Again in 2008, Arsene Wenger’s aspect had been prime with 63 factors, properly forward of Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in second.
Just like this season, their twenty seventh sport concerned a visit to the West Midlands to face a aspect battling relegation – in that case, Alex McLeish’s Birmingham Metropolis.
After an terrible damage to Arsenal striker Eduardo and a aim from 10-man Birmingham’s James McFadden, an 18-year-old Theo Walcott scored his first objectives within the Premier League to depart the leaders 2-1 up heading into damage time.
However a foul by Gael Clichy meant the Gunners conceded a penalty and allowed McFadden to attain a Ninety fifth-minute equaliser – only a minute later than the one Tom Edozie scored for Wolves on Wednesday.
After drawing a sport that they had dominated, Arsenal defender William Gallas famously sat down on the pitch in what Match of the Day commentator Jonathan Pearce described as “a state of disbelief”.
Quick ahead 18 years, and we have now Arsenal’s disappointing 2-2 draw at Wolves on Wednesday.
Once more they led 2-1 heading into damage time.
It wasn’t a penalty this time, however on 94 minutes, Gunners defender Riccardo Calafiori turned debutant Tom Edozie’s shot into his personal web.
Whereas Gabriel Jesus shoving Yerson Mosquera on Wednesday wasn’t anyplace close to as dramatic, it exhibits many Arsenal gamers had been equally shocked and annoyed after the ultimate whistle in that sport.
That 2-2 draw on 23 February 2008 meant their lead on the prime was minimize to only three factors when Manchester United gained 5-1 at Newcastle, whereas Wednesday night time’s end result provides Manchester Metropolis the possibility to shut the hole to only two factors in the event that they win their sport in hand.
This present Arsenal aspect will hope the similarities finish there. The Gunners went on to win simply one among their subsequent seven Premier League video games 18 years in the past.
Such a poor run of outcomes triggered them to drop to 3rd place, 9 factors behind new leaders Manchester United.
Regardless of successful their closing 4 video games, Arsenal completed the season in third place with 83 factors, 4 behind champions Manchester United and two behind runners-up Chelsea.
