Arsenal v Leicester City, 26 April 2017

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,829

View Arsenal v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Arsenal remained unbeaten in the last 21 meetings in the Premier League (won 15).

1 Arsenal

0 Leicester City

Goals:

Robert Huth own goal 86 OG

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Yohan Benalouane Defender
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Leonardo Ulloa Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Kieran Gibbs 68
Olivier Giroud for Theo Walcott 75
Aaron Ramsey for Francis Coquelin 75

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Leonardo Ulloa 70
Demarai Gray for Yohan Benalouane 90

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 82 Y
Alexis Sánchez 90 Y

Cards:

Danny Simpson 38 Y
Christian Fuchs 52 Y
Yohan Benalouane 80 Y
Robert Huth 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 29 goals in the final 30 minutes of their Premier League games so far this season; more than any other team. The Gunners had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since 22 January 2017. They now had 60 points from their 32 games so far in this Premier League season; one more point than at the same stage in the previous season when they finished as runners-up. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "Every win gives you a little more momentum. I don't have a preference for the Manchester derby, we don't have to look much at the others. We just have to look after ourselves. The target is clear for us."

Comments:

League position: 15th This was Leicester City's second defeat in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five). This was the first time in the eight Premier League games under new manager Craig Shakespeare that the Foxes had failed to score at least two goals. In addition to his own goal in this game, three of Robert Huth's last five goals for City in the Premier League had been scored in away games in London. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We showed resilience in our defending, but we have not got any points on the board to show for it. We restricted them and were cruelly beaten by a deflected shot. We have got a dejected dressing room in there."

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Robert Huth own goal 86 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Kieran Gibbs 68
Olivier Giroud for Theo Walcott 75
Aaron Ramsey for Francis Coquelin 75

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 82 Y
Alexis Sánchez 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 29 goals in the final 30 minutes of their Premier League games so far this season; more than any other team. The Gunners had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since 22 January 2017. They now had 60 points from their 32 games so far in this Premier League season; one more point than at the same stage in the previous season when they finished as runners-up. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "Every win gives you a little more momentum. I don't have a preference for the Manchester derby, we don't have to look much at the others. We just have to look after ourselves. The target is clear for us."

0 Leicester City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Yohan Benalouane Defender
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Leonardo Ulloa Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Leonardo Ulloa 70
Demarai Gray for Yohan Benalouane 90

Cards:

Danny Simpson 38 Y
Christian Fuchs 52 Y
Yohan Benalouane 80 Y
Robert Huth 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 15th This was Leicester City's second defeat in their last eight games in the Premier League (won five). This was the first time in the eight Premier League games under new manager Craig Shakespeare that the Foxes had failed to score at least two goals. In addition to his own goal in this game, three of Robert Huth's last five goals for City in the Premier League had been scored in away games in London. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We showed resilience in our defending, but we have not got any points on the board to show for it. We restricted them and were cruelly beaten by a deflected shot. We have got a dejected dressing room in there."