Arsenal scored three goals in six second-half minutes to recover from two behind against Liverpool, but they were made to settle for a 3-3 draw in Friday night‘s thrilling clash.
A first headed goal in the Premier League for Philippe Coutinho was added to by the division’s top scorer in Mohamed Salah soon after the restart.
The Gunners incredibly battled back to turn the game on its head, finding the net through Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil, but the sixth and final goal would go Liverpool’s way as Roberto Firmino struck to earn his side a point.
At the end of a topsy-turvy affair at the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool remain one point and one place above their opponents in the top-four race.
Having dominated much of the possession up until that point, Liverpool slowly started turning it into chances as they took complete control of the match.
Philippe Coutinho provided a warning of sorts 16 minutes in with a wayward shot, before two quick-fire chances for Roberto Firmino at the end of left-sided crosses.
Liverpool did not have to wait too much longer for a breakthrough, however, as Cech failed to keep out Coutinho’s deft header after Mohamed Salah’s cross deflected nicely into his path.
That made it 54 goals scored in all competitions by Coutinho, Salah, Firmino and Sadio Mane this term, and the latter nearly added to that tally when picking out Cech with a deflected shot.
Liverpool found what looked at the time like being an all-important second goal of the match, courtesy of a 15th of the season for Salah in the top flight after curling a shot past Cech via a touch from substitute Shkodran Mustafi.
In the space of 388 seconds, though, Arsenal went from two down to 3-2 up in a remarkable comeback, beginning with a powerful Alexis Sanchez header at the back post when getting ahead of Joe Gomez.
The second came from a powerful Granit Xhaka drive, which served through the air but Salah have been dealt with by Mignolet, who saw it fly right past him down the middle.
One of the most remarkable fightbacks in Premier League history was completed seconds later when Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette exchanged passes for the latter to dink over Mignolet from close range.
Mane volleyed over the back post and Lacazette turned the ball over the bar from a good position at the other end, as both teams continued to attack.
Liverpool would get the sixth goal, however, with Cech this time having a howler by failing to get enough on Firmino’s shot, helping it into the air but not over the crossbar.
Former Arsenal man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was introduced for the final six minutes, welcomed on to the field with a mixture of polite applause and jeers from the home supporters.
This fixture has seen more goals in the 90th minute or later than any other in Premier League history – with 17 of them in all – and Salah.
A first headed goal in the Premier League for Philippe Coutinho was added to by the division’s top scorer in Mohamed Salah soon after the restart.
The Gunners incredibly battled back to turn the game on its head, finding the net through Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil, but the sixth and final goal would go Liverpool’s way as Roberto Firmino struck to earn his side a point.
At the end of a topsy-turvy affair at the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool remain one point and one place above their opponents in the top-four race.
Having dominated much of the possession up until that point, Liverpool slowly started turning it into chances as they took complete control of the match.
Philippe Coutinho provided a warning of sorts 16 minutes in with a wayward shot, before two quick-fire chances for Roberto Firmino at the end of left-sided crosses.
Liverpool did not have to wait too much longer for a breakthrough, however, as Cech failed to keep out Coutinho’s deft header after Mohamed Salah’s cross deflected nicely into his path.
That made it 54 goals scored in all competitions by Coutinho, Salah, Firmino and Sadio Mane this term, and the latter nearly added to that tally when picking out Cech with a deflected shot.
Liverpool found what looked at the time like being an all-important second goal of the match, courtesy of a 15th of the season for Salah in the top flight after curling a shot past Cech via a touch from substitute Shkodran Mustafi.
In the space of 388 seconds, though, Arsenal went from two down to 3-2 up in a remarkable comeback, beginning with a powerful Alexis Sanchez header at the back post when getting ahead of Joe Gomez.
The second came from a powerful Granit Xhaka drive, which served through the air but Salah have been dealt with by Mignolet, who saw it fly right past him down the middle.
One of the most remarkable fightbacks in Premier League history was completed seconds later when Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette exchanged passes for the latter to dink over Mignolet from close range.
Mane volleyed over the back post and Lacazette turned the ball over the bar from a good position at the other end, as both teams continued to attack.
Liverpool would get the sixth goal, however, with Cech this time having a howler by failing to get enough on Firmino’s shot, helping it into the air but not over the crossbar.
Former Arsenal man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was introduced for the final six minutes, welcomed on to the field with a mixture of polite applause and jeers from the home supporters.
This fixture has seen more goals in the 90th minute or later than any other in Premier League history – with 17 of them in all – and Salah.