LONDON—Arsenal struck two late goals to escape with a point in a pulsating 3–3 home draw with bottom club Southampton but their Premier League title hopes suffered another setback on a Friday night of frazzled nerves in north London.
For much of a stomach-churning encounter it appeared Arsenal were self-destructing in their quest to hold off Manchester City and win the league for the first time since 2004.
They gifted a goal to Carlos Alcaraz after 28 seconds and were 2–0 down inside 15 minutes as former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott fired home to stun the home crowd.
Gabriel Martinelli struck back for the Gunners after 20 minutes but Ruben Selles’s Southampton refused to wilt and regained their two-goal lead in the 66th minute as substitute Duje Caleta-Car headed in at the back post….