FOOTBALL – Arsenal’s red-hot winning run came to a dramatic end yesterday as Brian Brobbey’s acrobatic stoppage-time equaliser earned Sunderland a 2-2 draw that gave Premier League title chasers Manchester City and Liverpool some relief.
Mikel Arteta’s side now have 26 points and provisionally extended the gap at the top to seven points before second-placed Manchester City host champions Liverpool today.
Manchester United salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur thanks to Matthijs de Ligt’s header in injury time, while Everton beat Fulham 2-0 and West Ham United defeated Burnley 3-2 in a battle between struggling teams.
At the Stadium of Light, Dan Ballard put high-flying Sunderland in front after 36 minutes, the first time Arsenal’s defence had been breached in nine matches.
But Arsenal looked poised for an 11th straight win after Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard, with an unstoppable shot past Robin Roefs, overturned the home side’s lead.
Brobbey, however, struck in the 94th minute with great athleticism in volleying past David Raya from close range to deny the leaders three points and send the crowd into raptures.
In North London, De Ligt’s last-gasp header earned United a share of the points at Spurs, cancelling out Richarlison’s late header.
Bryan Mbeumo had opened the scoring for United after 32 minutes, before Mathys Tel equalised in the 84th.
Richarlison then put Spurs ahead in stoppage time, only for de Ligt to level from a Bruno Fernandes corner. Both teams sit on 18 points from 11 games.
United boss Ruben Amorim admitted frustration despite their late equaliser.
Everton beat Fulham with goals from Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane, in a dominant display that saw three other efforts ruled out for offside.
Gueye struck just before halftime and Keane sealed the win late on from a corner.
Everton climbed to 11th with 15 points, while Fulham dropped to 15th, just a point above the relegation zone.
West Ham came from behind to beat Burnley 3-2 in a thrilling clash at the London Stadium, with late goals from substitutes Tomas Soucek and Kyle Walker-Peters sealing the win.
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