Tuesday night, Declan Rice struck with a last moment header to break Luton hearts and send Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League after a thrilling 4-3 victory for the Gunners at Kenilworth Road.
The Gunners appeared to have missed out on the chance to extend their lead over Liverpool and Man City after a courageous display from Luton, but Rice’s last minute header sparked thunderous celebrations amongst the Arsenal fans and players.
Rice spoke to the press after the game. He described it as a big moment in Arsenal’s season.
“Luton are a top side, they can no way be overlooked in this league because of the quality they’ve got,” Rice said.
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“They made us pay tonight with set pieces, us being sloppy at the back but for us to score last minute and keep that momentum building is massive for us in this season.”
Luton played toe to toe with the league leaders in the early stages, but Arsenal capitalized after Thomas Kaminski kicked the ball out of play following a poor back pass.
Bukayo Saka set up Gabriel Martinelli for the 20th-minute opener in defiance of the home side’s good play.
Luton responded five minutes later through Gabriel Osho’s header and a thunderous noise enveloped Kenilworth Road.
However, Arteta’s side quietened the atmosphere once again at the last moments of the first half when Gabriel Jesus headed home from close range to restore Arsenal’s lead.
David Raya was in the spotlight early in the second half as his errors allowed Luton to turn the game with goals from Elijah Adebayo (49) and Ross Barkley (57).
Arsenal were undaunted, they found a response through Kai Havertz at 60th minute to bring the game level again.
There was lots of playing time left for a winner and Arsenal dominated the game.
Luton was roared on by the home fans and the Rob Edwards’ side appeared to be eyeing the valuable point from a draw.
However, multi-million pounds Rice’s remarkable strike broke Luton’s resistance and kept the gunner’s title challenge firmly on track.
