Premier League 2025: Martinelli's last-gasp equaliser helps Arsenal hold Manchester City

The draw puts Arsenal on 10 points from five games, five points behind defending champions Liverpool, while City move up to ninth with seven points.

Gabriel Martinelli netted a last-gasp goal as Arsenal held Manchester City 1-1 in a thrilling Premier League tie at home.

Martinelli's goal which came in the 93rd minute cancelled out Erling Haaland 9th minute strike which had given the visitors an early advantage at the Emirates Stadium.

City scored from a rapid counter in the ninth minute, Tijjani Reijnders breaking from deep with Haaland on his shoulder before he played the Norwegian striker in to finish coolly past David Raya.

Arsenal looked short on ideas before a double change at half-time gave them more impetus, substitute Eberechi Eze forcing a sharp save from Gianluigi Donnarumma as the hosts swarmed all over an uncharacteristically defensive City.

City had seemed to have weathered the storm until Martinelli ran on to Eze's speculative ball over the top and produced a superb lob in the 93rd minute to give Arsenal a share of the spoils.

As per stats provided by Opta Sports, the visitors recorded 32.8 per cent possession, the lowest-ever possession average by a Pep Guardiola team in his 601st top-flight league match.

The draw puts Arsenal on 10 points from five games, five points behind defending champions Liverpool who had defeated Everton 2-1 on Saturday, while City move up to ninth with seven points.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa still remain winless this season after blowing a one-goal and a man advantage in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland, while Newcastle were held 0-0 at Bournemouth in the other matches held on Sunday.

COLLATED RESULTS:

Played on Sunday

Bournemouth 0 Newcastle 0

Sunderland 1 (Isidor 75) Aston Villa 1 (Cash 67)

Arsenal 1 (Martinelli 90+3) Manchester City 1 (Haaland 9)

Played Saturday

Brighton 2 (Minteh 8, Ayari 31) Tottenham 2 (Richarlison 43, Van Hecke 82-og)

Burnley 1 (Anthony 20) Nottingham Forest 1 (Williams 2)

Fulham 3 (Iwobi 38, Wilson 40, Pinnock 50-og) Brentford 1 (Damsgaard 20)

Liverpool 2 (Gravenberch 10, Ekitike 29) Everton 1 (Gueye 58)

Manchester United 2 (Fernandes 14, Casemiro 37) Chelsea 1 (Chalobah 80)

West Ham 1 (Bowen 49) Crystal Palace 2 (Mateta 37, Mitchell 68)

Wolves 1 (Krejci 8) Leeds 3 (Calvert-Lewin 31, Stach 39, Okafor 45)

(with inputs from agencies)