Super Sanchez Sinks Crystal Palace

Arsenal were ultimately rewarded for some brilliant attacking play in an enthralling game at Selhurst Park on Thursday night.

Shkodran Mustafi gave scored the opener in a dominant first-half performance, but the momentum shifted soon after the restart when Andros Townsend scored what had seemed an unlikely equaliser.

All of a sudden, the Gunners needed to dig in, and stand firm in the face of the home side's renewed confidence.

But two superbly-taken goals in the space of five minutes from Alexis Sanchez put Arsenal back in charge.

James Tomkins headed a late goal from a corner, to ensure a nervy period of injury-time, but the Gunners were good value for the win.

Meanwhile, Jack Wilshere’s wonderful long pass through to Sanchez for that third goal is a reminder of what Arsenal fans had missed.