Iwobi Sacrificed As Arsenal Win Dramatic Game At The Emirates

Arsenal picked up three points, overtook Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool and are now five points behind Chelsea following a dramatic 2-1 win over Burnley at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />At the midway point, the scoreboard was reading goalless but the Gunners had plenty of attempts to break the deadlock but couldn&rsquo;t work the goalkeeper, with Alexis Sanchez the architect of everything that went well.<br /><br />Arsenal finally found a way through in the 59th minute when <span class="hidden-xxs" data-type="full">Shkodran</span> Mustafi netted his first goal for the club he joined last summer, heading home after receiving an assist from Ozil.<br /><br />Alex Iwobi had to be brought off in the 69th minute as manager Arsene Wenger had to make a tactical change following the straight red card shown to Xhaka for a foul on&nbsp; Defour.<br /><br />The visitors equalized in second-half stoppage time through Andre Gray, who converted his spot-kick, and the drama continued in the last minute when Koscielny won a penalty. <br /><br />Alexis won the game for Arsenal with a Panenka penalty, his 15th Premier League goal of the season.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : arsenal.com<br />
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