Arsenal defeats Leicester at home as they battle to make top 4

Arsenal defeats Leicester 3 to 1 goal as the surge to a top 4 Premier League finish continues. The game is over and the final score is Leicester 1-3 Arsenal.

Match report:

Leicester hosted Arsenal at home in a Premier League encounter this Sunday afternoon. Both teams played entertaining football as the home side opened their account first through a Tielemans goal in the 5th minute of play.

Arsenal defeats Leicester after coming from behind to equalize the score through David Luiz’s goal in the 38th minute and went ahead to take the lead through Lacazette’s goal from the spot in the 51st minute just before half time.

The second half saw both teams put up a good fight in the bid to take all 3 points away. Arsenal however made headlines once more after Pepe made it a 3 goal lead for the away side in the 51st minute of play.

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The match came to an end as Arsenal rallied around their coach with a much-needed win to relief the pressure off Arteta’s shoulders. It is game week 26 in the Premier League season of 2020/2021 and the gunners would be hoping for a top 4 finish at the end of the season to bring them back into Champions League football.

Lineups:
Leicester: Schmeichel, Evans, Vardy, Pereira, Tielemans, Castagne, Ndidi, Iheanacho, Soyuncu, Barnes, L. Thomas

Subs: Fuchs, Albrighton, Nampalys Mendy, Ward, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, V. Daley-Campbell, Sidnei Tavares

Arsenal: Willian, Luiz, Lacazette, Leno, Xhaka, Cedric, M.Elneny, Mari, Pepe, Tierney, Smith Rowe

Subs: Aubameyang, Ryan, Bellerin, Partey, M. Ødegaard, Ceballos, Holding, Martinelli, Saka