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He nets again to help down 10-man Gunners

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JAMIE VARDY made it six goals in six games against Arsenal with a 76th-minute penalty.

The England man slammed home a spot-kick after Henrikh Mkhitaryan had brought down Demarai Gray.

Ten-man Arsenal put up a battling display in a desperate bid to end their away-day blues.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang smashed in a 53rd-minute equaliser after the Gunners had been struck by a massive double blow.

Arsene Wenger had to rip up his game plan after his side found themselves a goal down and then a man down in the space of 60 mad seconds.

Slamming

The mayhem started in the 14th minute when Kelechi Iheanacho fired the Foxes into the lead with a stunning low left foot shot.

Arsenal were caught cold when the ball looked like it was going out only to strike the corner flag and stay in play, allowing Leicester to surge upfield.

Christian Fuchs clipped a lovely cross to the far post and when Fousseni Diabate laid a header into Iheanacho’s path the £25m striker let it bounce once before slamming it into the net.

If that messed up Wenger’s plans, there was worse to come within a minute when Konstantin­os Mavropanos was shown a straight red.

The young Greek defender got himself in a right mess trying to clear when he was charged down by Iheanacho.

Mavropanos was always struggling as the fleet-footed Foxes striker tried to burst away and ended up

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