
For once the Arsenal fans stayed with their team, waiting patiently for the moment when they could win this game with @placeholder’s stabbed effort.
Palace will know that, particularly after some slack marking allowed @placeholder to run unmarked into their penalty area and guide Alexis Sanchez’s free kick beyond Julian Speroni.