Leicester City vs Arsenal, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 0
3 - 0
36': Ainsley Maitland-NilesArsenal suffer third straight loss at Leicester after Maitland Niles sent off
Arsenal suffered a third successive defeat as they lost 3-0 at Leicester after seeing Ainsley Maitland-Niles red carded on 36 minutes.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 7': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 8': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 8': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 9': Delay in match Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a headed pass.
- 13': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 13': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 16': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 19': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
- 23': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 24': Offside, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
- 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 28': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 28': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 29': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a through ball.
- 32': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 32': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 35': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 35': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 35': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
- 36': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Second yellow card to Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
- 37': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 38': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 38': Sokratis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 39': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 42': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 43': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Harry Maguire (Leicester City).
- 45': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Laurent Koscielny replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 47': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 47': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Koscielny.
- 59': Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
- 64': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Sokratis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sokratis.
- 68': Hand ball by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 70': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 70': Sokratis (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 74': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 74': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 74': Sokratis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
- 75': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 76': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 78': Delay in match Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 80': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pereira is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 83': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 83': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 84': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 85': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 86': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kasper Schmeichel with a through ball.
- 86': Goal! Leicester City 2, Arsenal 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 88': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 88': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+4': Offside, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah tries a through ball, but Shkodran Mustafi is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Goal! Leicester City 3, Arsenal 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Arsenal 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.8 | Possession | 67.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 293 | Passes | 610 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 20 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,037
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,037
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 15 | Harry Maguire |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi  |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 14 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 38 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 21 | Youri Tielemans |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
Arsenal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 5 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 31 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 7 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
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