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LONDON. Arsenal overcomes Leicester City with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Partey (11′) and a penalty scored by A. Lacazette (59′).
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 21 Total 6
- 8 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 89
- 49 Dangerous attack 49
- 78 Ball safe 86
- 9 Free Kicks 10
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (K. Iheanacho, C. Soyuncu and P. Daka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Arsenal will have 51 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will stay with 33 points like Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Southampton on the 16th of April with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Leicester City will play away agasint Newcastle United on the 16th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
11'
85'
Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Cédric Soares , Ben White , Gabriel Magalhães , Kieran Tierney , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Gabriel Martinelli and Alexandre Lacazette .
The home team had on the bench: Rob Holding, Emile Smith Rowe , Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nicolas Pépé , Zak Swanson, Bernd Leno, Edward Nketiah and Mohamed Elneny.
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of N. Pepe (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: G. Martinelli for E. Smith Rowe (78′), B. Saka for N. Pepe (85′) and A. Lacazette for E. Nketiah (88′).
Best player: Thomas Partey
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Thomas Partey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
58'
Also Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Ricardo Pereira , Daniel Amartey , Çağlar Söyüncü , Luke Thomas , Nampalys Mendy , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Marc Albrighton , James Maddison , Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho .
They had on the bench: Ademola Lookman, Wilfred Ndidi , Youri Tielemans, Eldin Jakupović, Jannik Vestergaard, Patson Daka , James Justin , Hamza Choudhury and Ayoze Pérez.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: R. Pereira for J. Justin (61′), N. Mendy for W. Ndidi (61′) and K. Iheanacho for P. Daka (74′).
Best player: Kasper Schmeichel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 7.60. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Leicester City – 2-0
- Chelsea – Newcastle United – 1-0
- Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-1
- Leeds United – Norwich City – 2-1
- Southampton – Watford – 1-2
- West Ham United – Aston Villa – 2-1
