- Alexis Sanchez saw an early first half penalty saved by Rob Green, after being fouled by Armand Traore
- Sanchez rectified his miss by putting the Gunners ahead on 37 minutes following a Kieran Gibbs cross
- Olivier Giroud was shown a straight red card early after the interval for headbutting Nedum Onuoha
- Tomas Rosicky doubled the hosts lead on 65 minutes with a neat side-footed finish following Sanchez's pass
- Charlie Austin pulled one back for the visitors from the penalty spot on 79 minutes
Arsene Wenger shook his head and fumed quietly as he watched Olivier Giroud disappear down the tunnel having been sent off for butting Nedum Onuoha. For once, his look said more than his words.
This was Wenger's 600th win as Arsenal manager and his 400th in the Barclays Premier League and, having toiled through a seemingly never-ending injury crisis, he could have done without this flash of idiocy from his senior centre forward.
Giroud is fortunate his team-mates were able to escape with three points, although it was a tense and anxious finale against a team without a point away from home all season.
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