Arsenal were punished for their slow start to the match
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Arsenal effectively wrapped up the match within two minutes of the second half getting underway
The Chile international is the Gunners’ top scorer this season and was in impressive form in a month in which Arsenal traditionally tend to struggle, scooping 54.7 per cent of the vote
Mesut Ozil opened the scoring in the 24th minute as the Gunners proved somewhat wasteful in the first half, but they found their shooting boots after the break, Alexis Sanchez claiming a hat-trick and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain helping himself to a goal
It was a good match for both sides by all standards
The Gunners finished 10 points behind champions Leicester City in the Premier League last season, but they have emerged as early contenders this time around following an unbeaten run of 10 top-flight games
The Arsenal star, who started in Tuesday night’s 3-2 Champions League win against Ludogorets, is alleged to have defrauded the Spanish Treasury in 2012 and 2013
Jermain Defoe’s penalty cancelled out an early header from Sanchez but two quick-fire goals from Giroud – both netted within three minutes of being introduced to the action – made the difference before Sanchez scored a fourth soon afterwards to move the Gunners to the top of the Premier League table
Arsenal are now unbeaten in their last seven Premier League away games and continue their 100 per cent record against Watford in the Premier League to move onto four points from their three outings this season
Only a last-ditch block from a West Brom defender stopped Mesut Ozil from doubling the lead shortly afterwards but after a slow start, the Baggies almost found an equaliser when Gareth McAuley headed against the crossbar after meeting a James McClean corner
Arsenal started slowly and Southampton were the first to threaten inside three minutes when James Ward-Prowse’s deep free kick had to be tipped wide by Petr Cech
It was an end-to-end start to proceedings at the Emirates as the Championship’s top scorer so far this season, Andre Gray, shot wide before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fired over at the other end
There have been fears that the North London club could be without their star player for some time after the Chilean limped off the field during Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Norwich City
The hosts set about trying to pull level and came close in the 39th minute when Alexis Sanchez darted into the penalty area and unleashed a low drive towards the middle of the net, but Hugo Lloris was alert and thwarted his effort
That came just 74 seconds before Ozil got his own name on the scoresheet to double the Gunners’ tally in a similar clinical fashion, with the Germany international coolly slotting Theo Walcott’s slide-rule pass beyond a stationary De Gea
Both sides started the game positively, as Richie de Laet cleared a drilled Santi Cazorla shot off the line, before Leicester’s Jamie Vardy hit the post with a left-footed strike
The result keeps Arsenal third in the table, while Newcastle slipped to 12th
It looked like the home side were going to take an early lead when Arsenal won a penalty less than 10 minutes in after Alexis Sanchez was brought down by Armand Traore
Rumours suggested that Grassi called time on their romance after former Miss Chile, Camila Andrade, claimed that he had been texting her behind his girlfriend’s back
Injuries were compounding inconsistent form but up stepped Sanogo, signed in the summer of 2013, but marginalised after a misfiring start to his career at the club