Everton 2-2 Arsenal (Giroud 90 minute GOAL!!!

This draw will feel like a victory to Arsenal, and a defeat to Everton. The home side were so much better than the visitors for 83 minutes. But Arsenal refused to give up, and could easily have won the game at the end. A brilliant show of determination by Arsenal, though Everton will take many positives from their performance too, when the sting of conceding a second late equaliser in two weeks dies down. The first heavyweight showdown of the season wasn’t too bad

The first half went much as this fixture did last season: Everton were far better, quicker, and more physical. Arsene Wenger picked Mesut Ozil, only just back in training after the World Cup and not noted for his defensive work even when fit, on the left wing against the division's premier attacking right back Seamus Coleman and paid for that odd call with the opening goal, scored by Coleman after 18 minutes when Ozil failed to track his back post run.

Roberto Martinez, just as he'd done last season, fielded Romelu Lukaku wide on the right against Nacho Monreal and was rewarded for that with the second goal on the stroke of half time, finished by Naismith at the end of a marauding run by the Belgian. Arsenal will, quite rightly, say that should have been disallowed for offside, or a foul in the build up, but overall it looked like they would only have themselves to blame for yet another comfortable, heavy defeat on the road against a top four rival.

On came Olivier Giroud, who admits himself he's not fit or sharp enough after a prolonged summer. Arsenal improved. Off went Jack Wilshere, ineffective once again, and on came Santi Cazorla. Arsenal took over. The Spaniard was wonderful, cunning, crafty. He laid a first goal on a plate for Aaron Ramsey and with Everton now defending so deep the back four really should have been charged for tickets in the front row of the stand behind the goal, the unlikely comeback looked on.

So it proved. An injury time cross from the left by Monreal was powered in at the near post by Giroud. Had the game lasted another five minutes, Arsenal probably would have won. Everton will wonder what on earth happened. Arsenal fans will be unsure exactly how to feel about this - all the usual deficiencies, but refusing to cave in as they did last season.

Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini says: "We’ll say it’s a great performance form the team because being 2-0 down was not easy for us. Being 2-0 down was a bit unfair for us, but great spirit from the boys to come back. The manager said at half time there was space to create opportunities and come back. We believed in the possibility and we did it. Last year we came here and lost 3-0 so this was a great performance.