Lacklustre Arsenal run out of new year fizz

Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin (left) and Crystal Palace’s James McArthur battle for the ball at Emirates Stadium last night. Picture: Alastair Grant/PA

Premier League: Arsenal 0 Crystal Palace 0 

Football is only being played to lift the spirits of a beleaguered locked down nation, but this match will only have given comfort to perverse neutrals who take joy from seeing Arsenal fail.