English Premier League

Leicester vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 5': Gabriel
  • 18': Emile Smith Rowe

Aaron Ramsdale stars as Arsenal beat Leicester

Arsenal extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League with an impressive 2-0 victory against Leicester City on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Daniel Amartey.
  • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 68': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces James Maddison.
  • 75': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,209

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Arsenal 15 36 1
+18 Liverpool 14 31 1
+20 Manchester City 14 30 2
+13 Aston Villa 14 29 3
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 8
64.3 Possession 35.7
16 SHOTS 9
8 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 262
621 Passes 342
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 58
31 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 3
11 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 26
15 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
42 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Youri Tielemans
10 James Maddison
33 Luke Thomas
27 Timothy Castagne
9 Jamie Vardy Yellow Card
14 Kelechi Iheanacho

ARS Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
4 Ben White
20 Nuno Tavares
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
23 Albert Lokonga
5 Thomas Partey
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
9 Alexandre Lacazette

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