Arsenal vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Gabriel Jesus bags double as Arsenal beat Leicester in thriller
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Arsenal beat Leicester City 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Arsenal 1, Leicester City 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 35': Goal! Arsenal 2, Leicester City 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 53': Own Goal by William Saliba, Arsenal. Arsenal 2, Leicester City 1.
- 55': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leicester City 1. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Daniel Amartey.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 74': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leicester City 2. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
- 75': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leicester City 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 90': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Leicester City 2.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,033
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,033
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 LEI |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 383 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 472 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 16 | Clearances | 11 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 12 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Leicester City (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana  |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | James Maddison |
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