Arsenal saved by Welbeck’s double

LONDON, April 8 

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Danny Welbeck’s second goal of the game gave Arsenal a 3-2 win on Sunday and cost Southampton a draw they would have deserved in their struggle against relegation from the Premier League. Southampton’s defeat kept them in the bottom three, three points behind Crystal Palace but with a game in hand. Shane Long gave them the lead after 17 minutes, nipping in ahead of defender Shkodran Mustafi.

Arsenal equalised 11 minutes later through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, playing a one-two with Welbeck.

Welbeck then cut inside onto Alex Iwobi’s pass to give Arsene Wenger’s side a barely-deserved halftime lead.

Substitute Charlie Austin equalised a minute after coming on but with nine minutes left Welbeck headed in Iwobi’s cross.

In a wild last few minutes Mohamed Elneny and Southampton’s Jack Stephens were sent off in separate incidents.

Hernandez earns West Ham point at Chelsea

Substitute Javier Hernandez stole an equaliser to earn West Ham United an unlikely point in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Chelsea had dominated the London derby for 73 minutes, leading for almost half that time after Cesar Azpilicueta poked home in following a short corner. Their Spanish striker Alvaro Morata also had the ball in the net twice but was narrowly offside each time. — Reuters