It
was the perfect comeback from title-chasers - Arsenal as they answered
their pundits in just the right way in an end-to-end game many would say
is the game of the season.
Arsenal put themselves back in the Premier League title race after a
dramatic win on Sunday against Leicester, who were reduced to ten men.
The 2-1 Valentine's Day victory has broken the hearts of many Leicester
fans, and could harm the Foxes' incredible momentum of the past few
months.
Leicester are still the team at the top, but Sunday's defeat to
Arsenal may knock some of their confidence built up after a string of
victories, including against champions Chelsea.
A header from Danny Welbeck on the end of a Mesut Ozil free-kick
deep into injury time, completed the Gunners' comeback victory against
the league leaders.
Leicester had already been bruised after Danny Simpson was
dismissed for two bookable offences in the 53rd minute, reducing the
team to ten men.
Leicester had earlier taken the lead at the end of the first half
through a Jamie Vardy penalty, though it looked as though a foul on
Mesut Ozil went unpunished in the build up.
The Foxes, as is their way, gave everything, and for a while it
looked like they would frustrate Arsenal's hopes of securing their 14th
title.
But goals from Theo Walcott and the returning Welbeck - who hadn’t
appeared all season - in the final seconds handed the home team a 2-1
win that introduced another twist to an in-out season.
This has been one of the most unpredictable seasons in Premier
League history - and the title race remains wide open with a third of
the season left to play.
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