Arsenal equalled Nottingham Forest’s 42-match unbeaten league record in heart-stopping style on Sunday when the Premier League champions roared back from 1-3 down to beat Middlesbrough 5-3 at Highbury.Thierry Henry lobbed a dominant Arsenal into a 25th-minute lead, only for Boro striker Joseph-Desire Job to fire a 43rd-minute equaliser. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink rifled in Boro’s second and Franck Queudrue caught Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann out for their third in the 53rd minute as the champions looked destined for a crushing defeat.But Boro’s lead lasted only a minute before Dennis Bergkamp pulled one back with a low shot and Arsenal struck twice in the 65th minute — 48 seconds separating Jose Antonio Reyes' superb equaliser and a tap-in from substitute Robert Pires. Henry steered home his second of the day in stoppage time from point blank range, the goal served up on a plate by Pires’ cutback.Forest’s run began in November 1977 and was not halted until December 1978 by Liverpool, while Arsenal have not lost in the league since a 3-2 defeat at Highbury in May 2003 put paid to their title hopes.Earlier in the day, promoted West Bromwich Albion settled for a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa. (Reuters)
