In the early morning of December 22, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus scored two goals to help Arsenal defeat Crystal Palace 5-1 away at Selhurst Park in round 17 of the English Premier League.

Gabriel Jesus scored 5 goals for Arsenal in 3 days – Photo: REUTERS

After scoring a hat-trick in the English League Cup 3 days ago, Gabriel Jesus continued to shine with an excellent match with Arsenal .

Playing from the start of the match, this 27-year-old striker only needed 6 minutes to put the “gunners” ahead 1-0. Originating from a cross from the right wing by Saka , the ball fell in front of Gabriel Jesus in an unmarked position and he seized the opportunity to shoot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)

But Arsenal’s advantage only lasted 5 minutes, before striker Ismaila Sarr skillfully controlled the ball in the penalty area to beat goalkeeper David Raya (Arsenal) to equalize 1-1 in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute, Gabriel Jesus once again put Arsenal ahead 2-1 with a tricky shot into the top corner.

In the 37th minute, defender Gabriel headed the ball against the crossbar of the Crystal Palace goal after a corner kick on the right wing. Exactly 1 minute later, Gabriel Jesus almost had a hat-trick when his header hit the post and Kai Harvertz was there in time to tap the ball in from close range to make it 3-1.

In the second half, Crystal Palace tried to push forward to find an equalizer but failed, and they also conceded 2 more goals after Martinelli’s shots in the 60th minute and Declan Rice’s in the 84th minute to end the match with a final result of 5-1 in favor of Arsenal.

With this result, Arsenal temporarily ranked third in the Premier League with 33 points, 3 points behind the leading team Liverpool. However, the “gunners” played 2 more matches than Liverpool.