Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
Giroud header seals Arsenal win in season-opening thriller
Published: 02:18 pm Aug 12, 2017
- Battling Arsenal came from behind to beat Leicester City 4-3
- Debutant Alexandre Lacazette opened scoring after two minutes
- Leicester's Shinji Okazaki headed equaliser three minutes later
- Jamie Vardy's strike put visitors ahead in the 29th minute
- Danny Welbeck brought Arsenal level on the stroke of halftime
- Vardy restored Leicester's lead to make it 3-2 in the 56th
- Aaron Ramsey equalised for the hosts seven minutes from time
- Substitute Olivier Giroud headed the late winner
- Arsenal visit Stoke next, Leicester host Brighton