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Gunners denied late winner by VAR as points dropped in title race

Arsenal thought they had scored a late winner against Fulham.

Arsenal have failed to take advantage of Liverpool not being in action this weekend as a VAR check denied them a late winner against Fulham.

As a result of the Reds’ Merseyside derby clash against Everton being postponed due to Storm Darragh, the north London outfit were presented with the opportunity to close the gap on the Premier League leaders to four points.

However, despite moving above Chelsea in the table – albeit potentially for a couple of hours – and gaining some ground on Arne Slot’s side, the reaction from the Arsenal players at full-time suggested they felt it was two points dropped.

Though they dominated the opening exchanges, the Gunners fell behind after 10 minutes when Raul Jimenez sprung the offside trap, took one touch before drilling an effort beyond David Raya and into the bottom corner.

Set-pieces once again proved to be the best route for Mikel Arteta’s side as they equalised early in the second half when Declan Rice’s whipped the corner found Kai Havertz who steered the ball into William Saliba’s path to score.

A second goal in as many games for the Frenchman, though there was a nervous wait as VAR checked for offside before confirming the goal stood.