Arsenal were given 'a reality check' in their 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace - with Nicolas Pepe again in the firing line. Pepe was criticised after a poor performance in the FA Cup win over Newcastle at the weekend, with the winger hauled off as the Gunners sought a breakthrough.
But it was the 25-year-old who Mikel Arteta turned to as Arsenal looked for an opener against Roy Hodgson's side in Thursday's Premier League clash at the Emirates.
Pepe was brought on for left-back Ainsley Maitland-Niles on 65 minutes, with Bukayo Saka switching to the left so Pepe could take up his favoured position on the right of Arsenal's attack.
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