Arsenal 1 - 1 Crystal Palace: Koscielny Makes Amends With Equaliser

Frenchman makes amends for his error by levelling things up.

By David Fribbins /

Crystal Palace looked like they would be going into half time with a 1-0 lead over Arsenal thanks to a headed goal by debutant, Brede Hangeland, but Laurent Koscielny slammed home a header to bring the teams level. https://vine.co/v/M3KZLnBr7VY It was Koscielny who conceded the corner that Crystal Palace scored from but the talismanic Frenchman has restored parity and lifted the gloom that had begun to spread around the Emirates. He was also left wanting when defending the same set-piece, from which Hangeland headed home. The sighs of relief rung out and Arsenal quickly found the bounce that had been missing from their step, carrying the attacking threat into the dressing room at half time. Crystal Palace have time to focus and lick their wounds during the half time break but Arsenal will now have their tales up and will almost certainly start with a much higher tempo for the second half. Who will go on to win the game? Share your thoughts below.