rick Vieira was seconds away from stunning Arsenal on his return to the Emirates, only to be denied in the cruellest fashion. His Crystal Palace side had overturned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s eighth-minute opener, dominating the game thereafter and scoring fine goals through Christian Benteke and Odsonne Édouard in the second half. Then, with the game’s final action, Alexandre Lacazette poached an equaliser that will break the visitors’ hearts and leave Arsenal thanking their lucky stars. In the touchline meeting between two ex-Arsenal linchpins, Vieira had comfortably bested Mikel Arteta and should have departed with all three points.
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