ARSENAL have beaten Luton Town 4-3 in a Premier League thriller at Kenilworth Road.Gabriel Martinelli scored the opener after getting on the end of a superb cross from Ben White.
Gabriel Osho equalised on 25 minutes, before Gabriel Jesus gave the Gunners a 2-1 lead on half time.
In the 49th minute, Elijah Adebayo beat David Raya to the ball from a corner to head the Hatters back level.
Ross Barkley’s strike went through the hands of the Arsenal keeper to put Luton 3-2 up before Kai Havertz levelled things up on the hour mark.
In the final seconds of the game, Declan Rice’s glancing header broke Luton hearts to give the Gunners all three points and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.
Match result: Luton 3-4 Arsenal
Luton team: Kaminski, Osho, Barkley, Adebayo, Kabore, Mengi, Mpanzu, Brown, Bell, Townsend, Doughty
Arsenal team: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
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Match stats
What a game.
The stats pretty much tell the story of the game.
Arsenal dominated, but Luton perhaps deserved a point for clinging on and maximising their efficiency the best they could.
Take a look at the stats here…
That’s what they do!
Big games, big players.
When you want to win the Premier League, you need to find a way, and that is what the great teams do.
Arsenal found a way today, through Declan Rice, proving why he cost the club over £100 million.
Can they actually do it this year?
Five points clear for now…
Declan Rice celebrates the winner in the 97th minuteCredit: Reuters
Unlucky Luton…
Let’s give credit where it is due.
Luton deserved a point from that game.
They put up one hell of a fight against the league leaders, and kept the game at 3-3 right up to the death.
Ross Barkley, Gabriel Osho and Elijah Adebayo were all brilliant, as well as Kaminski in goal.
If they can play like that, with such intensity and passion for the rest of the season, they might just have enough to stay in the Premier League.
Luton were unlucky to be beaten by Declan Rice and Arsenal at the death tonightCredit: Reuters
Full-time: Luton 3-4 Arsenal
FT. Sensational, absolutely sensational.
Pure football.
Vintage Premier League.
Big players, big moments.
Luton Town 3-4 Arsenal.
Wow.
GOALLLLLLL! Luton 3-4 Arsenal
90+7. THEY HAVE DONE IT. AT THE DEATH!
DECLAN RICE!
Odegaard whips the ball into the middle, which Rice attacks and heads home!
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
90+4. A rare venture forward for Luton on the left hand side, which is wasted and Arsenal will come back at them again.
Ben White wins another corner for the Gunners.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
90+2. A late corner to Arsenal, whipped into the middle and then cleared by Osho.
It is still all Arsenal here.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
90. There will be six minutes of added time at the end of this one.
Are we going to get one of those late infamous Premier League winners?
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
88. Two late changes for Luton.
Pelly Mpanzu is swapped for Jordan Clark and Ryan Giles comes on at left wing back in place of Alfie Doughty.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
87. Really clever play from Barkley again, but Carlton-Morris loses it.
Arsenal will come again.
They play lovely football around the edge of the box, before Zinchenko dinks a ball into Havertz who should do better with the header – saved by Kaminski.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
84. Arsenal still threatening here.
Saka looks to be almost through, but Kaminski does well to come out and clear.
Luton come forwards with Kabore who tries to beat Zinchenko for pace on the right hand side, and fails miserably.
Goal kick.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
82. Just over 10 minutes to go here at Kenilworth Road, with Luton clinging onto a point here for now.
They have failed to deliver any goal threat in the past few minutes, as Arsenal are relentlessly coming at them again and again.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
80. A VAR check here, as Saka feels he is fouled driving into the box, but it is not given by the officials.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
79. Two corners in quick succession for Arsenal.
One hands a chance to Leandro Trossard, who wins the second corner with his effort, and then Saka whips one into the middle which is eventually cleared by Luton.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
77. Plenty will be made of Mikel Arteta’s decision to start David Raya in goal over Aaron Ramsdale tonight.
The Spanish stopper (or non-stopper tonight) was out-jumped by Adebayo, who headed home the second goal, before being beaten way too easily by Ross Barkley with a low strike for the third.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
75. Odegaard plays a tight ball into Trossard, but his touch goes out of play.
Goal kick for Luton.
Can they hold on?
Can they win it?
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
73. Wonderful midfield play there from Martin Odegaard, but it goes to waste as Luton win the ball back after he moves it on.
Alfie Doughty catches Saka late.
“How many?” He asks…
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
70. Twelve shots to five in Arsenal’s favour so far in this game, but three of Luton’s four shots on target have hit the back of the net.
Funny old game, this football.
Mikel Arteta cuts a frustrated figure in the dugout.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
68. We might finally be seeing the Kai Havertz that Arsenal (and Chelsea) paid all that money for…
He has been in fine form of late.
“Zamina mina, eh eh, waka-waka eh eh! £60 million down the drain, Kai Havertz scores again!”Credit: Getty
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
66. A double change for Arsenal now, with Martinelli and Kiwior being replaced by Zinchenko and Trossard.
Luton 3-3 Arsenal
64. Hardly a moment to breathe here at Kenilworth Road, just the way we like it.
The rule of three is in full force here and we have a triple change for Luton too.
Chiedozie Ogbene, Tahith Chong, and Carlton Morris are on in place of Andros Townsend, Jacob Brown, and Elijah Adebayo.
GOALLLLL! Luton 3-3 Arsenal
60. Havertz levels the scoring AGAIN!
It is a long ball over the top to Gabriel Jesus, who does incredibly well to hold off his man and play a ball into Kai Havertz to finish!
3-3, GAME ON!
Luton 3-2 Arsenal
59. This is why they are called the Mad Hatters.
Arsenal had only conceded three goals away from home until they visited Kenilworth Road tonight, and now they have doubled that tally in one night.
You sense the goals are not finished here however…
GOALLLLL! Luton 3-2 Arsenal
56. BARKLEY MAKES IT THREE!
WOW. WOW. WOW.
Excellent play between Barkley and Townsend who combine really well on the edge of the box.
The former recieves it back, does a stepover and hits it low on his left foot.
Questions will be asked over David Raya there… More
