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Louie Chandler

Arsenal fans cannot believe Mike Dean decision that resulted in a Crystal Palace goal

Arsenal clung onto their unbeaten run in the Premier League as they secured a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at the Emirates.

Second half goals from Christian Benteke and Odsonne Edouard wiped out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's first half effort, only for Alexandre Lacazette to come off the bench and equalise with the final kick of the game.

Palace manager Patrick Vieira cut a devastated figure in the visitor's penalty area as the striker pounced after Vicente Guaita could only parry a Ben White shot.

It looked for the final 20 minutes that the Eagles would claim all three points from the game when summer-signing Edouard struck to put them in front.

Kieran Tierney struck the bar but the Gunners largely looked devoid of ideas in the dying embers of the game, until Lacazette pounced.

However, many Arsenal fans will see the result as justice served. There was a strong feeling that James McArthur should have been sent off for a kick on Bukayo Saka in the first half, only for Mike Dean to show a yellow.

In the build up to the visitor's second goal, plenty of fans also felt that Conor Gallagher had fouled Albert Sambi Lokonga, appearing to kick the player's foot rather than the ball.

Here is the best of what supporters had to say on the incident.

@SaidAmour16 said: "Palace second goal was a foul on Sambi Lokonga. Fair result in imo."

@Aubamegang1 said: "The one on Lokonga was most definitely a foul."

@AFC_Auba14 said: "Their 2nd goal was a foul on Lokonga, watch the replay, Gallagher didn’t touch the ball."

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