"Similar to this season, their 27th game involved a trip to the West Midlands to face a side battling relegation in Alex McLeish's Birmingham City. After an awful injury to Arsenal striker Eduardo and a goal from 10-man Birmingham's James McFadden, an 18-year-old Theo Walcott scored his first-ever goals in the Premier League to leave the leaders 2-1 up heading into injury-time."
"But a foul by Gael Clichy saw the Gunners concede a penalty and allowed McFadden to score a 95th-minute equaliser just a minute later than the one Tom Edozie scored for Wolves last night. After drawing a game they had dominated, Arsenal defender William Gallas famously sat down on the pitch in what Match of the Day commentator Jonathan Pearce described as "a state of disbelief"."
Arsenal drew 2-2 at Wolves, a result that mirrors a February 23, 2008 match when Arsenal surrendered a lead after injuries, late goals and a conceded penalty. In 2008 Eduardo suffered a severe injury, James McFadden equalised from a penalty after Gael Clichy fouled, and an 18-year-old Theo Walcott had earlier put Arsenal ahead. William Gallas sat down on the pitch in disbelief after that draw. The recent game included Gabriel Jesus shoving Yerson Mosquera and a stoppage-time equaliser, leaving Manchester City able to reduce the gap to two points with a game in hand. The 2008 team then won only once in seven league games and fell to third, ultimately finishing four points behind champions.
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