Leicester City v Arsenal, 30 October 2021

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,209
Kick-off: 12.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 31 Leicester City won: 5 Drawn: 8 Arsenal won: 18 Leicester City scored: 33 Arsenal scored: 63 Arsenal had now won on three consecutive visits to Leicester City in all competitions for the first time since September 1925.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Gabriel 5 G
Emile Smith Rowe 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Nuno Tavares Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Daniel Amartey 46
Ademola Lookman for Kelechi Iheanacho 46
Patson Daka for James Maddison 71

Substitutions:

Martin Odegaard for Alexandre Lacazette 58
Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 85
Sead Kolašinac for Emile Smith Rowe 90

Cards:

Jonny Evans 68 Y
Jamie Vardy 75 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Ademola Lookman

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Comments:

League position: 10th 101 goals had now been scored in Leicester City's 32 games in the Premier League in 2021 (54 for, 47 against). The Foxes had now conceded two goals in each of their last five games in the Premier League. City had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 16 games in the Premier League and now failed to score in two of them.

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 51 goals in 32 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 33). The Gunners had now won all 11 games in all competitions when Emile Smith Rowe had scored. Bukayo Saka became the sixth youngest player to make 100 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions. [c/o Harvey Downes]

0 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Daniel Amartey 46
Ademola Lookman for Kelechi Iheanacho 46
Patson Daka for James Maddison 71

Cards:

Jonny Evans 68 Y
Jamie Vardy 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 10th 101 goals had now been scored in Leicester City's 32 games in the Premier League in 2021 (54 for, 47 against). The Foxes had now conceded two goals in each of their last five games in the Premier League. City had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 16 games in the Premier League and now failed to score in two of them.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel 5 G
Emile Smith Rowe 18 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Nuno Tavares Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder

Substitutions:

Martin Odegaard for Alexandre Lacazette 58
Nicolas Pépé for Bukayo Saka 85
Sead Kolašinac for Emile Smith Rowe 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 51 goals in 32 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 33). The Gunners had now won all 11 games in all competitions when Emile Smith Rowe had scored. Bukayo Saka became the sixth youngest player to make 100 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions. [c/o Harvey Downes]