Leicester vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League
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
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,209
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
+41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
+19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
ARS | LEI | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
8 | Saves | 4 |
35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
9 | SHOTS | 16 |
5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
262 | Accurate Passes | 541 |
342 | Passes | 621 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
14 | Crosses | 22 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
58 | Long Balls | 57 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
3 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
7 | Tackles | 11 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
26 | Clearances | 15 |
Leicester City (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
6 | Jonny Evans |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
10 | James Maddison |
33 | Luke Thomas |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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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