Arsenal are set to welcome newly promoted Leicester City side in the Premier League while we will be providing some prediction on the match.
Title challengers Arsenal are set to face winless Leicester City side on Sunday for a match at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners would want to set the draw against Man City aside and start winning again. Arteta will be hoping for him team to cruise to victory after a really exhausting week of matches. Anyway the win against Bolton Wanderers might have given some confidence for both Arteta and the youngsters. Leicester on the other hand are winless this season with three draws and two losses.
FORM GUIDE
Arsenal are one of the few unbeaten teams in the league right now along with Man City and Brighton and Hove Albion. The Gunners came really close to a spectacular win against City which might have turned the title challenge on it’s head. But John Stones came up with a last minute goal to level the match at 2-2. When we just thought that Arsenal were going to win the title. And City came up with a champion’s goal to stay at the top of the table.
The midweek game against Bolton was an oppertunity for the young Gunners to showcase their talents and they did. Goalkeeper Jack Porter became the youngest starter for Arsenal at the age of 16 years. Youngsters Ethan Nwaneri, Lewis Skelly and Nichols all started for Arteta. Nwaneri stole the show with his first two goals in professional football. In the absence of captain Martin Odegaard, the Englishman Nwaneri might get a few more chances to exhibit his game.
Leicester City on the other hand under new manager Steve Cooper have not made the best start as they are winless in the first five matches. Anyway they have three draws which earns them three points which has placed them 15th on th table above all the winless teams. Leicester came close to their first win in matchday four against Crystal Palace before Jean Philippe-Mateta scored an injury time equaliser. However it would be difficult for Leicester City on saturday against a well determined Arsenal team.
ARSENAL AND LEICESTER TEAM NEWS
Leicester City are up against a tough task at the Emirates as Steve Coppers side are looking for the first win of the season. While Arsenal will be hoping for a calm and sound afternoon with maximum points gained.
ARSENAL
As reported earlier Mikel Arteta will be without his captain Martin Odegaard after as he set to be out with an ankle ligament injury. In form goalkeeper David Raya was injured for the midweek but will be back for the match on Saturday or Neto could make his Arsenal debut.
Youngster Lewis Skelly was forced of injured in the midweek which makes him the second absantee for the Leicester match. Other than that Arsenal are fully fit with Raheem Sterling expexted to make his first start replacing the sruggling Gabriel Martinelli. Sterling also scored his first goal for his new club against Bolton in the midweek. Youngster Ethan Nwaneri might be given more minutes against Leicester as he scored a brace in the midweek.
LEICESTER CITY
Patson Daka and Jakub Stolarczyk are set to be absent for Steve Cooper’s side for this weekend. An Ankle injury to centre back Jannik Vestergaard will keep him sidelined for an extended time period. According to official Arsenal website.
However potential starters Harry Winks, Wilfred Ndidi, Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy who sat out for the cup match against Walsall in the midweek are set to back in the team.
ARSENAL VS LEICESTER PREDICTION
The Foxes under Steve Copper have had a really tough start to the season as they are winless. Some optimistic Leicester fans might want their team win the Emirates or atleast secure a point. Anyway it looks unlikely since Arsenal are in sparkling form. They were seconds away from turning the title challenge into their hands before conceding a last miute goal against City.
As per the record the foxes have only beaten Arsenal at their home only once since 1973. So we can only see a comfortable Arsenal victory on Saturday.
Per Sportskeeda, Paul Merson has previewed the game, where he has said. “I’m backing Arsenal to get a comfortable win here against Leicester.
Anyway football is a funny game after all.
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