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Reaction - Man City 2-2 Arsenal: Stones rescues point for hosts Trossard sent off for visitors in the first half for second bookable offence City players accuse Arsenal of 'dark arts' as Arteta hails his side's 'unbelievable' performance Nottingham Forest have Gibbs-White sent off in draw at Brighton WSL reaction: Arsenal 2-2 Man City, Liverpool 1-1 Leicester & Spurs 4-0 Palace Get Involved - #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Sarah Rendell & Alastair Telfer Tottenham 4-0 Crystal Palace Sam Drury BBC Sport A superb debut goal for Hayley Raso helped Tottenham to a thumping win over Women's Super League newcomers Crystal Palace. The Australian, who joined from Real Madrid in the summer, opened the scoring before second-half goals from Jess Naz, Drew Spence and Olga Ahtinen rounded off a convincing victory for Robert Vilahamn's side. Palace ended their first ever WSL game with 10 as substitute Brooke Aspin was sent off for two bookings in a matter of seconds in stoppage time. Read the full report. Arsenal 2-2 Man City Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter Vivianne Miedema scored on her return to Emirates Stadium as Manchester City drew with former club Arsenal in their Women's Super League opener. A brilliant long-range effort from England international Jess Park looked to have given City the victory before Arsenal substitute Beth Mead volleyed in a late equaliser. Netherlands international Miedema, who was allowed to leave Arsenal when her contract expired this summer, was fortunate her strike took a heavy deflection off defender Laia Codina and she did not celebrate her goal. "I'm not really a big celebration person anyway, " Miedema told Sky Sports after the game. "You saw a bit of emotion but that's normal. Besides that, be respectful to the [Arsenal] fans that supported me for the last seven years as well. "Me coming back here today was a big thing. I'm really happy with the reception I got from the Arsenal fans, " she added. "The most important thing today was to start the season well with the new team. It's always nice to get off that zero again and get a goal. " Read the full report. Nottingham Forest 2-2 Brighton Michael Emons BBC Sport One player and both managers were sent off as Brighton and Nottingham Forest maintained their unbeaten Premier League records in an entertaining draw. After four goals at Amex Stadium, the match ended in controversial fashion when Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White was shown a second yellow card for a sliding challenge on Brighton's Joao Pedro. Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was dismissed by referee Rob Jones, who then also showed a red card to Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo for their reactions to the incident. Read the full report. We shall bring you more reaction to that dramatic draw between Man City and Arsenal shortly but first let's see what other headlines were grabbed on Sunday. .. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Do we as fans, and football as a whole, really want games spoiled by this 'delay of game' yellow card? It clearly is not being applied consistently and it is causing division. Why do PGMOL have so much power to decide what is and isn't a priority anyway? For me they are ruining football. It may be a 'rule' but red cards seem an overly harsh punishment foe a relatively minor infringement. Certainly not adding to the game. Rick Man City 2-2 Arsenal Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left frustrated by referee Michael Oliver's call to send off Leandro Trossard. Trossard was shown a second yellow card after kicking the ball away in the first half. Arteta said: "I think it's very clear. Very obvious. Hopefully what 100 per cent of what people thinks. It's not my job to come here and judge what happened. My job is to survive in the most difficult environment you can throw in football for 55 minutes. And try to get things done to survive. That's my job, the rest is not my job. "It's already the second time it has happened in five games, which is really, really worrying if we want to see the best Premier League. " Monday's back pages The Guardian The Guardian have also focused in on the Man City Arsenal match but have led on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta's comments about referee Michael Oliver. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Why don't we call the "dark arts" and "streetwise" what it actually is? Cheating. Nick, Manchester City are rattled. Arsenal have their number. All this talk of “dark arts”. City invented it. Tears everywhere in Manchester. Ben, Warrington Man City 2-2 Arsenal Simon Stone BBC Sport's chief football news reporter Manchester City forward Bernardo Silva said only one team came to play football in their 2-2 Premier League draw with Arsenal, who were accused of employing "dark arts" at Etihad Stadium. But Gunners manager Mikel Arteta claimed it was "a miracle" his side came so close to victory after playing the second half with 10 men. John Stones' 98th-minute equaliser denied Arsenal what would have been a huge victory over the defending champions. After winger Leandro Trossard was controversially sent off in first-half injury time, the Gunners had just 12. 5% of possession in the second half. City had 28 shots in the second period - a number eclipsed only by the momentous 'Aguero' title-winning second half against QPR in 2012. "There was only one team that came to play football, " Silva told TNT Sports Brazil. "The other came to play to the limits of what was possible to do and allowed by the referee, unfortunately. "I'm glad we always enter the pitch to try to win every match. " Read the full piece. Monday's back pages The Daily Telegraph John Stones' "dirty" comment is also the lead story for The Telegraph. The England international referenced time wasting as a tactic he did not like. Man City 2-2 Arsenal Manchester City defender John Stones said his side had to "control their emotions" while dealing with Arsenal's tactics, speaking to BBC's Match of the Day post-game. He said: "They slow the game down. They get the keeper on the floor so they can get some information on to the pitch. We had to control our emotions during those tough times. "I wouldn't say they have mastered it but they have done it for a few years now so we knew to expect that. You can call it clever or dirty, whichever way you want to put it, but they break up the game which upsets the rhythm. "They use it to their advantage and we dealt with it very well. " Monday's back pages The Times The Times are also focused on the Manchester City and Arsenal game but have focused on the fact defender John Stones, who scored the late equaliser, called Arsenal's tactics "dirty". Man City 2-2 Arsenal Phil Mc Nulty BBC Sport chief football writer John Stones scrambled home an equaliser seconds from time amid chaos and controversy to deny Arsenal a famous victory against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. Arsenal had mounted a magnificent rearguard action following the first half-dismissal of Leandro Trossard - and stood moments away from arguably the finest moment in manager Mikel Arteta's reign - until substitute Stones forced in following a well-worked short corner at the end of seven minutes of added time. There will be pride as well as pain for the Gunners, who went behind early on to Erling Haaland’s 100th goal for Manchester City but turned a thrilling encounter on its head to lead before the interval. In moments of huge significance, City lost talisman Rodri with a knee injury after 21 minutes, manager Pep Guardiola's mood worsening even further when Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori swept home an angled finish high past Ederson seconds later. Read the full report. Monday's back pages The Sun The Sun are leading on the men's 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Manchester City from Sunday's fixtures. Hello and welcome to today's football live. There was a feast of football this weekend for us to tuck into, including two thrilling draws between Manchester City and Arsenal. In the Premier League the two teams drew 2-2 with the result meaning City remain top of the table. A 10-man Arsenal defended a 2-1 lead for the majority of the second half until John Stones scored in the last minute to rescue a point for his side. Meanwhile, in the Women's Super League the two sides also drew 2-2. The most poetic goal came from City player Vivianne Miedema, who moved to City from Arsenal this summer on a free transfer. We will dive into both of those games, as well as the rest of the weekend's headlines and the developing stories of the day. But first let's see what the papers have to say. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.