Arsenal fight back from two goals down to draw against Chelsea

Arsenal fought back from two goals down to secure a point from their Premier League encounter with Chelsea on Saturday night.

Chelsea put up what appeared to be a fine performance to lead Arsenal 2-0 in a thrilling contest, but let their guard down late on.

Cole Palmer converted from penalty spot to open the scoring after William Saliba was penalised for handball by VAR on 15 minutes.

Mykhailo Mudryk then doubled the lead early in the second half as the hosts cruised.

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But Arsenal continued to push for a goal and eventually halved the deficit in the 77th minute through Declan Rice.

Leandro Trossard then sealed a 2-2 draw for the visitors.

In Premier League games played earlier in the weekend, champions Manchester City defeated Brighton 2-1, Bournemouth lost 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Brentford thrashed Burnley 3-0.

Newcastle United thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0, Nottingham Forest were held to a 2-2 draw by Luton Town while Liverpool saw off Everton 2-0.

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