OTD - 4 September

10 Jul 2018
1996: Arsenal 3-3 Chelsea

Arsenal and Chelsea played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Highbury.

An early Frank Leboeuf spot-kick and a Gianluca Vialli goal gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead before Paul Merson pulled one back for Arsenal just before half-time.

Martin Keown levelled the scores and Ian Wright then gave Arsenal the lead for the first time. But Dennis Wise equalised in the 90th minute.

Chelsea slipped to third with eight points from their opening four matches. Arsenal dropped to fifth with seven points.

Gianluca Vialli
Chelsea's Gianluca Vialli unleashes a volley at goal
2012: Stoke City announce agreement with Owen

Stoke City announced the signing of former Liverpool, Newcastle United and Manchester United striker Michael Owen on a one-year deal.

Owen made eight Premier League appearances for the Potters and scored against Swansea City, becoming the seventh player to reach 150 PL goals.

He retired at the end of the season, having made a total of 326 PL appearances.

Michael Owen Stoke
Michael Owen, right, is given instructions by manager Tony Pulis during his season at Stoke City

 

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