Leicester City v Arsenal, 25 February 2023

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,227
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Leicester City won: 5 Drawn: 8 Arsenal won: 21 Leicester City scored: 35 Arsenal scored: 70 . Arsenal had now won on three consecutive league visits to Leicester City for the first time since September 1925.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 46 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Tetê

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Jorginho Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder

Substitutions:

Youri Tielemans for Tetê 62
Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho 62
Patson Daka for Dennis Praet 77
Boubakary Soumaré for Wilfred Ndidi 77
Ricardo Pereira for Timothy Castagne 85

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Leandro Trossard 70
Thomas Partey for Martin Odegaard 84
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 90

Cards:

Cards:

Gabriel Martinelli 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Jamie Vardy

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leicester City had now lost five of their last nine games in the Premier League (won two). . The Foxes remained as the only team that had failed to keep a clean sheet in a game since the Premier League resumed after the FIFA World Cup in December 2022. . City had now failed to score in eight of their 24 games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won 19 of their last 25 games in the Premier League (lost three). . The Gunners had now scored 14 goals in the 15 minutes after half-time in their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. . They had now scored in 23 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . Leandro Trossard scored in the 26th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Tetê

Substitutions:

Youri Tielemans for Tetê 62
Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho 62
Patson Daka for Dennis Praet 77
Boubakary Soumaré for Wilfred Ndidi 77
Ricardo Pereira for Timothy Castagne 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leicester City had now lost five of their last nine games in the Premier League (won two). . The Foxes remained as the only team that had failed to keep a clean sheet in a game since the Premier League resumed after the FIFA World Cup in December 2022. . City had now failed to score in eight of their 24 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 46 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Jorginho Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder

Substitutions:

Eddie Nketiah for Leandro Trossard 70
Thomas Partey for Martin Odegaard 84
Takehiro Tomiyasu for Olexsandr Zinchenko 90

Cards:

Gabriel Martinelli 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won 19 of their last 25 games in the Premier League (lost three). . The Gunners had now scored 14 goals in the 15 minutes after half-time in their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. . They had now scored in 23 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . Leandro Trossard scored in the 26th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.