English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 26, 2015
Arsenal WWLLW 5
–
Leicester City WDWDW 2
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ARS235
LEI112
King Power Stadium · 32,047 att.

Match Report

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Alexis Sanchez nets Arsenal hat trick to down valiant Leicester

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
7
58
Possession
42
27
SHOTS
16
12
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
456
Accurate Passes
280
532
Passes
360
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
33
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
66
23
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
13
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
16
21
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
16
46
Clearances
20

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 6Robert HuthCD-R
  4. 15Jeff SchluppLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 14N'Golo KantéCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Joseph DodooSUB
  2. 19Andrej KramaricSUB
  3. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB
  4. 17Danny SimpsonSUB
  5. 10Andy KingSUB
  6. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  7. 33Gökhan InlerSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaLM
  8. 20Mathieu FlaminiRM
  9. 14Theo WalcottF
  10. 17Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 16Aaron RamseyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Kieran GibbsSUB
  2. 8Mikel ArtetaSUB
  3. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  4. 12Olivier GiroudSUB
  5. 2Mathieu DebuchySUB
  6. 13David OspinaSUB
  7. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Drinkwater following a fast break.
  2. 18' Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 1. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Cazorla with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 21' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Arteta replaces Mathieu Flamini because of an injury.
  4. 33' Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 2. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  6. 57' Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 3. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a through ball.
  7. 64' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Marc Albrighton.
  8. 68' Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  9. 72' Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  11. 78' Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Daniel Drinkwater.
  12. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Theo Walcott.
  13. 81' Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 4. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
  14. 89' Goal! Leicester City 2, Arsenal 4. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Ulloa.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Leicester City 2, Arsenal 5. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nacho Monreal with a cross.

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