Arsenal 3-0 Stoke City: Alexis stars as Gunners move above Spurs

• ARSENAL
• 3 - 0
• STOKE CITY

Emirates Stadium — London 

The tireless Chilean scored twice and set up Laurent Koscielny for another as Arsene Wenger's men convincingly bounced back from defeat to Southampton

An inspired Alexis Sanchez took his goal tally for the season to 18 as Arsenal comfortably defeated Stoke City to move within touching distance of the Premier League's top four.

Laurent Koscielny headed the Gunners in front on six minutes when he rose unmarked to meet an Alexis cross, and the Chilean then beat Asmir Begovic at his near post to double the hosts' lead on 33 minutes.

Stoke never looked likely to mount a comeback and Alexis claimed his second of the match when a low free-kick found its way over the line with help from the post and a hapless Begovic.

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Match Stats — Team Stats

ArsenalV.Stoke City

Attack

• Attack

  Goals

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  3	100%0%	0

  Total Shots (including blocked shots)

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  14	66.7%33.3%	7

  Shots On Target

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  6	75%25%	2

  Blocked Shots

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  1	50%50%	1

  Shots from outside the box

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  7	70%30%	3

  Shots from inside the box

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  7	63.6%36.4%	4

  Shot Accuracy (excluding blocked shots)

  Arsenal	Comparison	Stoke City
  46.2%	58.1%41.9%