EMILE SMITH ROWE has doubled Arsenal’s lead after Gabriel nodded the visitors into the lead against Leicester.
The Brazilian headed in from a corner to giver the Gunners the upper hand, handing Mikel Arteta the perfect start.
- Kick off time: 12.30pm UK
- TV channel: BT Sport 1
- Live stream free: BT Sport app and website
- Leicester team: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Tielemans, Soumare, Thomas, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy.
- Arsenal team: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Saka, Thomas, Sambi Lokonga, Smith-Rowe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
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AS IT STANDS
Very good reading for Arsenal fans, especially as they were bottom of the table after three games.
WAXING LYRICAL
BT Sport pundits Emile Heskey and Martin Keown are full of praise for Aaron Ramsdale’s performance today – and why not.
Heskey: “He was fantastic today. Not just with the saves he made but in distribution as well. A lot of Arsenal’s play in the first half came from his distribution.”
Keown: “He has stood up and his character has been outstanding. When he was called upon today he was outstanding.”
STREAK GOES ON
Seven in a row unbeaten for Arsenal now – only Man City (8) and Liverpool (19) are on longer Prem unbeaten streaks.
They’re up into fifth place in the table.
FT: LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
And there’s the final whistle. Three points for an very impressive Arsenal side.
They were quicker out of the blocks than Leicester and put them to the sword in the first 20 minutes.
And a very resolute defensive display against a really good attacking team as well will please Arteta.
Special mention to Aaron Ramsdale. Special performance from the Arsenal goalkeeper.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
90, FIVE minutes of added time.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
87, Leicester are running out of puff now and Arsenal are also home.
They had numbers breaking on the counter-attack, too a minute ago and want to make this 3-0.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
84, Change for Arsenal as Pepe comes on to replace Saka.
Another very good afternoon for Saka and he takes the applause from the away end as he jogs off.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
81, The home fans aren’t happy as Odegaard goes down and the referee stops play while he receives treatment.
Plenty of frustration inside the stadium at the moment.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
77, Arsenal have just taken the sting out of the home side a bit.
But a goal now sets up a grandstand finish. Leicester have to keep on coming.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
74, CHANCE for Barnes with the header, but it’s agonisingly wide of the far post again.
Lovely cross from Tielemans and Barnes flicked his header towards the far corner, but just wide of it.
Yellow card for Vardy as well for catching Ben White with a slightly late attempt to win the ball.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
71, CHANCE for 3-0, but Schmeichel denies Aubameyang at the far post from point-blank range after a corner from the left.
Another change for the Foxes as Daka replaces Maddison in a final throw of the dice.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
69, First yellow card of the game and it’s for Jonny Evans as he wrestles Aubameyang to the ground.
Arsenal just politely enquiring whether that was a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Yellow card is the verdict.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
66, Tielemans with the ball in towards Vardy… but he can’t get his header on target.
That was a chance by Vardy’s standards from 10 yards out.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
62, Barnes is in this time! And Ramsdale spreads himself to make the save again.
Brilliant from the Arsenal goalkeeper, he’s having quite a day.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
60, Crowd are really getting behind the team now.
Arsenal need to weather this storm, Leicester are playing much better.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
58, Vardy with a backheel to Lookman, who gets his shot away from a tight angle.
But he can’t get it past the massive frame of Ramsdale.
Good chance, good save.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
58, A change for Arsenal and I think it’s because Lacazette is still getting back to full fitness.
He’s off and replaced by Odegaard, so a like for like change.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
55, Tielemans with a lovely ball into Thomas… but his shot is jussssst wide.
That was close. Thomas found some space on the left of the penalty area and prodded his shot towards the far corner.
Unfortunately for him it’s just rolled wide of the far post.
Rodgers applauds, better from his team.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
53, And Barnes with a half-chance, but he scuffs his volley wide.
Good spring forward on the break and Vardy found Barnes with the cutback to the edge of the area, but his shot was wide.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
50, Barnes already looking more lively than any Leicester player did in the first half.
He’s going up against Tomiyasu down the left hand side and swung in a dangerous cross just now that nobody was on hand to attack.
LEICESTER 0-2 ARSENAL
47, It’s Arsenal who have started faster again and Smith Rowe is almost in behind.
Leicester are going to leave a few more gaps at the back as they press on and the likes of Saka and Aubameyang could see more joy.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPP
And we’re back underway with the second half.
CHANGES
Two of them for Leicester at the break as Rodgers looks to get back into this game.
Barnes and Lookman are on, Amartey and Iheanacho off.
YOUNG STARS
It’s been said a couple of hundred times before, but how vital are Saka and Smith Rowe to Arsenal?
Here’s how vital…
WHAT A SAVE
Here it is again in all it’s glory from Aaron Ramsdale.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk