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Arsenal Pushing Through Luck In 3-3 Draw With Southampton
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Arsenal certainly has bigger fish to fry following 3-3 draw against Southampton at the Emirates.
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The result works better than a defeat but seeing the Gunners are in a title bid against Manchester City, the result might be Arsenal pushing through luck.
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The result sees Arsenal forcing their way into a comeback after being 2-0 and 3-1 down to Southampton.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal kept their Premier League title hopes alive after a spirited comeback at the Emirates Stadium on Friday. The Gunners trailed 3-1 to Southampton with just two minutes left of normal time, but goals from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka secured a 3-3 draw.
The Saints took the lead within the first minute of play when Carlos Alcaraz fired home. Former Arsenal player, Theo Walcott, doubled Southampton’s lead when Alcaraz put him through on goal, and Walcott made no mistake as he slotted the ball into the net.
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Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli pulled one back in the 20th minute, but Duje Caleta-Car headed home from a corner to restore Southampton’s two-goal lead.
In the second half, Arsenal put the pressure on Southampton, but it was the visitors who scored again as Caleta-Car headed home from a corner to restore their two-goal lead.
However, Arsenal was not done yet, and they were able to level the scores with two quick-fire goals in the 88th and 90th minutes through Odegaard and Saka.
The result means that Arsenal moves up to ninth place in the Premier League table, just five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, with a game in hand. Southampton, on the other hand, remains in 14th place.
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The match was a crucial one for Arsenal, who are looking to secure a place in next season’s Champions League. The Gunners have had a mixed season so far, but this comeback win will give them a much-needed boost as they head into the business end of the campaign.
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