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Arsenal maintained their push to secure Champions League football as they beat Leicester City to earn a fifth successive Premier League win.
Thomas Partey headed in unchallenged from Gabriel Martinelli’s corner after 11 minutes as the hosts capitalised on their dominant start.
Partey also struck the crossbar as Arsenal pressed for a second, while goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was twice called upon to deny Harvey Barnes – including a superb reaction save from a header – as the visitors threatened before half-time.
But, after Leicester defender Caglar Soyuncu was penalised for handball following a lengthy video assistant referee review, Alexandre Lacazette fired in a 59th-minute penalty to put the Gunners in control.
Soyuncu received only a yellow card as Partey’s still goal-bound header was cleared off the line by the alert Luke Thomas.
However, there was to be no way back for Brendan Rodgers’s side, who remain 12th in the table.
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Arsenal
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Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe -
Squad number19Player namePépé
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Squad number30Player nameNketiah
Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
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Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
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Squad number18Player nameAmartey
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
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Squad number33Player nameThomas
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Squad number24Player nameMendy
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
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Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number29Player nameDaka
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 17Cédric Soares
- 4White
- 6Gabriel
- 3Tierney
- 5Partey
- 34Xhaka
- 7SakaSubstituted forPépéat 85′minutes
- 8Ødegaard
- 35MartinelliSubstituted forSmith Roweat 78′minutes
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forNketiahat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 10Smith Rowe
- 16Holding
- 19Pépé
- 20Tavares
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 25Elneny
- 30Nketiah
- 69Swanson
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Schmeichel
- 21Ricardo PereiraSubstituted forJustinat 61′minutes
- 18Amartey
- 4SöyüncüBooked at 58mins
- 33Thomas
- 24MendySubstituted forNdidiat 61′minutes
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 11Albrighton
- 10Maddison
- 7Barnes
- 14IheanachoBooked at 30minsSubstituted forDakaat 74′minutesBooked at 80mins
Substitutes
- 2Justin
- 8Tielemans
- 17Pérez
- 20Choudhury
- 23Vestergaard
- 25Ndidi
- 29Daka
- 35Jakupovic
- 37Lookman
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 60,111
Live Text
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Leicester City 0.
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Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Leicester City 0.
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Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
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Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
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Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
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Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
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Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
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Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
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Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
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Patson Daka (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
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Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
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