Fwe, Fwee, Fweeeeee!!
The whistle blew and the scoreboard displayed:
Crystal Palace 1 — Arsenal 5.
And the jeers that met the final whistle had more weight than the goals that came before it.
Palace fans didn't expect a win, maybe not even a draw—but this?
This felt like something else.
The camera cut to the away end where the Arsenal fans had stayed loud all game, but now they were celebratory.
Arms wide, voices hoarse as they sang like the three points weren't the only thing they'd come for.
Banners rippled in the night wind.
"NORTH LONDON'S FINEST."
Down at pitch level, the red shirts gathered near the halfway line, some exchanging shirts, others just catching their breath.
Blake Jonah's voice slipped back in over the post-match shots.
"Well, if there was any thought of a hangover from the Carabao Cup thriller… I think we can put that to rest."
"Definitely," said co-commentator Michael Dawson.
