Arsenal vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Arsenal struck two late goals to rescue a point in a pulsating 3-3 home draw with bottom club Southampton but their Premier League title hopes suffered another blow on a night of frazzled nerves in north London on Friday.
The Gunners trailed by two goals inside 15 minutes with Carlos Alcaraz and former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott silencing the Emirates crowd.
Gabriel Martinelli struck back for the Gunners after 20 minutes and Arsenal were millimetres away from equalising in stoppage time at the end of a pulsating half as Ben White’s header was cleared off the line.
Southampton might have wilted under the home pressure in the second half but instead restored their two-goal lead in the 66th minute as substitute Duje Caleta-Car headed in at the back post.
With defeat looming, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard then curled home in the 87th minute and two minutes later Bukayo Saka scored from close range to spark bedlam in the stadium.
Arsenal laid siege to the Southampton goal but could not find the crucial winner.
Both sets of players collapsed to the turf at the final whistle after a result that helped neither side.
Arsenal lead the table by five points from Manchester City but they have now played two games more and have to go to the Etihad on Wednesday for what could be a pivotal clash.
Southampton remain bottom with 24 points.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Martinelli causes problems down the left flank with a burst, but his cutback towards Odegaard is closed down before a second cross towards Saka results in a foul.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Arsenal have to regain their composure amid a tough start. The Saints will look to take the pace out of the game at every opportunity.
Arsenal vs Southampton
The two quickest goals scored in the Premier League this season have both been conceded by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium: nine seconds against Bournemouth in March and 27 seconds against Southampton tonight.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Martinelli drives down the left flank and lifts a cross into the box. Bazunu pushes it away only as far as Zinchenko on the edge of the box, but he fires his left-footed strike over the top.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Odegaard and Partey go for the one-two in the inside-left channel following a corner, but the Arsenal captain can only fire his strike into the side-netting.
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