Arsenal vs Leicester City

Arsenal play host to Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday as they look to register back-to-back wins to kick off the new season.

Jesus has a 100% record against Leicester, having won each of his nine matches against the Foxes during his time with Manchester City. Bukayo Saka will start on the right. Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s first goal of the new season and he will keep his place on the left flank. Aaron Ramsdale was instrumental in Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Palace on opening day as he pulled off a string of crucial saves. Gabriel and William Saliba will continue their partnership in central defence. Reiss Nelson will miss the game after suffering a muscular injury in training.

Speaking on the Seaman Says Podcast, David Seaman has had a go at predicting some of this weekend's Premier League games.

I’m still going to go with a home win, I’m going to go with 3-1 to Arsenal,” Seaman said. They won’t be full of confidence, but they showed how good they are in front of goal, they were quality goals as well. Speaking on the Seaman Says Podcast, David Seaman has had a go at predicting some of this weekend’s Premier League games.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal see Premier League action return to the Emirates when they host Brendan Rodgers' Leicester on Saturday as they aim for consecutive ...

However, Rodgers will be without at least three players for this tie, including Harvey Barnes who is expected to remain out until at least next week with a knee injury.. Amazon's 20 live Premier League games will return in the 2022/23 season. BT Sport hold the rights to 52 live Premier League games. They also own rights to the Carabao Cup and several international matches. Sky Sports retain the rights to the bulk of those fixtures with 128 live matches. The Premier League is well and truly back and Arsenal now prepare to make a return to the Emirates Stadium as they face Leicester City in their first home game of the 2022/23 season this weekend.

Welcome to football.london's live coverage of Arsenal vs Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners kick-off their first home Premier League game ...

Due to the match taking place at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, the match will be subject to the English television blackout and won't be broadcast on British television. Scroll down for all of our latest updates from Emirates Stadium, with the game due to kick-off at 3:00pm BST. Good morning and welcome along to live coverage of Arsenal vs Leicester City in what is the Gunner's first home Premier League game of the season.

The latest Leicester City news as the Arsenal boss has given an update on his squad ahead of City's trip to the Emirates Stadium.

- Alex Smithies makes Leicester City vow as free transfer confirmed “He felt something in training, we scanned him, and the doctor came with bad news,” he said. New signing Fabio Vieira is also a doubt for the game after being carefully managed during pre-season.

Leicester City news from LeicestershireLive as the Foxes travel to London for a clash with the Gunners.

Sky Sports Premier League will also show a selected match in their Game of The Day programme at 8:30 pm on Saturday night. City are expected to pack out the away end again as they follow the match from inside of the stadium. Second half strikes from Ivan Toney and Jay Dasilva meant that City had to settle for a point from the match.

Of course, Jamie Vardy still exists. He's scored the third most Premier League goals against Arsenal of any player, behind Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney. He ...

In a similar vein, last season, Arsenal rescued the joint-fewest points from losing positions in the Premier League. The Gunners need to score first and maintain whatever early dominance they are able to establish. Mikel Arteta will be without Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson. Vieira has recovered from the foot injury that kept him out of preseason and is back in training but isn’t ready for matchday duties. You’ll recall that last season in the first meeting between the sides, Aaron Ramsdale made one of the Premier League saves of the season on a Maddison free kick. They scored from a corner against Crystal Palace in the opener. He’s scored the third most Premier League goals against Arsenal of any player, behind Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney. He missed out against the Gunners last spring due to injury and hasn’t scored in his last two appearances against Mikel Arteta’s side. Leicester have kept just one clean sheet in their last 26 away games, per Orbinho and have managed only one win away to Arsenal in their last 25 attempts.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal squad open their home Premier League slate with a tricky match against a very capable Leicester City side, which could lose one of ...

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Mikel Arteta's Arsenal squad open their home Premier League slate with a tricky match against a very capable Leicester City side, which could lose one of ...

— — — — — — — — 16th min.: Yellow card to Wesley Fofana. Gabriel Martinelli burned by him on the left wing and Fofana held him back any way he could. 23rd min.: What a goal by Gabriel Jesus! He gets the ball in traffic inside the Leicester box and lofts a beautiful chip which nestles into the far corner. 41st min.: Jesus denied a hat trick again! A dose of Bukayo Saka, Jesus, and Martinelli is not the easiest way for the Foxes to get over their disappointing season-opening draw last weekend at home against Brentford, when they coughed up a 2-0 lead by conceding two goals in the span of the final half-hour.

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We’ll also keep a side eye on events throughout the EFL, in Scotland and in Europe, but our main focus will be these five Premier League games: Jefferson Lerma, Chris Mepham and Lloyd Kelly have the ginormous task of stopping Haaland, who makes his home debut for Manchester City today. “Those images of team selections allow a comparison of PR departments’ choice of font and style,” squints Charles Antakia. “ They all go for all-caps, some (Leicester, Leeds) with generous kerning, but Man City suffocatingly tight. In decades to come, historians will scratch their heads when they reflect upon the late 2010s and early 2020s. Leicester’s looks like it belongs on the portfolio of a start-up company specialising in eco-friendly toothpaste. Here in Indianapolis, it is an unseasonably cool 64 (19 to you). Location, location, location.” It does look violently hot at the Emirates in particular. “Good afternoon, Rob!” says Alexandra Ashton. “Following up on Charles’ analysis of the teamsheets posted by various clubs’ social media, I’d like to voice my discontent with Wolves (using a different font for the numbers, captain ©, and the word “substitutes”??) and Bournemouth (I may be blind, but those numbers seem rather hard to read). Conversely, I’m fond of Newcastle’s semi-condensed looking font and very pretty colour scheme. Haaland wrestled for the ball and then forced a return pass through to Ilkay Gundogan, who slapped it emphatically past Mark Travers. City double their lead with a goal of unobtrusive class. He received the ball on the left side of the area, looked up and floated the ball imaginatively across Ward and into the far corner. Bournemouth made the mistake of crossing the halfway line and were punished on the break.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal squad open their home Premier League slate with a tricky match against a very capable Leicester City side, which could lose one of ...

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We beat Leicester 4-2 at the Emirates after goals from Martinelli, Xhaka and a first half brace from Jesus led us to victory.

Gabriel Jesus became the first player to score more than once on his home Premier League debut for us. I have a lot of freedom from the coach, from my teammates. The way they reacted was something I’ve never seen in football; the amount of support and connection they are showing with us, and especially with William, lifted the team straight away. However, once again we showed excellent courage to go back down the other end and restore the two-goal cushion. That piece of champagne football came just before the first scheduled water break which briefly slowed down proceedings, but 10 minutes before half-time Jesus doubled his tally with a much more routine finish than his first. Perhaps due to the conditions chances were initially at a premium, but we gradually began to dictate proceedings.

How we scored the Leicester City players as they lost their first away game of the season, Gabriel Jesus (2), Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli scoring ...

Dennis Praet: Did not come to collect a pass in the middle of the park and that led to Martinelli's goal. Jamie Vardy: He was more of a threat than against Brentford, perhaps because there was more space at the top end for him to work with, and he put the pressure on to force Saliba to score the own goal. On the front foot, he made lots of attacking runs and was City’s main target on the left flank, causing the problems that led to the first goal. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: He tried riskier passes in the first half to try to make something happen for City, but they never came off and usually put his own side on the back foot. And as the game wore on, he became less and less involved as Arsenal played around him. But as with last week, he switched off at a key moment, getting caught the wrong side of Jesus for the Arsenal second, and then got away with booting the Brazilian in the box. Daniel Amartey: He was generally fine, if not as dominant in the physical battle with Saka as he should have been. Jonny Evans: He looked to have the measure of Jesus early on, ensuring his runs came to nothing, but he didn’t get tight enough to him in the box to stop the shot for the first goal, and was barrelled over by him for a one-on-one. But after picking up a booking for a cynical shirt tug on Martinelli, he was not able to be as dynamic. But then it was the Welshman who had to endure the embarrassment, when he dropped a clanger, failing to catch a cross and allowing Xhaka to score. Substitutions livened City up later in the half and one of those, Kelechi Iheanacho, set up Maddison for a shot between Ramsdale’s legs. Brendan Rodgers was true to his word and started “top professional” Youri Tielemans against the side he could join in the next couple of weeks.

Granit Xhaka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Jesus contributed to the goals on a day when Mikel Arteta will take the good along with the defensive wobbles, especially ...

His opener was a thing of beauty and if this is a sign that Jesus can now perform at least to the level of his expected goals, it's a scary sight. From pretty finishes to gritty pressures in the box and everything in between, his play can transform an Arsenal side that needs to get back into Champions League. This is the killer instinct that Arsenal has lacked and why they tumbled out of Champions League contention last season, but with Jesus atop the line, if he can maintain this form, they should be able to mount a sustained challenge for top four. Pressuring Ward, Jesus forced the Foxes into a mistake before giving Granit Xhaka one of the easiest goals that he'll ever score. But against a Leicester team that tried to attack Arsenal, Jesus was able to take the game to them. Times are changing a the top of the Arsenal attack.

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus scored twice to open his account for the club as Mikel Arteta's side beat Leicester City 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium on ...

I was not unhappy at Manchester City, I just wanted to play and the club understood." Arsenal exuded quality in the first half and took the lead 23 minutes in. Arsenal momentarily lost their comfortable advantage early in the second half as William Saliba headed into his own net, but two minutes later Xhaka pounced on a mistake between Wesley Fofana and goalkeeper Ward to restore the two-goal cushion.

Report and highlights as Gabriel Jesus double and instant replies to Leicester goals from Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli secure 4-2 win for Arsenal; ...

That lifted the confidence of William and how he played the last minutes after that and the team as well. At 2-1, we were in a good place in the game and at 3-2 with 15 minutes to go, we had good momentum. Vards flicks it on and he scores at the back post. On Saliba: "What the crowd did with Saliba after the own goal was something in my career I haven't seen. He's so mobile, intuitive, sharp and proactive in any moment or phase of the game." We had some really good moments but in key moments we made mistakes. And then James Maddison's drive (74) was followed within 60 seconds by Gabriel Martinelli's second of the season. "He scored two and set up two and he's disappointed because he says he could have scored four. He's a real threat." First, an own goal from the otherwise impressive William Saliba (53) was countered two minutes later by an equally bad blunder from Leicester 'keeper Danny Ward, which allowed Jesus to tee up Granit Xhaka to sweep in. He's so mobile, intuitive, sharp and proactive in any moment or phase of the game. Vardy had a penalty award rightly taken away after VAR Mike Dean advised referee Darren England to re-assess the minimal contact between Ramsdale and the striker just before half-time.

Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League Jesus scored twice as Arsenal eased to victory against ...

He’s so mobile, so intuitive and he’s always sharp and proactive to play in any moment and any phase of the game. Snatched at a volley towards the end 6/10 That’s the standard, that’s the mentality you want to go to a different level. Cue chants of “Jamie Vardy, your wife is a grass”. His presence and endeavour forced Saliba’s own goal, but was taken off 20 minutes from time 6/10 With Ricardo Pereira sidelined for the foreseeable future, he’ll have an important role to play 6/10 As the leader in this backline he’ll have to shoulder responsibility for a shocking defensive display 4/10 Booked for a cynical foul on Martinelli and faded after a bright start 5/10 Helped himself to a pair of assists too, teeing up Xhaka and Martinelli. A good day for his new fans and FPL managers alike 9/10 Applauded off the pitch by Arsenal’s fans who sang “Youri Tielemans, he wants to be red.” 4/10 Granit Xhaka – Hit the base of the post with a back post header before setting up Jesus for the opener. Added a goal in the second half with a close-range finish as Jesus returned the favour. Expectations on the Gunners’ new No 9 were raised after a prolific pre-season in which he bagged seven goals in only five matches and after a goalless debut at Selhurst Park, he is now off the mark.

Take a look at the best of the action from our goal-filled win against Leicester City.

I’m more than happy for him because I think it’s very important to score at home.” “We’re more than happy. “I’ve got more freedom to go up and down,” Xhaka explained.