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11/08 13:49 CST Arsenal concedes late goal to draw 2-2 with Sunderland and end
winning run in Premier League
Arsenal concedes late goal to draw 2-2 with Sunderland and end winning run in
Premier League
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Arsenal conceded its first goal in 881 minutes and then again in stoppage time
to draw 2-2 with Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday, a result that
potentially breathes new life into the title race.
Brian Brobbey's goal in the fourth minute of added-on time ended Arsenal's
winning run of five matches in the league --- and 10 in all competitions ---
that had been built on one of the stingiest defenses English soccer has seen in
a generation.
Arsenal hadn't let in a goal since Sept. 28 --- eight games ago --- before its
former academy player, Dan Ballard, lashed in the opener for Sunderland in the
36th minute at the Stadium of Light.
Back in the Premier League for the first time in eight years, Sunderland gave
the leaders their toughest game for some time but second-half strikes by Bukayo
Saka and Leandro Trossard looked like giving Arsenal victory.
Brobbey's late equalizer means Arsenal's lead is now seven points over
second-place Manchester City, which plays Liverpool on Sunday.
Tottenham and Manchester United both scored stoppage-time goals in a wild
finish to their 2-2 draw, while there were also wins for West Ham and Everton.
Chelsea hosts managerless Wolverhampton in the late game.
Chaotic finish Just when it looked like Richarlison's glancing header in the first minute of added-on time had sealed victory for Tottenham, United equalized with a header of its own from Matthijs de Ligt five minutes later to complete a dramatic finale to the match between teams which contested the Europa League final last season. United extended its unbeaten streak in the league to five games --- three wins followed by two away draws --- for its best run in the year-long tenure of Ruben Amorim. Yet the 40-year-old Portuguese coach insisted his team still had "a lot of problems" after squandering going ahead, going behind and then equalizing for the second straight week. "We are just in the beginning," Amorim said. I know that sometimes the results show to people that we are improving. We are improving but we have a lot to do," Tottenham has only won one of its six homes games so far, yet showed commendable resilience to fight back from conceding a 32nd-minute goal to Bryan Mbeumo --- his fifth of the campaign. The hosts dominated the second half and grabbed an equalizer in the 84th through substitute Mathys Tel's shot that deflected in off De Ligt. Tel had only been on the field for five minutes, having come on for Xavi Simons in a substitution that was booed by some sections of the home crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jeers turned to cheers when Richarlison glanced in Wilson Odobert's edge-of-the-area shot and Tottenham looked a big favorite for all three points --- especially considering United was down to 10 men at that point because of a knee injury to substitute Benjamin Sesko. United had used all five substitutes and couldn't replace the striker. There was still time for De Ligt to find space at the back post at a corner to direct a header goalward and over the line.
Successive wins West Ham beat Burnley 3-2 to secure back-to-back victories under recently hired manager Nuno Espirito Santo, after last weekend's win over Newcastle, and only remained in the relegation zone on goal difference. After going behind, West Ham fought back through goals by Callum Wilson, Tomas Soucek and Kyle Walker-Peters before a last-gasp consolation from Burnley Everton ended a three-match winless run by beating Fulham 2-0 thanks to goals by Idrissa Gana Gueye and Michael Keane. ___ Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80 ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Chaotic finish Just when it looked like Richarlison's glancing header in the first minute of added-on time had sealed victory for Tottenham, United equalized with a header of its own from Matthijs de Ligt five minutes later to complete a dramatic finale to the match between teams which contested the Europa League final last season. United extended its unbeaten streak in the league to five games --- three wins followed by two away draws --- for its best run in the year-long tenure of Ruben Amorim. Yet the 40-year-old Portuguese coach insisted his team still had "a lot of problems" after squandering going ahead, going behind and then equalizing for the second straight week. "We are just in the beginning," Amorim said. I know that sometimes the results show to people that we are improving. We are improving but we have a lot to do," Tottenham has only won one of its six homes games so far, yet showed commendable resilience to fight back from conceding a 32nd-minute goal to Bryan Mbeumo --- his fifth of the campaign. The hosts dominated the second half and grabbed an equalizer in the 84th through substitute Mathys Tel's shot that deflected in off De Ligt. Tel had only been on the field for five minutes, having come on for Xavi Simons in a substitution that was booed by some sections of the home crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jeers turned to cheers when Richarlison glanced in Wilson Odobert's edge-of-the-area shot and Tottenham looked a big favorite for all three points --- especially considering United was down to 10 men at that point because of a knee injury to substitute Benjamin Sesko. United had used all five substitutes and couldn't replace the striker. There was still time for De Ligt to find space at the back post at a corner to direct a header goalward and over the line.
Successive wins West Ham beat Burnley 3-2 to secure back-to-back victories under recently hired manager Nuno Espirito Santo, after last weekend's win over Newcastle, and only remained in the relegation zone on goal difference. After going behind, West Ham fought back through goals by Callum Wilson, Tomas Soucek and Kyle Walker-Peters before a last-gasp consolation from Burnley Everton ended a three-match winless run by beating Fulham 2-0 thanks to goals by Idrissa Gana Gueye and Michael Keane. ___ Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80 ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
