A dramatic 97th-minute equaliser from Martin Skrtel avoided a second straight Premier League defeat for Liverpool and prevented Arsenal from making up ground in the chase for the Champions League places.
Liverpool forged ahead on the stroke of half time at Anfield through Philippe Coutinho's drilled finish from Jordan Henderson's pass, but Arsenal went right up the other end and drew level courtesy of a Mathieu Debuchy header after Mathieu Flamini had got up well in the air.
Olivier Giroud gave the Gunners the lead with a close-range strike after some fine interplay with Santi Cazorla and the points looked for all the world to be heading back to London, especially when home substitute Fabio Borini foolishly got himself sent off for two quick-fire yellow cards. However, up popped a bandage-sporting Skrtel - the Slovakian sustained a nasty head wound in an accidental clash with Giroud - to power a header home from Adam Lallana's corner during the stoppage time added on because of his own injury.
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