Arsenal v Leicester City, 25 October 2020

Score1-0 to Leicester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium

View Arsenal v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 29 Arsenal won: 16 Drawn: 8 Leicester City won: 5 Arsenal scored: 58 Leicester City scored: 32 This was Leicester City's first win at Arsenal in all competitions since 8 September 1973 when Mike Stringfellow and Len Glover scored the goals in a 2-0 win at Highbury in League Division One.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Christian Fuchs Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Shkodran Mustafi for David Luiz 49
Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 65
Eddie Nketiah for Kieran Tierney 81

Substitutions:

Jamie Vardy for Dennis Praet 60
Cengiz Ünder for Harvey Barnes 75
Marc Albrighton for James Maddison 85

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 30 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 57 Y
Granit Xhaka 90 Y

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 32 Y
Youri Tielemans 41 Y
Wesley Fofana 52 Y
James Maddison 67 Y
Jonny Evans 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now failed to score in four of their last 74 home games in the Premier League; the other three were all against Manchester City. The Gunners had now lost three of their last four games in the Premier League. They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 11 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 4th Leicester City had now won their opening three away games in a league season for the first time in their history. The Foxes avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. Jamie Vardy had now scored 11 goals in 12 appearances in the Premier League against Arsenal; only Wayne Rooney had now scored more goals against the Gunners in the competition (12).

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Shkodran Mustafi for David Luiz 49
Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 65
Eddie Nketiah for Kieran Tierney 81

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 30 Y
Alexandre Lacazette 57 Y
Granit Xhaka 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now failed to score in four of their last 74 home games in the Premier League; the other three were all against Manchester City. The Gunners had now lost three of their last four games in the Premier League. They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 11 games in the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 80 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Christian Fuchs Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jamie Vardy for Dennis Praet 60
Cengiz Ünder for Harvey Barnes 75
Marc Albrighton for James Maddison 85

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 32 Y
Youri Tielemans 41 Y
Wesley Fofana 52 Y
James Maddison 67 Y
Jonny Evans 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 4th Leicester City had now won their opening three away games in a league season for the first time in their history. The Foxes avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. Jamie Vardy had now scored 11 goals in 12 appearances in the Premier League against Arsenal; only Wayne Rooney had now scored more goals against the Gunners in the competition (12).