Do they never learn?
Arsenal were denied the chance to score a late goal as Jakub Kiwior was deemed to have fouled Dominik Szoboszlai. It sparked frustration among supporters both inside the stadium and at home, but many in the Emirates Stadium missed the chance to see another potential late goal that Havertz and Gabriel Jesus were denied.
Sitting to the far left of the press box for the Sunday fixture, situated right next to the staircase out of the ground, hundreds of fans began streaming out of the stadium. Arsenal have scored plenty of late goals in recent seasons, even as recently as the game against Leicester – with two stoppage-time goals – and Southampton where Bukayo Saka scored in the 87th minute.
The atmosphere was certainly better, but again it is saddening to see so many supporters leave toward the end. It was felt as the intensity of noise dipped besides the angry remonstrations to some of the decisions made by the officials.
Calafiori was left waiting to have a photo taken and eventually had to give up because Seaman had enamoured these fans to such an extent. It was a lovely moment and the former goalkeeper gave the supporters a lot of his time.
Calafiori gives the nod
It would have been remiss of football.london not to attempt to speak with Calafiori, considering the denim-clad Italian strode comfortably through the mixed zone after the game. Arsenal could have done with the defender, but his knee injury, which Mikel Arteta says needed another scan, stopped that.
Asked how Calafiori was feeling, I got a confident nod and smile but no words. We know that Arsenal and Arteta in particular likes to keep the status of his squad as secret as he can, but it was a reassuring moment in the hope that he can return in the coming weeks.
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