By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
@PremierLeague.
Gabriel Martinelli’s last-gasp equaliser gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw at home against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.
City scored from a rapid counter in the ninth minute, Tijjani Reijnders breaking from deep with Erling Haaland on his shoulder before he played the Norwegian striker in to finish coolly past David Raya.
Arsenal looked short on ideas before a double change at halftime gave them more impetus, substitute Eberechi Eze forcing a sharp save from Gianluigi Donnarumma as the hosts swarmed all over an uncharacteristically defensive City.
City had seemed to have weathered the storm until Martinelli ran on to Eze’s speculative ball over the top and produced a superb lob in the 93rd minute to give Arsenal a share of the spoils.
Meanwhile Aston Villa ended its goal drought but still couldn’t beat 10-man Sunderland in a 1-1 draw.
Matty Cash blasted a swerving shot from 25 meters that Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs could only parry into his own net in the 67th, giving Villa its first goal after five games in the league.
However, Sunderland — playing with 10 men from the 33rd minute after Reinildo’s red card for kicking out at Cash — equalized in the 75th through Wilson Isidor to leave Villa without a victory and in third-to-last place.
Elsewhere Newcastle United rotated its team after a Champions League loss to Barcelona on Thursday and struggled to create many clear-cut chances in a 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.
Reuters and AP information contributed in this report.