Sanchez brace helps Arsenal to beat Sunderland at EPL

AP, Saturday 25 Oct 2014

Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez (L) celebrates his goal with teammate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, northern England October 25, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)

Arsenal won its first Premier League match in over a month on Saturday, beating Sunderland 2-0 with a brace from Alexis Sanchez after a pair of defensive errors.

Sanchez scored in the 30th minute after a mistake from Wes Brown, who scuffed a back pass to Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone. Sanchez raced past Brown and collected the ball to go one-on-one with Mannone, lobbing it over the advancing 'keeper into the back of the net.

Sanchez scored again in second-half injury time after another poor back pass. This time, the ball reached Mannone, who couldn't control it, and Sanchez pounced to tap in.

It was Arsenal's first league victory since Sept. 20, when the Gunners beat Aston Villa 3-0.

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