10 of the best ever Arsenal comeback wins

Arsenal 2-1 Leicester – February 14, 2016

It was the year where Leicester City shocked the football world and won the club’s first Premier League title.

Arsenal was one of Leicester’s closest challengers for top spot and went into this match five points behind the league leaders.

On the stroke of halftime, Leicester was awarded a controversial penalty for a questionable foul by Nacho Monreal. Jamie Vardy stepped up and scored and the Gunners headed for the dressing room down 1-0.

Ten minutes into the second half, Leicester defender Danny Simpson was sent off after a second bookable offense. Arsenal turned up the pressure and began to dominate possession. Despite having a man advantage and outshooting Leicester 24-7 the Gunners couldn’t find a breakthrough. That is until Wenger turned to the substitute’s bench.

Theo Walcott entered the match on the hour mark and ten minutes later he scored the equalizer.

Leicester’s defense held strong and it looked certain that the match would end in a draw. Instead, another of Wenger’s substitutes provided a storybook ending.

Danny Welbeck entered the match in the 83rd minute. It was his first appearance after missing ten months due to a serious knee injury.

In the 95th minute, with time running out, Arsenal was awarded a free kick. Mesut Ozil sent a perfect pass into the box, and who else but Welbeck was there to head home the winner.

The Emirates went nuts and Arsenal picked up three vital points.

Arsenal ended up finishing second in the league, ten points behind the surprising Foxes. While it’s a very small consolation, Arsenal won both of its meetings with Leicester, who lost just three matches during the 2015/16 season.

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