Leicester City winger unfit for Arsenal match
This ITN footage of the story includes an interview with Burton Albion manager Neil Warnock, who later went on to manage several clubs within the Football League. I want to speak about the future from Arsenal. With strong central performances for both teams, we’ll be in for a great game as the midfield pairings will be look set to cancel each other out.
Bet365 – Leicester are 16/5 to win.
Wenger has admitted that he perhaps erred by throwing Sánchez back into first-team action before he had fully gotten back up to fitness after a late return in preseason, but does not expect the forward’s lack of goals to last too much longer.
Arsenal have sold out all their away ticket allocation for the match. Not only that, the game had an exciting climax with three goals scored in injury time and a post-match fracas between Steve Walsh and Ian Wright.
Arsene Wenger’s side suffered a moral damaging and controversial 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend. The lack of firepower for Arsenal is probably the main reason for the Gunners’ failure to show title-winning credentials so far this season.
The Foxes have come from behind in their last four league games to maintain their unbeaten start to the season – the only unblemished record remaining in the top flight. It is unlikely that West Ham will not see the three points playing at home, though they will be without Alex Song and Enner Valencia. It is quite a rise for a player who was parachuted into the squad on transfer deadline day in January 2013, when it finally became apparent to Arsene Wenger, as it had been to everyone else for quite some time, that Andre Santos had degenerated into the kind of liability Arsenal could not afford to have.
Leicester City is now fourth in the Premier League with 12 points having won 3 games and drawn 3.
In an old-fashioned, English approach, it is unsurprising that Leicester have the lowest pass accuracy (70.6%) and second-fewest unsuccessful touches (9.7 per match) in the division.
Last week, when it seemed they were heading for their first defeat of the season, Jamie Vardy stepped up to equalise 2-2 at the Britannia against Stoke City.
On one hand, he did not tinker with the attacking brand of football that turned around Leicester’s fortunes so spectacularly under Pearson towards the end of last season, but he has also integrated new signings including Shinji Okazaki, Gokhan Inler, Nathan Dyer and N’Golo Kante. To prove it was no fluke, this here is Serge chipping David Seaman for Soccer Aid back in 2012.
Ranieri hopes they can continue their fine form when they host Arsenal on Saturday: “We are only thinking about Arsenal”.
Eden Hazard has scored more goals against Newcastle (4) than any other opponent.