Arsenal steal point in thrilling derby

Monday, 2 September 2019 09:20

Here's what happened in the world of football on Sunday.

Arsenal came from behind to secure a point in a thrilling match against Tottenham in the north London derby.

The draw takes the Gunners to fifth place in the Premier League with seven points from four matches.

Elsewhere, Richarlison found the back of the net twice to give Everton a 3-2 win over Wolves at Goodison Park.

Over in La Liga Real Madrid and Villarreal shared a 2-2 draw with Gareth Bale netting a brace.

However, the Welshman was sent off in stoppage time.

In Italy's Serie A, it was Inter Milan who recorded a 2-1 win over Cagliari in a match that was marred by an incident of racism directed at new signing Romelu Lukaku.

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