Sanchez hits brace as Arsenal beat Hull City 4-1




Alexis Sanchez scored twice and missed a
penalty as Arsenal comfortably beat 10-man
Hull City in the Premier League.
Sanchez put Arsenal ahead when he got a touch
on Alex Iwobi’s shot, but failed from the spot
after Jake Livermore handled and was sent off.
Theo Walcott added a second after the break
before Robert Snodgrass pulled one back for the
hosts with a penalty.
Sanchez stroked a third into an empty net before
Granit Xhaka’s spectacular shot rounded off the
scoring.
Sanchez’s first goal owed much to fortune rather
than brilliance as Iwobi arrived at the back post
and saw his effort deflect in off the Chile
international.
Livermore was shown a straight red card five
minutes before half-time when he blocked
Iwobi’s goal-bound effort with his hands.
Sanchez took responsibility for the penalty ahead
of recent regular taker Santi Cazorla only to see
his low effort saved by Hull goalkeeper Eldin
Jakupovic.
It was a decision which also mystified Wenger
who revealed it was “not planned for Sanchez to
take it” and that he wants “to know what
happened and for it not to happen again”.
Walcott notched a second goal shortly before the
hour mark when he got on the end of Iwobi’s
clever flick with Hull defender Harry Maguire
helping the ball into the net with his head.
Snodgrass gave Hull a glimmer of hope when he
converted from the spot after Petr Cech had
brought down Dieumerci Mbokani, but Arsenal’s
response was emphatic.
After three consecutive Premier League wins for
the first time since last Christmas, Arsenal’s
season now feels properly up and running.
Hull made Arsenal work for this victory but the
quality in Arsene Wenger’s side shone through.
Even when he has an off day Sanchez can be a
match-winner. These were not particularly classy
strikes from the Chilean, but he got the job done.
Wenger, in a season when the pressure is on him
to deliver silverware, will likely feel there is
plenty to build on from this performance.

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