Walcott mendekat ke mulut gawang pada menit ke-54 namun tembakannya melebar dan dua menit kemudian Arsenal kelihatannya akan mendapatkan hadiah tendangan penalti ketika Kuyt menarik bahu Aleksandr Hleb di dalam kotak penalti.
Walcott went close with a searing 54th minute shot that went wide and two minutes later Arsenal appeared to have legitimate claims for a penalty denied when Kuyt seemed to pull back Aleksandr Hleb's left shoulder inside the box.