Arsenal pegged back by Palace as Aubameyang sees red
Mikel Arteta bemoaned a momentary lapse in concentration from his side after Crystal Palace fought back on Saturday to draw 1-1 with 10-man Arsenal, whose captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored and was later sent off.
The new Gunners manager was on course for a third straight win when his skipper made the breakthrough in the first half but a deflected effort by Jordan Ayew cancelled it out early in the second period.
When Aubameyang received a red card with 23 minutes left, the experienced Roy Hodgson would have fancied his chances of gaining three points against the youngest manager in the league but had to settle for a share of the spoils.
The result means Arteta has won just one of his four Premier League games in charge.
The draw is disappointing after an impressive victory against Manchester United and a win against Leeds in the FA Cup.
"The first 35 minutes is exactly what I want our Arsenal team to play like," Arteta told BT Sport.
"We were dominant in the right positions and created chances. After that we started to give free-kicks and give balls away.
"In the first 15 minutes of the second half, credit to them because they pushed.
"They started to put men up front and we struggled.
"We switched off completely for the goal and that’s unacceptable."
Hodgson was boosted by the return of Wilfried Zaha, who missed the defeat to Derby with a knock.
New loan signing Cenk Tosun started on the bench.
Aubameyang was recalled by Arteta after sitting out the FA Cup win over Leeds and opened the scoring at Selhurst Park in the 12th minute.