Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes are in tatters after Mathieu Flamini’s late own goal in a 2-2 home draw with Swansea City.
Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, endured, rather than celebrated, his 1,000th game in charge as his side lost 6-0 at Chelsea on Saturday.
And things did not get much better as the tally ticked to 1,001 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
Wilfried Bony put the visitors in front with an early header, but substitute Lukas Podolski converted from close range in the 73rd minute, before providing the assist for Olivier Giroud just over one minute later.
The defining moment came in the second-half stoppage time though, when the ball rebounded into the Arsenal net off Flamini after hitting the feet of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
The result sees Arsenal two points adrift of third-placed Liverpool, and six behind leaders, Chelsea, while a point for Swansea will prove valuable in their fight for survival.
Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both lined up for Arsenal after the Football Association cleared up the confusion that surrounded the former’s sending off in Saturday’s Stamford Bridge humiliation.
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