Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal: 3 Reasons Why Gunners were held to a draw at Selhurst Park | Premier League 2019-20

2. Arsenal's recurring theme of polarizing between two halves of football continues

It was a tale of two halves for the Gunners once again

Once again, Arsenal proved that football is indeed a game of two halves, as they failed to build on their strong performance before the half time whistle. Going into the interval, the Gunners had a 1-0 lead to protect as Aubayemang had scored the solitary goal of the game at that point, but they failed to produce the goods in the second half as Crystal Palace gained control of the game and registered a well-deserved point.

In what has been a recurring theme under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal failed to deliver the goods consistently over the course of the 90 minutes, as they were made to pay for their defensive frailties and lack of concentration. In their FA Cup encounter against Leeds United, Arsenal came out all guns blazing after the interval and registered a 2-1 victory against the Championship side, after a lacklustre first-half showing.

Conversely, the Gunners fell flat in the second half this time around, as Palace pegged back after the interval and scored a deserved equalizer. While it could be argued that Arsenal do not possess the personnel to adopt Arteta's brand of football, their recurring theme of polarizing over two halves of football is sure to be a talking point for the Gunners.