Arsenal are back to winning ways.
After their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Chelsea week, the North London club have now won two back to back games.
Alexis Sanchez scored thrice, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud were on scoresheet to give Arsenal a convincing 5-2 victory in the end. We take a look at the goals, highlights and some reactions from the internet.
Leicester, bubbling with confidence (the only team not to have lost a single match prior to this game) started the game brightly and took the early lead.
Jamie Vardy, who earlier had hit the post, scored the opening goal for the Foxes. Cutting inside from the left hand side, Vardy beats a diving challenge from Mertesacker to finish from close range. (Click to Tweet)
#LCFC 1-1 #AFC | GOAL Vardy opened the score, Walcott shortly equalised. Can Leicester pull off a win? Courtesy: NBC pic.twitter.com/xgE6aZiD6Q
— fanatix (@therealfanatix) September 26, 2015
Here are some of the reactions to that goal:
That’s Leicester’s gameplan, really. They actually played that type of pass from kick-off, Drinkwater diagonal to Vardy wide-left — Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) September 26, 2015
Arsenal restored parity through Theo Walcott. The England winger used his pace to beat his marker, and raced on to a nice through ball from Cazorla and finished neatly from close range. (ClicktoTweet)
Theo Walcott equalises against Leicester. 1-1 pic.twitter.com/tfVPuusuXa
— Terje (@ArsenalTerje) September 26, 2015
Check some of the Twitter Reactions:
Vardy has scored a typical Vardy goal, and Walcott has scored a typical Walcott goal — Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) September 26, 2015
12 – Theo Walcott has now scored 12 goals in his last 13 Premier League starts for @Arsenal. Faith.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 2015
It was now the visitors’ turn to control the game and they took the lead through Alexis Sanchez, who tapped in to guide the ball home.
32 – Alexis Sanchez has scored his first goal with what was his 32nd shot (inc. blocked) in the Premier League this season. Wait. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 2015
Alexis Sánchez used the first month, as his own personal pre-season. Normal service has been resumed. #Arsenal
— Michael Gooner (@MickTheGooner) September 26, 2015
Now, Check Sanchez’s goal below:
Video: Alexis Sanchez goal for Arsenal 34′ (2-1) pic.twitter.com/5USQXHaDOW — KING ÖF LÖNDÖN (@goonerszone) September 26, 2015
It was all Arsenal from there on. Mesut Ozil, who has been enjoying a fine campaign, produced a wonderful dink over the defence. Sanchez, again did the finishing job.
Vine: Alexis Sanchez gets his 2nd goal of the game to increase Arsenal’s lead vs. Leicester. 1-3. #afc https://t.co/gluSCqao2D
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) September 26, 2015
Stat courtesy Squawka
Alexis Sánchez has scored more goals today (2) than his previous 10 Premier League matches combined (0). pic.twitter.com/7c4EjxWgCm — Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 26, 2015
Sanchez is such a lovely player to watch when he is on song. And today, it was his day. The former Barcelona forward completed his hat-trick with his strike:
Want to share Sanchez’s hat-trick goal? (Click to Tweet)
Video: Alexis Sanchez scores to get his first hat-trick in an Arsenal shirt. 1-4. [via @hughwizzy] #afc pic.twitter.com/a60PU3VawM
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) September 26, 2015
Hang on, the drama is not over yet. Vardy scored his second of the match with a stunning curling strike. Goals galore. Just when I thought it’s all over, Giroud reminded me he still exists. The Frenchman puts the icing on the cake with an injury time goal.
That was fucking deadly fun. Nice to get the goals flowing again. Alexis hat-trick, Walcott 1, Giroud 1. BEER TIME. — arseblog (@arseblog) September 26, 2015
Giroud scores the final goal of the game, 5-2 Arsenal: https://t.co/iVAXy4evKk
— HosmerAFC (@HosmerAFC) September 26, 2015
Looks like Alexis Sánchez is back. Hat-trick today very well taken. Him and Özil launching Arsenal into the title race.
— Liam (@OffsideLiam) September 26, 2015
Alexis Sánchez: 3 Goals, 7 Shots, 3 Key Passes, 7 Dribbles, 3 Tackles, 78% Passing Accuracy. #Arsenal #MOTM pic.twitter.com/zfxW8i9vHS
— Michael Gooner (@MickTheGooner) September 26, 2015
Send me your thoughts & reactions from the match. Thoughts on everything. Ok, let me help you – Ozil’s form? Walcott as a lone striker? Sanchez back to form – I would love to hear your thoughts.
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