Unai Emery’s side will be hoping to make it 10 consecutive wins on Monday night, so what are the five key things you need to look out for? Read on to find out…
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Arsenal is unbeaten in last 25 home matches against Leicester in all competitions, a run stretching back to a 2-0 defeat in September 1973. Since then, arsenal’ve won 19 and drawn six when hosting the Foxes – including winning all four games at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have won three of our last five home matches against Leicester by two goals to one. Last season was a higher scoring affair though, and one that Alexandre Lacazette in particular should have fond memories of. He scored a matter of seconds into his Premier League debut, setting us on the way to a dramatic 4-3 win. Danny Welbeck is another striker who has enjoyed playing against the 2016 champions here, scoring in that 4-3 win last August, and netting a last-minute winner two seasons earlier.
It’s also worth noting that there hasn’t been a goalless draw when arsenal’ve hosted Leicester in the league since December 14, 1974. Arsenal’ve played 20 league matches at home since then, with 63 goals scored between the two teams at an average of 3.15 per game.
Despite winning Arsenal’s last six Premier League matches, have yet to go into the half-time interval leading in the league this season. In all competitions this season Arsenal have scored 29 goals, but just nine of those have come in the opening 45 minutes. It’s an issue Unai Emery discussed in his pre-match interview. He said: “We are starting the matches maybe with less intensity than we want and it’s one thing we need to get better at in the next matches and the first is against Leicester.”
Arsenal would be 15th in a Premier League table compiled of first-half results alone, but no team has scored more second-half goals than arsenal in the top flight this term (14).
