LEICESTER. Arsenal overcomes Leicester City with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Smith (18′) and a goal from G. (5′). Leicester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the help of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leicester City had a superior ball possession 64% while Arsenal was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester City was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Arsenal managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Leicester City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Arsenal shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (J. Vardy and J. Evans). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Leicester City will stay with 14 points like Everton to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will have 17 points like West Ham United and Manchester United to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away against Leeds United on the 7th of November with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).

Arsenal will host Watford on the 7th of November with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (6.7), Daniel Amartey (5.9), Jonny Evans (6.8), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.7), Timothy Castagne (6.9), Youri Tielemans (8.3), Boubakary Soumaré (6.5), Luke Thomas (6.5), James Maddison (7.1), Kelechi Iheanacho (6.5) and Jamie Vardy (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Hamza Choudhury, Ryan Bertrand, Harvey Barnes (6.8), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Patson Daka (6.7), Jannik Vestergaard, Danny Ward, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman (6.8).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: K. Iheanacho for A. Lookman (46′), D. Amartey for H. Barnes (46′) and J. Maddison for P. Daka (71′).

Best player: Youri Tielemans​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.

His rating is (8.3) with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Regarding the opposition, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (9.0), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.1), Ben White (6.9), Gabriel Magalhães (7.8), Nuno Tavares (6.8), Bukayo Saka (7.4), Thomas Partey (6.9), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.5), Emile Smith Rowe (7.5), Alexandre Lacazette (6.6) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Nicolas Pépé (6.8), Cédric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Bernd Leno, Martin Ødegaard (7.0), Gabriel Martinelli, Sead Kolašinac, Rob Holding and Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: A. Lacazette for M. Odegaard (58′), B. Saka for N. Pepe (84′) and E. Smith Rowe for S. Kolasinac (90′).

Best player: Aaron Ramsdale​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was the goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale. His rating is 9.00. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Leicester City – Arsenal – 0-2
• Burnley – Brentford – 3-1
• Liverpool – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
• Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 0-2
• Newcastle United – Chelsea – 0-3
• Watford – Southampton – 0-1
• Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United – 0-3