Source: Daily_Mail
Dancing on ice: Gunners beat big freeze but slip up in the title race
Arsenal almost came a cropper in the snow but picked themselves up to snatch a late equaliser on a day when the weather wiped out most live sport.[LNB] Armand Traore and Manuel Almunia typified Arsenal's effort in this thunderous collision but it was Tomas Rosicky who dished out a savage blow to David Moyes with the injury-time goal that saw Arsenal inch closer to the top of the table.[LNB] Collision course: Everton's JamesVaughan collides with Armand Traore and goalkeeper Manuel Almunia[LNB] The club had worked desperately hard to stage the game after Wednesday's home match against Bolton was called off at the last minute.[LNB] But the 20 ground staff who worked non-stop shifts for 24 hours to ensure the game went ahead may not have been manager Arsene Wenger's favourite people had Steven Pienaar's brilliant, breakaway goal nine minutes from time proved decisive.[LNB] Then, in the second of five minutes of added time at a blizzard-swept Emirates Stadium, Czech international Rosicky scored with the aid of a deflection off Lucas Neill to deny Everton the victory they deserved and move Arsenal to within three points of Chelsea.[LNB] Wenger said: 'It's our job to try to play and the fixture congestion will tell us if we did well or not.[LNB] Last-gasp: Tomas Rosicky's shot deflects off Lucas Neill to level proceedings[LNB] 'We played against a very good Everton team who, for the majority of the game, were sharper and more dangerous than us. We didn't find our game today. It's an important late goal because it shows the spirit of the team.'[LNB] Everton manager David Moyes said: 'I think we deserved all three points. There are one or two guys at each other in the dressing room because we were not ruthless enough.'[LNB] Manchester United moved to within a point of Chelsea after a 1-1 draw at Birmingham, but Darren Fletcher was sent off for two-yellow card offences. [LNB] Arsenal 2 Everton 2: Terrific Toffees denied by injury time Tomas Rosicky sickenerTogo pull out of Africa Cup of Nations after horror terrorist bus attack in CabindaPhilippe Senderos is going nowhere, says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger[LNB] [LNB]
