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ARSENAL SCORE IN THE NIC OF TIME
Hull City 1 Arsenal 2
NICKLAS Bendtner struck in stoppage time as Arsenal beat 10-man Hull to keep pace with Chelsea at the top.
The title-chasing Gunners went in front when Andrey Arshavin prodded in after 14 minutes.
Jimmy Bullard equalised with a penalty in the 28th minute after a clumsy Sol Campbell foul on Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Arsenal struggled to break down Hull after the dismissal of George Boateng on the stroke of half-time – but Danish sizzler Bendtner earned a fifth straight win after Boaz Myhill spilled Denilson’s swerving shot.
Arsenal were nowhere near as good as they were during the midweek 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.
But Hull must be given credit for disrupting their rhythm and they were unlucky to suffer their fourth defeat in a row.
The Tigers remain in the relegation zone with nine games left.
Bullard kept his place and Nick Barmby dropped to the bench in one of six changes made by Phil Brown after last Sunday’s 5-1 thrashing at Everton.
The pair were involved in a midweek bust-up in front of members of the Women’s Institute near the Humber Bridge.
Jozy Altidore flashed a 20-yarder wide after turning Campbell early on before Arsene Wenger’s men pounced on the break.
Having scored three on Tuesday, it was no surprise to see Bendtner involved in the opener.
The Dane found Arshavin with a pass across the edge of the box and the Russian stumbled through challenges by Boateng and Bernard Mendy before beating Myhill.
Hull levelled after Dean Marney’s ball was flicked on by Craig Fagan to Vennegoor of Hesselink. The Dutchman looked offside.
But Campbell’s attempted tackle led ref Andre Marriner to point to the spot and Bullard found the top corner.
Campbell was booked and Hull’s Andy Dawson followed for a late tackle on Denilson.
Boateng and Bendtner were also yellow carded for an exchange in the aftermath of the foul.
And the Hull captain was soon off for an early shower after a high challenge on Sagna saw him earn a second yellow.
But in a scrappy opening to the second half Kamil Zayatte was fouled by Campbell and had to go off moments later.
Campbell said: “We deserved the win.
“We kept probing, played some great football and created some great chances and it was all down to Nicklas knocking one in at the end.
“It was a tight game but the main thing is we got the win.”
Bendtner said: “It felt really good.
“The goal was so long in coming and at 1-1 it was really tense and we were trying to push on.
“All goals you score are important but especially today and I’m pleased for the team that we won the game.”
Wenger added: “We started well but when we were 1-0 up we lost our focus and took it a bit too easy.
“When it was 1-1 I knew we had to battle because suddenly Hull’s belief raised.
“We needed to fight until the last second and fortunately we got the late goal.
“Unfortunately Boateng deserved to go but you can understand these challenges.
“If teams are fighting not to go out of the Premier League you understand that commitment.”
Brown said: “Our fight, spirit and commitment were there for everybody to see.”
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