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.
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Bednarek is desperate to come back on, but the Southampton medical staff are instructing that he needs to be substituted.
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Bednarek is sent tumbling to the ground as Martinelli backs into the defender. He lands awkwardly on his neck and requires treatment on the field.
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Martinelli probes down the left flank and tries to force a cross into the box, but the ball deflects back off Bednarek onto the Arsenal man and behind for a goal-kick.
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WIDE! Vieira miscues a first strike at goal, but gets the ball back from Gabriel for a second effort, only to place his attempt wide of the left post.
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Walcott pounces on a loose ball in the Arsenal half and he shoots from distance, only to send his effort straight at Ramsdale.
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Walcott is down for the visitors in need of treatment before the game can continue. However, he appears to be okay to continue.
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OVER! Martinelli raids down the left flank once more and he lifts a cross into the box for Odegaard to attack, only to lift his effort over the bar.
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Holding floats a ball over the top for Jesus behind the Southampton defence, but the forward is flagged just offside.
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