English Premier League

Leicester City vs Arsenal, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Leicester City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Arsenal
    • 46': Gabriel Martinelli

    Arsenal regain foothold in Premier League title race with win over Leicester

    Arsenal regained a five-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged Leicester City with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 3': Offside, Leicester City. Tetê tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 8': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 8': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 15': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
    • 17': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
    • 17': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 19': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 20': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 20': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
    • 26': Danny Ward (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 26': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 28': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-0 Arsenal.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Offside, Leicester City. Tetê tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 32': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães tries a through ball, but Oleksandr Zinchenko is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 33': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 38': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Offside, Leicester City. Dennis Praet tries a through ball, but Harry Souttar is caught offside.
    • 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 45': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 46': Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 47': Delay in match (Leicester City).
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Tetê (Leicester City).
    • 53': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 59': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
    • 59': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 61': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Tetê.
    • 63': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 63': Harry Souttar (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 65': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 66': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 67': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 68': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
    • 68': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 73': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 73': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 74': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 76': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Dennis Praet.
    • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 78': Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Arsenal).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
    • 84': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
    • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Timothy Castagne.
    • 86': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 86': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
    • 87': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 4
    8 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 1
    65.9 Possession 34.1
    10 SHOTS 1
    2 ON GOAL 0
    0.2 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    505 Accurate Passes 217
    613 Passes 315
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 50
    35 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    11 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 6
    11 Effective Clearances 20
    11 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 32,227

    Premier League Standings

    # 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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Danny Ward (GK)
    3 Wout Faes
    15 Harry Souttar
    16 Victor Kristiansen
    27 Timothy Castagne
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    26 Dennis Praet
    14 Kelechi Iheanacho
    7 Harvey Barnes
    37 Mateus Tetê
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Youri Tielemans, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Iversen, Luke Thomas, Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumaré, Patson Daka, Nampalys Mendy, Daniel Amartey.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    12 William Saliba
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    4 Ben White
    20 Jorginho
    34 Granit Xhaka
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    19 Leandro Trossard
    11 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Matt Turner, Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Thomas Partey, Rob Holding, Eddie Nketiah.

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