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New Delhi: Arsenal's red-hot winning streak came to an end on Saturday as Brian Brobbey's stunning stoppage-time equaliser earned Sunderland a 2-2 draw, which gave Premier League title contenders Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool some relief.
Mikel Arteta's team travelled to the Stadium of Light aiming for a fifth consecutive victory, which would have taken them nine points clear at the top ahead of a blockbuster meeting between rivals Manchester City and Liverpool on Sunday.
The Premier League leaders fell behind to a sensational strike from their former academy graduate Dan Ballard in the 36th minute, but Bukayo Saka scored the equaliser in the 54th minute of the match with a right-footed strike.
Trossard went past Noah Sadiki and smashed a powerful strike that beat Roefs from range in the 74th minute to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead. But Brobbey, who came as a substitute after the hour, brilliantly flicked Ballard's header over David Raya while in mid-air to spark wild celebrations at the Stadium of Lights.
Ballard then made a crucial block to preserve Sunderland's point, which takes them to the fourth position in the table, seven points apart of Arsenal.
Alejandro Garnacho delivered an outstanding performance for Chelsea, assisting on two goals to help the Blues register a brilliant 3-0 win against managerless Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolves, who sacked Vitor Pereira after last weekend’s loss against Fulham, held strong in the first half, but Chelsea rallied in the second half and moved to the second position in the table.
Malo Gusto netted his first senior career goal with a header from Garnacho’s delivery in the 51st minute of the game, before Joao Pedro scored the second in his 100th Premier League appearance with a first-time finish.
Garnacho assisted former Wolves star Pedro Neto for their third goal, with the visitors’ defence wide open as their wait for a first league victory of the Premier League season continued.
Chelsea are now six points behind league leaders Arsenal, while Wolves are rooted at the bottom of the table with just two points.
