Arsenal battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Chelsea in a thrilling London derby on Saturday.
The visitors looked on course for their first defeat of the season when Mykhailo Mudryk’s mishit cross caught out David Raya at the start of the second half.
They were already trailing to Cole Palmer’s first-half penalty and had seemed short on ideas in attack.
But Robert Sanchez’s poor pass out at the other end allowed Declan Rice to shoot into an empty net from 30 yards and Leandro Trossard sent the traveling supporters into euphoria when he tucked in a wonderfully whipped cross from fit-again Bukayo Saka at the back post with six minutes of the 90 remaining.
The result sees Arsenal remain second in the Premier League table, one point behind leaders Manchester City. Chelsea move up to ninth.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have questions to answer about his goalkeeper Raya, who looked nervous throughout the game. However, he will be pleased with his team’s character and resilience to come back from two goals down.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will be disappointed that his team could not hold on to their lead, but he can be encouraged by the performance of his young players.
