Premier League: Alexis Sanchez earns Arsenal 1-0 win over Southampton

Premier League: Alexis Sanchez earns Arsenal 1-0 win over Southampton

Alexis Sanchez grabbed three points for Arsenal with his goal enough end to secure a 1-0 Premier League win over Southampton at the Emirates.

The international Chile finally beat Fraser Forster, who had produced some superb saves early in the game, to soothe the frustrations of aid at home a minute from the end of another game that saw the struggle of the Gunners in the last third to Olivier Giroud came off the bench.

The defeat was more hard against Southampton, which has produced a defensive screen much more solid than their defeat of Manchester City last time out, and a point would have been a decent reward after finishing the game with 10 men, Super Toby Alderweireld limp power off after Ronald Koeman made all his substitutions.

After opening cagey as arsenal created the first chance on six minutes, Danny Welbeck, but has not hit the target after be release, a beautiful Sanchez through-ball.

First opening of Southampton really ought to see Graziano Pelle ends its goalless sequence in five editions of the games, but the striker of Italy, after making every effort to obtain, at the end of a Steven Davis, precipitation, smashed his volley way on with only Emiliano Martinez to beat.

Sanchez and Santi Cazorla has continued to probe for Arsenal without much in the way of finished product, until the middle of the half when Forster was finally forced into a backup down quickly to stick to a low of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain drive.

Welbeck almost gave Arsenal the lead in a naughty way with an effort of heels back after error of void Maya Yoshida, but deflection took the ball wide objective of Forster.

Shovel tested Martinez from 25 yards, but the Arsenal goalkeeper was equal to his climb by car and the best chance of the half eventually fell next to the House in time additional, with a head shaving of Welbeck fate to Alderweireld and forcing Forster in a reaction very well maintain.

Patron of the Gunners Arsene Wenger changed things around at halftime, moving Sanchez at the front and Welbeck out to the left, but it was Southampton who started on the front foot with Laurent Koscielny blocking an effort after of the shovel industrious.

Home frustrations grew as moves continued to decompose around housing, usually stingy with Southampton, solid research, defence and the visitors remained dangerous on the break with Shane Long making a hash of luck after a superb deep fluid movement.

Cazorla blazed way above the bar, bringing whistles from the crowd and collective sighs increased each time a simple pass finished in contact or in possession of Southampton.

Wenger introduced Olivier Giroud with 25 minutes on the clock for a disappointed Oxlade-Chamberlain and the french almost made a quick impact - it was bby a delicious another Sanchez past in but saw its footed volley left fist away by Forster.

A few seconds later, with Arsenal suddenly finding their stride, clever flick of configured Giroud Welbeck for another chance but England ' keeper stretched full length and warned his shot around the post.

Southampton continued to create opportunities on the counter with sub Sadio Mane lose a decent shooting chance and then having an effort blocked by Per Mertesacker.

They were forced to play the last seven minutes with 10 men, losing the influential Alderweireld - who have excelled in the back and a defensive midfielder role – in what appeared to be a hamstring injury later.

Arsenal pushed for a winner and it came so close with four minutes from the end, Giroud pulling away at the far post and Cape Forster through, only for the "upcoming goalkeeper with another superb save.

But the essential goal arrived just a minute later as Sanchez took advantage of the space of a few rare in the box to convert traction Aaron Ramsey, because a number of readers have been berating the officials for not giving a penalty for handball.

The wind was firmly out of sails from Southampton and Arsenal, who climb into sixth in the table, which has held comfortably for only their third win of the season and closed within two points of the Champions League places.

PLAYER RATINGS:

Arsenal: Martinez (7), rooms (7), Monreal (5), Koscielny (6), Mertesacker (6); Flamini (5), Ramsey (6), Cazorla (6), Sanchez (8), Oxlade-Chamberlain (6), Welbeck (6).

Substitutes: Giroud (7), Podolski (6)

Southampton: Forster (9); Clyne (7), Bertrand (7), cast (6), Alderweireld (8); Cork (6), Davis (7), Julien (7), Tadic (5), Long (5); Excavator (7).

Substitutes: Yoshida (6), Mane (5), Mayuka (5).

Man of the match: Fraser Forster.

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