LONDON. Arsenal overcomes Leicester City 4-2.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 60,033 spectators. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 7 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 90
- 65 Dangerous attack 27
- 59 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 1 yellow card (T. Tomiyasu). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (W. Fofana).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Arsenal has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. On the opposite side, Leicester City stays with 1 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
75'
55'
90'
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Pépé, Edward Nketiah , Matt Turner, Takehiro Tomiyasu , Mohamed Elneny, Rob Holding, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Kieran Tierney and Emile Smith Rowe .
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: B. White for T. Tomiyasu (75′), O. Zinchenko for K. Tierney (77′), B. Saka for E. Smith Rowe (84′) and G. Jesus for E. Nketiah (84′).
Best player: Gabriel Jesus
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Gabriel Jesus.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Leicester City started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Danny Ward , Wesley Fofana , Jonny Evans , Daniel Amartey , Timothy Castagne , Youri Tielemans , Wilfred Ndidi , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , James Justin , James Maddison and Jamie Vardy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dennis Praet , Luke Thomas, Daniel Iversen, Patson Daka , Çağlar Söyüncü, Ayoze Pérez, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho and Nampalys Mendy.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Y. Tielemans for D. Praet (63′), D. Amartey for P. Daka (63′) and J. Vardy for K. Iheanacho (70′).
Best player: James Maddison
The most impressive player for Leicester City was James Maddison.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Fulham – 0-0
- Southampton – Leeds United – 2-2
- Manchester City – AFC Bournemouth – 4-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Newcastle United – 0-0
- Brentford – Manchester United – 4-0
- Aston Villa – Everton – 2-1
- Arsenal – Leicester City – 4-2
