MATCH FACTS
handball and Aubameyang stepped up, only to be foiled by Norwich’s penalty specialist keeper Tim Krul, who made a super save.
But VAR intervened, as video replays showed four Norwich players encroached in the box,
Max Aarons cleared the rebound and so it had to be taken again. Aubameyang made no mistake this time. VAR was right but it is a passion killer.
You expected Arsenal to take charge. But the Canaries regained the lead in first-half injury time. Hernandez found
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Arsenal are now winless in six Premier League games (D4 L2), their worst run since August 2011 (also a run of six).
Since his Premier League debut in February 2018, Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 27 goals in games played on Sundays – more than any other player has scored on a day of the week in that time.
Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki ended a run of 18 shots and 773 minutes without a Premier League goal, scoring his first league goal since September against Man City.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 10 goals in 11 Premier League appearances against newly-promoted opposition.
Arsenal have won none of their last 40 away Premier League matches when losing at half-time (D10
L30) since a 5-3 win at
Chelsea in October
2011. space down the left, squared it to Todd Cantwell and the Norwich midfielder steered a low shot into the far corner.
The stadium was rocking, and while the home fans still believe, Norwich have a chance of survival. Arsenal were level again after 58 minutes when Ozil put over a corner, Mustafi’s shot was blocked and Aubameyang smashed a close-range shot into the corner.
Now it was anyone’s game. But it was Norwich who looked more likely to
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Pts 40 32 29 26 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 16 16 16 15 15 14 12 11 8 win it. Leno made at least four top saves, the first and best from McLean when the German pushed the ball on to the post. McLean, Pukki and McLean again were all denied by more fine keeping.
Arsenal threw on youngsters Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in the closing stages, rather than Pepe, but it was another substitute, Lucas Torreira, who nearly snatched it at the death. But his shot was blocked by Norwich’s Ibrahim Amadou.
Better in patches, familiar problems, but it would have been robbery if Arsenal had snatched it. A new manager needs early wins to gain momentum and that is why these initial results are crucial for Ljungberg, but it is hard to see him getting the job long term.