Overview
- Manchester City’s midweek win set the stage for pressure Arsenal could not relieve, leaving the leaders four points clear after 26 games.
- Noni Madueke headed in Piero Hincapié’s cross before Keane Lewis-Potter levelled from Michael Kayode’s long throw, flicked on by Sepp van den Berg.
- David Raya’s first-half stop from Igor Thiago and Cristhian Mosquera’s late tackle preserved the draw, while Caoimhín Kelleher denied Gabriel Martinelli at the death.
- Mikel Arteta replaced an ineffective Eberechi Eze with returning captain Martin Odegaard at half-time, but Arsenal’s attack created little beyond brief second-half pressure.
- Kai Havertz is expected to miss several weeks with a muscle injury, William Saliba was absent through illness, and other regulars were being assessed, sharpening concerns for the run-in.