Arsenal came from behind to seal a victory that puts them back in the title race, after ending Leicester City’s unbeaten run.
Jamie Vardy gave the hosts an early lead but it didn’t take too long for Theo Walcott to level the scores, before Alexis Sanchez gave the Gunners the lead before the break. Alexis grabbed two in the second-half to seal victory, before Vardy grabbed his second of the game in the dying moments.
Olivier Giroud added his name to the scoresheet late-on, giving Arsenal their favourite 5-2 scoreline.
The game got off to an electric start as Santi Cazorla saw a shot cleared off the line by Ritchie De Laet, before Jamie Vardy struck the post with a bobbling effort at the other end. The end-to-end action was intense and it didn’t take long for the first goal.
13 minutes were on the clock when Leicester hit on the counter-attack and Vardy finished the move expertly, curling into the far corner past Petr Cech to continue his tremendous run of form this season.
Arsenal were only behind for five minutes though as they hit with a counter-attack of their own, with Cazorla feeding a ball through to Theo Walcott and he charged through on goal before passing a finish into the net off the far post.
The Gunners took the lead fifteen minutes later, again pressuring on the counter-attack, as quick-fire move saw Mesut Ozil superbly flick the ball out wide to Hector Bellerin and the ball into the middle found Alexis Sanchez, who tucked home his first Premier League goal in overfourteen hours of football.
Arsenal extended their advantage shortly after the break as Mesut Ozil delivered a superb cross to Alexis Sanchez, who timed his run perfectly to stay onside and then head-home his second of the afternoon.
Leicester, finding themselves two-goals behind for the third Premier League game in a row, needing changes and introduced Leonardo Ulloa to the game; who scored against the Gunners last season.
Heading into the final quarter of the match Arsenal looked confident, with chances few and far between at both ends, but Leicester were enjoying plenty of time on the ball. They introduced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud to see the game out, as three points would put them back in the title race.
Arsenal sealed the victory heading into the final ten-minutes as Alexis Sanchez completed his hat-trick with a low strike from distance, ensuring Arsenal secured maximum points heading into a big week with fixtures against Olympiacos and Manchester United.
Jamie Vardy had time to double his tally for the afternoon, continuing his early season flourish, but the damage was already done, especially as Olivier Giroud added his name to the scoresheet late-on.
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