Arteta: This is probably the most important win of the season, happy that the team showed maturity

On October 27, in this round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 at home. After the game, Arsenal coach Arteta was interviewed. Arteta considers the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace his most important victory so far.

Eze's impromptu volley became the winning goal between the two teams at the Emirates Stadium, helping Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points and seal their seventh consecutive victory. Arsenal continued to make good progress on all three fronts.

Arsenal have won all of their last four league games, while last season Arsenal only scored two points in the corresponding games against Newcastle United, West Ham United, Fulham and now Crystal Palace. Arteta believes this reflects the growth of the squad.

"I'm really happy with this win," he said after the game. "I've just said to the lads that this is probably our most important win of the season and from the way I felt today it's about taking another step forward. "

"We're up against three teams that dropped points for us last season and Crystal Palace is the other one and they're in great form now. I know we have to be very patient. , can't be impatient because it's very difficult to pick apart their defense. They do that against all teams, and when you lose a certain amount of focus and get impatient, they start to open things up and they're deadly on the counterattack, in open space and on set pieces. So I'm happy that the team showed that maturity and we came through. Eze found a way to score, scoring a brilliant goal and keeping another clean sheet. "

"I think the mentality of the team is excellent. How aggressively we play, how we persist and how we keep pushing and pushing, we’re ruthless at this point. Ultimately, it pays off, we have such high quality, we rely on our habits, and when those habits are maintained very, very high, it makes it very difficult for the opponent. "

Arsenal once again ended the game with a clean sheet. It has now had five consecutive zero-sheet games, and the number of zero-sheet games has reached double digits in the 2025-26 season.

The latest clean sheet against Crystal Palace was completed when William Saliba was substituted at half-time and Inkapier was called on in his home debut, but he helped Arsenal stabilize their position and get a difficult three points.

Arteta is delighted because whoever he chooses at the back they fit in and keep the standards as high as possible.

"When you look at the results, the type of play, the way the goals were scored, how difficult it was to break down the defense and kill every source of opportunity for them, it makes me very proud," he said with a smile.

"Big compliments to Mosquera because he only played in La Liga for I think one year and he came to a new league that is very demanding and made such an impact right away. "

"It's great to have Incapie on the pitch as well. You can feel his aggression right away, the input he puts into every action. I think the fans are going to love him and have to give credit to the other kids who come in and help win games."