At 23:00 Beijing time on February 25, the 25th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season, leader Arsenal away to Leicester City. In the first half, Trossard's goal was invalidated due to a foul by a teammate, and Iheanacho's goal was blown for offside; In the second half, Martinelli broke the deadlock and Saka's goal was also disallowed for offside. In the end, Arsenal beat Leicester City 1-0 away and remained at the top of the table after two consecutive wins.
Arsenal returned to the top of the table with a win over Aston Villa after losing to Manchester City in direct talk. Leicester City are in the middle and lower reaches of the table.
In the 5th minute, Xhaka received a cross from the left side of the penalty area and the ball was blocked off the line. In the 15th minute, Martinelli received the ball on the line of the box to pick a pass on the right, but there was a mistake and the ball went straight to the line. In the 26th minute, Arsenal's corner kick caused a scuffle in the Leicester City penalty area, the ball was cleared outside the box, and Trossard shot from distance.
However, the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR and determined that Ben White had committed a foul before scoring the goal and that the goal was invalid.
In the 31st minute, Leicester City counter-attacked, Iheanacho received a single chance from midfield, he dribbled into the box to pick Ramsdale to score, but Iheanacho was offside and the goal was invalidated.
In the 38th minute, Martinelli was shown a yellow card for kicking Tate with the ball from behind when he returned to defense. In the 42nd minute, Odegaard split the ball to the left in the middle of the field and Martinelli took a step on the left side of the box and shot from a small angle, the ball deflected off the upright. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
As soon as the second half began, Arsenal broke the deadlock. In the 46th minute, Tedrosa received the ball from the left side of the field and sent it straight through the crotch, Martinelli stopped the ball and pushed it into the far corner, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead over Leicester City.
In the 55th minute, Martinelli on the left side of the box received a cross from the attacking goalkeeper Ward, and Saka pushed an empty goal, but Martinelli was offside and the goal was invalidated. Three goals have already been blown away in this game.
In the 60th minute, Odegaard fired a direct free-kick from the front of the goal, and the ball bounced off the wall. In the 62nd minute, Arsenal's free-kick in front of the box was hoisted into the box and Gabriel's header was saved by Ward.
In the 71st minute, Leicester City's Hall received a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball was slightly deflected. In the end, the match was over, with Arsenal beating Leicester City 1-0.