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Welbeck late show breaks Leicester hearts

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud looks dejected after a missed chance Reuters

Substitute Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Arsenal resurrected their Premier League title challenge with a heart-stopping 2-1 Valentine's Day victory over leaders Leicester City on Sunday.

Down to 10 men following Danny Simpson's 54th-minute dismissal, Leicester were clinging on at a tension-bound Emirates Stadium when Welbeck headed in a 95th-minute winner from Mesut Ozil's free-kick on his return after 10 months out with a serious knee injury.

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