Two Late Goals Save Arsenal from Defeat to Everton as Chelsea stays Shining through Second Week of Action
Arsenal scurried away with a point at Goodison Park as Olivier Giroud scored a last-minute header to hand the Gunners a dramatic 2-2 draw against Everton.
Roberto Martinez’s side looked to be coasting to an easy 2-0 win thanks to goals from Seamus Coleman and Steven Naismith, but their defence crumbled in the dying minutes to see them lose two valuable points.
First, Aaron Ramsey drove home a Santi Cazorla cross and then, with 30 seconds to go, Giroud headed past Tim Howard following some sloppy marking from Sylvain Distin.
It was a cruel blow to the Toffees who were far more clinical and efficient in front of goal right up to the point where Ramsey found the net in the 83rd minute.
In other Premier league matches, Chelsea recorded their second win of the new season and secure their number one spot. The Blues marched to a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge over newly promoted Leicester United, with goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard.
Nathan Dyer’s goal earned Swansea City three points against Burnley at the Liberty Stadium. The Swans are now second on the table following last weekend’s success at Manchester United.
Newcastle United registered their first point of the new term by fighting out a disappointing 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. Crystal Palace went down 3-1 at home to West Ham United, as Southampton and West Bromwich Albion also remain in search of their first wins after battling out a goalless draw.
