Hull City 1-4 Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Granit Xhaka all on the scoresheet as Tigers see Jake Livermore dismissed for first-half handball

Daily Mail | September 17, 2016

Hull City had a bad day at the office as they played host to Arsenal at their KCOM Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Alexis Sanchez scored a brace either side of Theo Walcott's goal to help the Gunners to a 4-1 away victory, while Granit Xhaka netted his first goal for the north London club late on.

Hull defender Jake Livermore was sent off for blocking Francis Coquelin's shot with his hand in the box before half-time.

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Arsenal attackeru00a0Alexis Sanchez shows his badge to the away support after his second goal against Hull City — Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez shows his badge to the away support after his second goal against Hull City

Chilean maestro Sanchez, 27, grabbed his second in the 83rd minute to put the match to bed on Saturday afternoon

Theo Walcott celebrates scoring Arsenal's second goal against the Tigers, with a delightful dink in the 55th minute

England international Walcott ran over to Arsenal's travelling support to enjoy his goal in the Premier League encounter

Walcott - who is now 27 years old - got the better ofu00a0Eldin Jakupovic 10 minutes after the break at theu00a0KCOM Stadium — Walcott - who is now 27 years old - got the better of Eldin Jakupovic 10 minutes after the break at the KCOM Stadium

Petr Cech tripped Dieumerci Mbokani in the box to allow Robert Snodgrass (pictured) to net a 79th-minute penalty

Scotsman Snodgrass runs back to the centre circle with the matchball after sinking his shot from 12 yards with ease

Alex Iwobi (left) sees his strike deflect off Arsenal team-mate Alexis Sanchez and into the back of the net

Nigeria international winger Iwobi runs away to celebrate, with Spanish left back Nacho Monreal in hot pursuit

Iwobi (right) high-fives Theo Walcott after taking the brunt of the credit for the goal, which was awarded to Sanchez

Jake Livermore blocked Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin's shot at goal, with his hand in the box, in the 40th minute

Former Tottenham Hotspur player Livermore was shown a red card by referee Roger East after his rush of blood

Sanchez stepped up to take the resultant penalty just before half-time but saw it saved by Swiss Jakupovic (not pictured)

Hull left back Andrew Robertson (left) slides in well to deny Chilean Sanchez a clean strike at goal in the first half

German Mesut Ozil and Irishman David Meyler (right) vie for possessionu00a0at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday afternoon — German Mesut Ozil and Irishman David Meyler (right) vie for possession at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday afternoon

Hull winger Adama Diomande (left) competes with Arsenal defenderu00a0Shkodran Mustafi in the opening exchanges — Hull winger Adama Diomande (left) competes with Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi in the opening exchanges

Hull midfielderu00a0Sam Clucas (left) gets the better of Walcott, with help from his colleague Robertson — Hull midfielder Sam Clucas (left) gets the better of Walcott, with help from his colleague Robertson

Players observe a minute of applause for Daniel Wilkinson - the ex-Hull trainee died after collapsing during a match