ARSENAL ARE SECOND, behind City on goal difference, after battering Swansea 3-0 today.

The Gunners remain hot on City’s heels as they bounced back from their shock League Cup exit with a stroll at Swansea.

Beaten by second tier Sheffield Wednesday in midweek, the Gunners took the lead when Olivier Giroud headed home in the 49th minute for Arsenal’s 2000th goal under Arsene Wenger.

Laurent Koscielny got the second in the 68th minute when Swansea’s former Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski dropped a corner and the French defender slotted in.

Costa Rica forward Joel Campbell completed the victory with his first goal for Arsenal, four years after joining the Gunners, in the 73rd minute.

Watford halted West Ham’s impressive run as Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo struck twice in a 2-0 win at Vicarage Road.

Ighalo converted Nathan Ake’s cross from close-range in the 39th minute and netted again three minutes into the second half for his seventh goal of the season.

West Ham defender James Collins was sent off for a nasty challenge six minutes from full-time.

Leicester climbed to third place as Jamie Vardy scored for the eighth successive league game to clinch a 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion.

Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon headed Albion into the lead in the 30th minute.

But Leicester’s Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez equalised in the 57th minute.

Mahrez put Leicester ahead seven minutes later before England forward Vardy netted in the 77th minute for his eighth in a row — a superb run that only Ruud van Nistelrooy and Daniel Sturridge have surpassed in Premier League history.

Rickie Lambert’s 84th minute penalty for Albion came too late to rescue a point.

Newcastle missed a chance to move out of the relegation zone after a 0-0 draw against Stoke at St James’ Park.

On Sunday, Everton host Sunderland and Southampton face Bournemouth, while managerless Aston Villa travel to Tottenham on Monday.

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