In the tranquility of the dawn on December 6, the highlight of the 15th round of the Premier League began on the road at 4:15 GMT, with Arsenal and Luton in a fierce battle.
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The stadium witnessed an up-and-down contest. In the first half, Arsenal's Martinelli and Jesus scored successively, while Luton's Osho responded, but Arsenal still maintained a 2-1 lead. The tide turned in the second half, with Luton's Adebayor and Barkley scoring twice to take the lead back. However, Havertz's goal leveled the score, and the game went into the final seconds before Rice completed the shutout in stoppage time to give Arsenal a narrow 4-3 win and a thrilling lead in the standings.
The battle started when Martinelli collided in a scramble with Menghi and was lucky not to be seriously injured. In the 16th minute, Gabriel was trampled by Kabore, but the referee did not show a penalty card. Arsenal scored in the 20th minute when Saka launched a quick ball out of bounds and Martinelli followed up with a push to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead.
However, Luton equalized in the 25th minute when Dougherty's corner was met by Osho's header to make it 1-1.
In the 27th minute, Ödgöl got the ball from the right side and Jesús shot from a small angle in the penalty area was blocked.
In the 32nd minute, Jesús crossed the ball from the left side of the penalty area and Martinelli hit a shot that was blocked.
In the 39th minute, Sacca's shot from the right was parried by the goalkeeper and cleared by the defense.
Arsenal scored again in the 45th minute when Ben White crossed for Jesus to head home to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead.
The first half ended with Arsenal temporarily ahead.
In the second half, Luton equalized in the 49th minute when Dougherty's corner was headed in by Adebayor to make it 2-2.
Luton went back in front in the 57th minute when Buckley scored from a narrow angle to make it 3-2.
Arsenal equalized in the 60th minute when Jesus picked out Havertz to make it 3-3.
Arsenal made changes in the 64th minute with Zinchenko and Trossard coming on.
In the 70th minute, Mpensu shot over the bar from distance.
Arsenal countered in the 77th minute when Saka broke away and Trossard grabbed a shot that went wide.
In the 80th minute, Sacca took a direct hit from Udgall in the box and fell to the ground without being called for a penalty.
In the 81st minute, Havertz headed a Trossard shot wide.
In the 86th minute, Zinchenko sent in a cross and Havertz's header was parried away by the goalkeeper.
In the 88th minute, a cross from Ödgörn went just wide of Trossard's far post.
Rice's header in the 97th minute sealed a 4-3 win for Arsenal.
Arsenal beat Luton away to consolidate their lead at the top of the table with a 4-3 win.
