Arsenal welcome Leicester City to Emirates Stadium in a huge Super Sunday clash as Mikel Arteta’s Gunners chase a top-four finish.
Victory would see Arsenal improve to fourth whereas Leicester can climb to tenth with a win if Southampton fail to win elsewhere.
Team News
Emile Smith Rowe is available for Arsenal after recovering from illness.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) remains absent.
Leicester could welcome Ricardo Pereira back from a hamstring injury if he passes a late fitness test.
Ryan Bertrand, Jamie Vardy (both knee), Wesley Fofana (Coronavirus), Jonny Evans and Timothy Castagne (both thigh) remain absent.
Stat Attack
- Arsenal have won two of their last six league meetings against Leicester (W2, D1, L3).
- Leicester have claimed just four points from their last seven league visits to Arsenal (W1, D1, L5).
- Two separate Brazilian defenders have scored for Arsenal in their last two clashes against Leicester – David Luiz and Gabriel.
- Bukayo Saka has scored in two of Arsenal’s four league matches at home in 2022 (W2, D1, L1).
- Leicester are looking to keep three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since a four-match run between October-November 2019.
Prediction
With three games in hand, Arsenal have fourth place in their own hands and should now look to build on an excellent display against Watford last weekend, where they were clinical up front yet their defence did struggle at times guarding the flanks which Leicester will look to target.
Leicester meanwhile are building a positive run of form with three clean sheets in all competitions, with an improved defensive effort particularly proving crucial on top of clinical finishing in Thursday’s Europa Conference League win over Rennes.
I however can’t see Leicester keeping a clean sheet here given Arsenal’s attacking quality and their poor away form in this fixture, unless they can keep it tight like they did here last season and scrape a win which looks a tough ask given the Gunners’ recent form.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Leicester
Result: Arsenal 2-0 Leicester
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