Moses in action, Iwobi benched as Arsenal rescue point against Chelsea

Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses, was on from the start while his compatriot and Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi, watched from the bench as the Gunners struck late to hold the Blues to a draw.

The Premier League London derby lived up to expectation as both teams shared four goals in a thrilling encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.

The two sides did share an incredible 33 chances, with Petr Cech and Thibaut Courtois being perhaps at their very best at goal on the night.

Jack Wilshere opened the scoring when he fired high past Courtois in the 63rd minute of the game.

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But Eden Hazard converted from the spot to level four minutes later, after the Belgian was fouled by Hector Bellerin.

Marcos Alonso then flicked home a cross from Davide Zappacosta, who came in as a substitute for Moses, only six minutes to time.

Chelsea may have thought they were heading for victory when Bellerin produced a late strike in the second minute of stoppage time to earn the Gunners a point.

With the result, Arsenal remain sixth on the table while Chelsea stay third.

 

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