English Premier League

Arsenal vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
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    Leicester City
    • 80': Jamie Vardy

    Leicester City beat Arsenal on Jamie Vardy's late goal

    Leicester City defeated Arsenal on Jamie Vardy's late header in Premier League action on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Granit Xhaka is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 6': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
    • 11': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 11': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a headed pass.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
    • 24': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
    • 30': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
    • 30': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by David Luiz.
    • 32': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Leicester City).
    • 32': Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 33': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 41': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 41': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 45': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 49': Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces David Luiz because of an injury.
    • 52': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
    • 52': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
    • 53': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 56': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 56': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 57': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 57': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Dennis Praet.
    • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 67': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
    • 67': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 69': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
    • 74': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Cengiz Ünder replaces Harvey Barnes.
    • 79': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 79': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Goal! Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Kieran Tierney.
    • 84': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 84': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Maddison.
    • 89': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
    • 89': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 90': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 90'+5': Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 90'+5': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, Leicester City 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 1
    43.7 Possession 56.3
    6 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    369 Accurate Passes 495
    453 Passes 575
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    5 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 44
    26 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    11 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 5
    20 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 33 +37 70
    2 Manchester City 32 +36 67
    3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
    4 Aston Villa 33 +6 58
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
    23 David Luiz
    8 Dani Ceballos
    18 Thomas Partey
    3 Kieran Tierney
    2 Héctor Bellerín Yellow Card
    9 Alexandre Lacazette Yellow Card
    7 Bukayo Saka
    14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Shkodran Mustafi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah, Nicolas Pépé.

    LEI Leicester City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
    6 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
    28 Christian Fuchs Yellow Card
    3 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
    24 Nampalys Mendy
    8 Youri Tielemans Yellow Card
    2 James Justin
    27 Timothy Castagne
    15 Harvey Barnes
    10 James Maddison Yellow Card
    26 Dennis Praet
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Danny Ward, Cengiz Ünder, Hamza Choudhury, Wes Morgan, Jamie Vardy.

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