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Jamie Vardy has scored five goals at the Premier League Emirates Stadium, the most of any visiting player
Jamie Vardy came off the bench to score a regular goal against Arsenal and send Leicester to a Premier League pinnacle point with the Gunners’ first home win since 1973.
The 33-year-old Vardy had missed two games with a calf injury, but was reintroduced after a largely sterile opening hour at Emirates Stadium and quickly ended a 262-minute goal drought in the league. .
The former England international headed in a clever pass from fellow substitute Cengiz Under to score a remarkable 11th Premier League goal against Arsenal. Only Wayne Rooney, at 12, has more.
Until Vardy’s arrival, Leicester had hardly threatened, but now they have won their first three league games away from home for the first time.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal were disappointing and despite dominating possession and having 12 shots on target, they never seemed to seriously test Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in his first league loss at home of 2020.
The scourge of Arsenal
Four summers ago, Arsenal tried to push Vardy away from Leicester and continue to regret it with every game.
He only had 11 touches after replacing Dennis Praet, but he still scored the winning goal and was only denied by Bernd Leno’s head for a second as he accelerated the goal at the end.
Leicester lined up without any strikers in their absence, with winger Harvey Barnes nominally playing up front, and his lack of leading edge meant James Maddison had all four efforts, all from outside the box, before number nine Vardy appeared.
Their improvement was as marked as it was predictable with Vardy on the field, and it was no surprise when they took the lead.
Youri Tielemans’ excellent pass over the top freed Under, and he set out to score for free Vardy to score with a hunched header.
There is no more clinical player in the Premier League. Vardy has scored six goals on just nine shots this season – 20 fewer than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and one less than champions defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Last season, Leicester capitulated from a position that seemed certain to deliver Champions League football, when they were 14 points ahead of Manchester United in early February. Could you seal the deal this time?
Predictable gunners firing spotlights
Arsenal thought they had scored in the opening minutes when Alexandre Lacazette headed in from a corner, but Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were offside.
From then on, Arsenal controlled the game for the most part, but despite Kieran Tierney attacking on the left, they struggled to open up to organized visitors.
Arsenal had 11 shots in the first half, but Schmeichel’s only notable save came from an effort after the break, pushing in a decent volley from Hector Bellerin.
Aubameyang, who has gone five Premier League games without a goal for the first time, was largely anonymous.
Thomas Partey made a much-vaunted full-league debut in midfield, but he wasn’t the only one to fail to shine when Arsenal moved the ball painfully slow at times.
Man of the match
Vardy Jamie Vardy
with an average of 8.72
- ArsenalArsenalArsenalLeicesterLeicester CityLeicester City
ArsenalAvgTeam Number3 Player Name Tierney Average Score
4.41
Squad Number 18 Player Name Game Average Rating
4.08
Squad number 23 Player name David Luiz Average rating
3.88
Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhães Average score
3.88
Squad Number 1 Player Name Leno Average Rating
3.79
Squad number 7 Player name Saka Average rating
3.78
Squad number 2 Player name Bellerín Average rating
3.60
Squad number 34 Player name Xhaka Average rating
3.43
Squad number 14 Player name Aubameyang Average rating
3.39
Squad number 8 Player name Dani Ceballos Average rating
3.28
Squad Number 9 Player Name Lacazette Average Rating
3.19
Squad number 30 Player name Nketiah Average rating
3.03
Squad number 19 Player name Pepé Average rating
2.99
Squad number 20 Player name Mustafi Average rating
2.86
Leicester CityAvgTeam Number9Player NameVardyAverage Score
8.72
Squad Number 19 Player Name Under Average Rating
7.98
Squad number 3 Player name Fofana Average rating
7.96
Squad Number 6 Player Name Evans Average Rating
7.73
Squad number 1 Player name Schmeichel Average rating
7.63
Squad Number 24 Player Name Mendy Average Rating
7.63
Squad Number 8 Player Name Tielemans Average Rating
7.61
Squad Number 10 Player Name Maddison Average Rating
7.47
Squad number 27 Player name Castagne Average rating
7.43
Squad number 28 Player name Fuchs Average rating
7.35
Squad Number 15 Player Name Barnes Average Rating
7.33
Squad Number 11 Player Name Albrighton Average Rating
7.29
Squad Number 2 Player Name Justin Average Rating
7.24
Squad Number 26 Player Name Rat Average Rating
7.06
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsArsenal
- 1Leno23David Luiz Replaced by Mustafiat 49’minutes6dos Santos Magalhães34XhakaReserved at 90 minutes2BellerínReserved at 30 minutes18Party8Ceballos3TierneyReplaced byNketiahat 81’minutes14Aubameyang9LacazetteBooked in 57mins7 Saka Replaced by Pepéat 65 minutes
Substitutes
- 13Rúnarsson15Maitland-Niles19Pépé20Mustafi25Elneny28Willock30Nketiah
Leicester
- 1Schmeichel3FofanaReserved at 52 minutes6EvansReserved at 74 minutes28FuchsReserved at 32 minutes27Castagne8TielemansReserved at 41 minutes24Mendy2Justin26PrataReplaced by Vardy in 60 minutes10MaddisonReserved at 67 minutesReplaced by Albrighton in 85 ‘minutes 15 Barnes Replaced by Ünderat 75’ minutes
Substitutes
- 5Morgan9Vardy11Albrighton12Ward14Iheanacho19Ünder20Choudhury
Referee: Craig PawsonMatch StatsHome TeamArsenalAway TeamLeicesterPossessionHome57% Away43% ShotsHome12Away6 Shots on targetHome4Away2CornersHome9Away3FoulsHome13Away9Live TextPost update
End of the match, Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1.
90 ‘+ 6’ Full time
Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1.
90 ‘+ 5’ Reserve
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90 ‘+ 5’Post update
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
90 ‘+ 5’Post update
Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90 ‘+ 4’Post update
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Corner, Leicester City. Corner committed by Bernd Leno.
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90’Post update
Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
90’Post update
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89’Post update
Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
89’Post update
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85 ‘Substitution
Change, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Maddison.
85 ‘Post update
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
85 ‘Post update
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81 ‘Substitution
Change, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Kieran Tierney.
80 ‘Target!
Objective! Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the center of the box to the center of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
79’Post update
Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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