Luton Town vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Declan Rice nets late winner
Luton 3-4 Arsenal: Rice’s last-gasp winner puts the Gunners five points clear
Declan Rice scored a last-gasp winner to settle a seven-goal thriller at Luton, sparing the blushes of goalkeeper David Raya to send Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Luton had looked on course to land a thoroughly deserved draw after two errors from Raya had seen them hit the front - only for the Gunners to rally and win it 4-3 at the death.
Raya embraced Rice at the full-time whistle after Kai Havertz had earlier drawn the visitors level in what proved to be a thrilling contest at Kenilworth Road.
The visitors had led 2-1 at half-time as Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus scored either side of a Gabriel Osho equaliser.
Raya, whose role as Arteta’s number one continues to be in the spotlight with Aaron Ramsdale warming the bench, then gifted two goals to Luton in the space of eight minutes as Elijah Adebayo and Ross Barkley turned the game on its head.
Havertz appeared to have salvaged a point for Arsenal but they pushed on to the last and £105million summer signing Rice nodded in a fine Martin Odegaard cross to wrap up the victory.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
ARSENAL SUBS: Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah, Cedric Soares, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Mohamed Elneny, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Reuell Walters.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
LUTON TOWN SUBS: Chiedozie Ogbene, Luke Berry, Carlton Morris, Tahith Chong, Jordan Clark, Tim Krul, Ryan Giles, Joe Johnson, Zack Nelson.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
LUTON TOWN (3-4-2-1): Thomas Kaminski; Teden Mengi, Gabriel Osho, Amari'i Bell; Issa Kabore, Pelly Ruddock, Ross Barkley, Alfie Doughty; Jacob Brown, Andros Townsend; Elijah Adebayo.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
Luton's sole focus is on staying in the top flight following their promotion from the Championship last season. Rob Edwards' men lost 3-1 away to Brentford at the weekend, but they have drawn with Liverpool and beaten Crystal Palace in their past two home matches. They enter this game two points clear of the relegation zone.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
Arsenal have won three Premier League games in a row to open up a two-point lead on Liverpool and a three-point advantage on reigning champions Manchester City. With those two sides not in action today, Mikel Arteta's side can give themselves a little breathing space at the summit for the time being.
Luton Town vs Arsenal
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League fixture between Luton Town and Arsenal at Kenilworth Road.
Luton vs Arsenal line-ups
Luton XI: Kaminski; Mengi, Osho, Bell; Kabore, Ruddock, Barkley, Doughty; Brown, Townsend, Adebayo
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
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