Leicester City vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAaron 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
- 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.
- 7': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 11': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
- 11': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 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.
- 28': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 29': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 32': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 35': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 35': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 41': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
- 41': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 45': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Daniel Amartey.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 52': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 55': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 55': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 55': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 57': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 57': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 61': Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 62': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Benjamin White.
- 62': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 64': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 64': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
- 65': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 68': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 70': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 70': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 70': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces James Maddison.
- 71': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 73': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 73': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 74': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 75': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
- 79': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 79': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 86': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 86': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 90': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
- 90': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,209
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,209
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
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 Magalhães |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Nuno Tavares |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
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