Political Forum G50 : Cardiff 2-3 Arsenal – Alexandre Lacazette fired the decisive winner as Arsenal edged a five-goal thriller against Cardiff.

Alexandre Lacazette fired the decisive winner as Arsenal edged a five-goal thriller against Cardiff.

The Gunners were twice pulled back by Neil Warnock’s side before Lacazette, who was handed a rare start, thumped home the winner.

Arsenal had gone ahead early on in south Wales when Shkodran Mustafi rose highest to head home from a corner.

But Cardiff deservedly drew level on the stroke of half-time as they capitalised on a Granit Xhaka error before Victor Camarasa found the net.

Arsenal went ahead again in the second period though after neat link-up play between Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The French striker teed up his strike partner with a flick before Aubameyang found the net.

Alexandre Lacazette walloped a precise finish high into the net to give Arsenal a hard-fought victory in the Welsh capital

Lacazette and his team-mates came together in celebration in front of the cameras and the travelling fans erupted

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (left) celebrates Lacazette’s late goal with the scorer as they perform a special handshake

A pumped up Danny Ward celebrates bringing Cardiff back on level terms for the second time in the match

Ward took advantage of a ball nodded back to him and the finish ricocheted off the post and in for Cardiff

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