In the 15th round of the English Premier League, which kicked off at 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on Dec. 6, Arsenal was the visitor to challenge
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.. At the end of the first half, Arsenal took a 2-1 lead with goals from Martinelli and Jesus, while Luton's Osho also scored a goal. In the second half, Luton fought back, Adebayor and Barkley scored two goals in a row to overtake the lead, but Havertz equalized in time, and Rice killed off the game in stoppage time to give Arsenal a thrilling 4-3 win.
Early in the game, Martinelli was injured but not seriously hurt in a heated scramble with Menghi. In the 16th minute, Gabriel was stepped on by Kabore, but the referee did not show a penalty card. In the 20th minute, Arsenal took the lead, Saka assisted from a ball out of bounds, and Martinelli followed up with a goal, making Arsenal 1-0 Luton.
However, Luton equalized in the 25th minute when Dougherty's corner assisted Osho's header to make it 1-1. In the 27th minute, Odego got the ball on the right and Jesús' shot was blocked. In the 32nd minute, Jesús crossed the ball and Martinelli's shot was parried by the keeper.
Arsenal took the lead again in the 45th minute when Ben White headed home a direct hit from Jesus to make it 2-1.The first half ended with Arsenal leading 2-1.
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 rallied to make it 3-2 in the 57th minute when Buckley fired in a shot from a narrow angle.
Arsenal equalized in the 60th minute when Jesus picked out Havertz to make it 3-3.Arsenal made a substitution in the 70th minute with Zinchenko and Trossard coming on as substitutes.
The game went down to the wire and Rice scored a header in the 97th minute to give Arsenal a 4-3 win over Luton and continue to lead the table.
