Martinelli leaves it late to save point for Arsenal

ARSENAL snatched a dramatic point as Gabriel Martinelli lobbed an injury-time leveller against Manchester City in the Premier League yesterday afternoon.

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City looked to heading for all three points after Erling Haaland broke away to beat David Raya with just nine minutes on the clock.

The Gunners looked short of ideas for much of the encounter, but they finally made their efforts worthwhile when Martinelli latched onto a through-ball and superbly lifted it over the stranded Gianluigi Donnarumma to make it 1-1.

Arsenal are second in the table, five points behind Liverpool, while City lie ninth.

Aston Villa are still on the hunt for their first Premier League win of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw at ten-man Sunderland.

The Black Cats had Reinildo Mandava sent off for kicking out at Matty Cash before halftime, and Cash exacted revenge with a rocket effort to give Villa a 67th-minute advantage. However, Wilson Isidor equalised eight minutes later.

Sunderland's North East rivals Newcastle were held to a goalless draw at Bournemouth with neither side really doing enough to win it.