It was relief all-round at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon as the final whistle blew. An equaliser in the 91st minute was enough to share the points on a disappointing afternoon overall.
Arsenal took the lead in the 13th minute through the Chilean Alexis Sanchez who scored from the right hand side of the penalty area. However, the lead didn’t last long as Diame made a run making it 1-1 in the 17th. However, the goal should not have stood as there was foul on Flamini just before Diame had the shot.
This was one of a number of poor refereeing decisions on the afternoon. The referee had an awful game, often missing easy fouls to give such as a trip. Hull then took the lead straight after half time when Hernandez scored from a Huddlestone cross which Mertesacker should be disappointed with. Mertesacker was ball watching rather than attacking it.
Hull City defended superbly with constant blocking going in and Arsenal lacked the killer ball which was a feature of their performance. However, Welbeck scored in the 91st minute to get Arsenal a point. This was after a clever little run by Alexis who then produced the killer pass which allowed Welbeck to tuck it in.
Arsenal now trail Chelsea by 11 points and looks like we will be once again scrapping for 4th place. Ramsey returned and looked okay but lacked match sharpness. More bad news was to follow as Wilshere went off in the second half with an injury which has been subsequently confirmed as a twisted knee.
The optimism from the start of the season has well and truly gone now and Arsenal need to start producing if they are to finish in the top 4 at the minimum.
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