Pre Match Arsenal v Leicester

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Head-to-head

  • Arsenal are unbeaten in their past 27 home games against Leicester in all competitions, winning 20 of those matches.
  • The Foxes' most recent victory at Arsenal was in 1973, although they did end a run of 12 consecutive away league defeats by drawing 1-1 at the Emirates last season.
Arsenal

  • Arsenal have not lost a Premier League home game in 2020, a run of 11 matches since defeat by Chelsea on 29 December (W9, D2).
  • They have won eight of their past nine top-flight matches at the Emirates, with the exception being July's 1-1 draw with Leicester.
  • The Gunners have only failed to score in three of their last 73 home league fixtures, with each of those blanks coming against Manchester City.
  • It is 32 matches spanning 18 years since they lost a home league game in the month of October (W26, D6).
Leicester City

  • Leicester could lose three consecutive league matches for the first time since February 2019, a run which led to Claude Puel being sacked.
  • They could win their opening three away games in a league season for the first time.
  • The Foxes have scored with 35.3% of their shots in the Premier League this season (excluding blocks), the highest percentage in the top flight.
  • Brendan Rodgers is winless in all seven away matches as a manager against Arsenal in all competitions (D3, L4).
  • Jamie Vardy has scored 10 Premier League goals against Arsenal - only Wayne Rooney, with 12, has netted more versus the Gunners.
 
The Foxes' most recent victory at Arsenal was in 1973, although they did end a run of 12 consecutive away league defeats by drawing 1-1 at the Emirates last season.
**** me. I thought my aforementioned 1966 visit was the last time we won. Clearly our record is not as bad as I thought.
 
Referee: Craig Pawson.
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Harry Lennard.
Fourth official: Graham Scott.
VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.
 
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