On the finest of margins can matches, and even seasons, turn. Tottenham were labouring against their bitter rivals, seemingly out of ideas against an Arsenal team that led through Aaron Ramsey and had executed Unai Emery’s gameplan to the letter.
Spurs were staring at a third consecutive Premier League defeat and the last time that happened was in 2012. The implications were grave. Mauricio Pochettino had conceded that the title was out of reach for his team after the losses at Burnley and Chelsea but another reverse would have imperilled their top-four hopes while simultaneously encouraging Arsenal.
Written by David Hytner at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/02/tottenham-arsenal-premier-league-match-report under the title “Aubameyang fluffs late Arsenal penalty to hand Spurs controversial draw”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
