Arsenal on Monday would like to thank Alexander Lacazette for his injury time draw with the Gunners at Crystal Palace 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium. Just eight minutes later, the hosts found themselves in the lead as Nicholas Pepe's flamboyant volley was expertly saved by the hard-working Vicente Guaita and landed right at the feet of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, completing a clever finish.
The high tempo of Wilfrid Zaha's team, which was injured without injuries, quickly faded, enough to make this a real game. Neither side really showed a lot of quality in the final third, but Connor Gallagher's brilliant volley almost tied things together at the end of halftime, and only Aaron Ramsdale could match that effort with a diving save.
Palace equalised after a few minutes of rest after Jordan Ayo chased Down Thomas Patty to concede the ball, after which Christian Bentek hit an unstoppable shot to equalize. After 70 minutes, the visiting team did not slow down and deservedly took the lead as the excellent Odesson Edward completed a powerful counter-attack, flying past Rumsdale and bouncing into the crossbar.
It looked like Crystal Palace would see the game won, but unfortunately Lacazette made a surprise attack in some confusion inside the penalty area to pull the score with an effective final kick, and the two teams finally shook hands at 2-2.