Arsenal will look to continue their successful start to the new season by hosting Leicester this weekend.
The Gunners made good on their pre-season promise by kicking off their season with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.
Only Manchester City and Liverpool had better home records last season than Mikel Arteta’s side, who will continue in that form.
Leicester, meanwhile, have won just one of their last 25 league away games against the Gunners, drawing 2-2 at Brentford the last time out.
Arsenal v Leicester: date and what’s next
This Premier League game takes place on Saturday 13th August.
The game will not be televised, but talkSPORT will have updates from the Emirates as part of GameDay Live from 3pm.
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Arsenal vs Leicester: Team News
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus.
Substitutes: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Lokonga, Elneny
Leicester XI: Ward, Fofana, Evans, Amartey, Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Vardy.
Substitutes: Iversen, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Daka, Mendy, Praet, Thomas.
Arsenal vs Leicester: what was said?
Arsenal fans can expect the best from Gabriel Martinelli following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko this season.
“There have been some very good performances from Arsenal,” said Weekend Sports Breakfast presenter Tony Cascarino.
“Zinchenko on the ball, I mean, wow. He just keeps the ball for fun.
“He feels so comfortable, and not only as a full-back but also in midfield, as a lot of Man City players do.
“Martinelli will never have a better opportunity to have a left-sided full-back to help him become a better player.”
Arsenal vs Leicester: game facts
- Leicester’s James Maddison has been involved in eight goals in his last five Premier League games (4 goals, 4 assists), while in Premier League history only Jamie Vardy (174), Riyad Mahrez (66) and Muzzy Izzet (59) ) involved more goals for the Foxes than Maddison (57 – 33 goals, 24 assists).
- Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli has been involved in five goals in his last five starts in the Premier League (2 goals, 3 assists) and scored his first goal of the season against Crystal Palace. He wants to score for the first time in three consecutive Premier League games.
- Only Harry Kane (13) and Wayne Rooney (12) have scored more Premier League goals against Arsenal than Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (11), although the 35-year-old has failed to score in his last two games against the Gunners.
- Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus has scored five goals in seven Premier League games against Leicester – only against Everton (8) and Watford (6) has he scored more in the competition.
- Since the start of last season, only Southampton (32) and Newcastle (24) have lost more points from winning positions in the Premier League than Leicester (23), with the Foxes losing a two-goal lead in their opening game against Brentford.
- Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the opening game. The Gunners have started a season in the Premier League with two wins six times, but they have not started with two wins without conceding since 1971/72.
- Leicester have kept one clean sheet in their last 26 away games in the Premier League, in a 2-0 win at Burnley last March. They have not conceded a goal against a current top side since February 2021, a goalless draw at Wolves.
- Arsenal have lost six of their last 12 home Premier League games in August (W4 D2); Prior to that run, the Gunners had won 15 of their last 16 home games in August.
- Leicester have won just one of their last 25 away league games against Arsenal (U4 N20), a 1-0 win in October 2020. The Foxes have lost more away games in the top flight to the Gunners than any other side (35) .
- Arsenal have won their last three Premier League games against Leicester City, scoring seven goals and conceding just one. The Gunners last had four straight league wins against the Foxes between February 1999 and December 2000.
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