Orient equaliser stuns Arsenal

by Tony Cuddihy , 20 February 2011

Jonathan Tehoue's late equaliser gave League One outfit Leyton Orient an improbable 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Brisbane Road.


Tomas Rosicky's goal after half-time appeared to be enough to put the Gunners through to a quarter-final against Manchester United, but Tehoue had other ideas in the 89th minute.

The first half was a tepid affair, with the first chance of note not coming until the 21st minute, when Andrey Arshavin's first time shot forced Jamie Jones into a good save.

Nicklas Bendtner, not the best player in the world, missed a volley in the 30th minute from a Marouane Chamakh assist, while the Moroccan missed the best chance of the half when he shot wide from a low cross by Kieron Gibbs.

The second half began in the same low key fashion as the first, but sparked into life in the 53rd minute.

Bacary Sagna saw his shot blocked before it fell to Bendtner. The Dane had his effort blocked before getting free and crossing for Rosicky to head home.

Orient didn't know it yet, but their luck would turn in the 62nd minute with the introduction of Tehoue. The Os subdued the superior attacking skills of Arsene Wenger's men and their doggedness was richly rewarded with the equaliser.

Tehoue barged through Gibbs and young defender Ignasi Miquel before shooting through the body of Manuel Almunia, but not literally through it.

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Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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