Teams target Thomas Partey to stop Arsenal from advancing - Ian Wright

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Crystal Palace managed to stop midfielder Thomas Partey from passing the ball to Martin Odegaard on Monday, according to Ian Wright, who told Wrighty's House that Arsenal may have been discovered.

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Since losing to Everton in December, the Gunners have had their worst Premier League performance. They were blasted 3-0 by Palace, missing out on a chance to return to fourth place in the table.

“Tavares, Gabriel, Soares was always going to have problems it was always going to be very tough for Saka and Smith Rowe,” he told Wrighty’s House.

“They had a contingency plan for Partey in Conor Gallagher. What they found out and what teams have found out is if you stop Partey progressing the ball to Odegaard you’re probably going to stop us.”

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Thomas Partey got injured in the game against Palace and according to reports he is likely to be out for weeks.