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Hull City vs. Arsenal: Score and Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Arsenal continued their fine Premier League form with a 4-1 win over Hull City on Saturday, thanks to a brace from star forward Alexis Sanchez.
Sanchez opened the score after 17 minutes thanks to a lucky deflection, but the Chilean missed a penalty to double Arsenal’s lead—Jake Livermore had handled the ball inside the box and was sent off as a result.
Theo Walcott doubled the Gunners’ lead in the second half, but Robert Snodgrass converted a penalty to give Hull some hope. Sanchez soon restored the two-goal lead with his second goal of the afternoon, however, and Granit Xhaka put the final score on the board.
As shared by Arsenal’s official Twitter account, Alex Iwobi made the starting XI, with Lucas Perez moving to the bench:
Our #HCFCvAFC team… Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Iwobi, Ozil, Walcott, Alexis pic.twitter.com/BECH4osLd2
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) September 17, 2016
The hosts started the match well, but Arsenal soon took control of the ball and threatened early. Santi Cazorla opened up some space for Hector Bellerin on the right wing, but the Spaniard just couldn’t find a way through the defence.
Shkodran Mustafi did well to close down a cross from David Meyler, and Adama Diomande fared little better against the Germany international with the Tigers’ first counter opportunity.
Hull did very well to isolate Sanchez early and were the better team in the opening stages, but when the Chilean found some space, he was dangerous. He neatly isolated Mesut Ozil with a clever flick, only to watch the German miss his touch, and after 17 minutes, Sanchez opened the scoring.
A period of sustained pressure ended with Iwobi taking a shot on goal and Sanchez getting the final touch and credit for the goal. Squawka News couldn’t help themselves:
Alex Iwobi celebrating putting Arsenal 1-0 up.Wait until he realises it was awarded to Alexis Sanchez… pic.twitter.com/1XZQ61g04R
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) September 17, 2016
Hull hit back almost immediately, as Abel Hernandez fired a dart …
