Arsenal won an important 2-0 victory over Leicester City in the 29th week of the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium, Sunday (13/3).
Status as the host, Arsenal immediately step on the gas from the start. They took the initiative to attack in order to score fast goals in this match.
Only 11 minutes of the game running, Arsenal successfully opened the scoring in this match. Starting from Martinelli’s corner kick scheme, Thomas Partey successfully ripped Schmeichel’s goal with his header. The score changed 1-0 to Arsenal’s advantage.
Partey’s goal made Arsenal more confident attacking. A few minutes later Partey almost doubled the position with a powerful shot, but this time the ball only hit the top right corner of the Leicester post.
Leicester City was not without resistance in this first half. Slowly but surely they began to balance Arsenal’s game and began to launch attacks against the Gunners.
Leicester’s first dangerous chance came from Harvey Barnes’ header in front of the Leicester goal, but Ramsdale pulled off a spectacular save to deny a fine chance.
In minute 36, Barnes almost scored again. Finding a cross from Dewsbury-Hall, the winger was left unguarded in the box and headed home, and again Ramsdale thwarted the dangerous opportunity.
Until the referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the first half, both teams were still having trouble creating chances again. So the 1-0 score lasted until halftime.
After halftime, Arsenal began to play focused again. They started to step on the gas after slack in the first half.
Only six minutes into the second half, Schmeichel was forced to make a crucial save to block Bukayo Saka’s volley. Four minutes later Thomas managed to block Thomas Partey’s header right in the mouth of the goal.
In the process of denying that opportunity, the ball was caught on camera hitting Caglar Soyuncu’s hand. VAR carried out a check and after the referee checked the video, he awarded Arsenal a penalty and a yellow card for Soyuncu.
Alexandre Lacazette who was appointed as the executor succeeded in deceiving Schmeichel. So the score changed to 2-0 for Arsenal’s advantage.
Behind 2-0, Rodgers made two substitutions. Ricardo Pereira and Nampalys Mendy were withdrawn and replaced by James Justin and Wilfred Ndidi.
The inclusion of these two players began to add energy to the Leicester squad. Although Arsenal still dominate the game.
In 10 minutes of buying and selling attacks increasingly intense. However, no additional goals were created at the Emirates Stadium. The score of 2-0 held for Arsenal’s victory.
Thanks to this victory, Arsenal moved back up to fourth place in the EPL standings, shifting Manchester United. Meanwhile, Leicester had to settle for being stuck in 12th place in the Premier League.
