At 19:30 Beijing time on October 30, the 10th round of the 2021-22 English Premier League began, with Arsenal playing at the King Power Stadium against Leicester City. In the first half, Gabriel scored to open the scoring and Smith Rowe extended the lead. Neither side managed to make a difference in the second half, with Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale making a number of brilliant saves. In the end, Arsenal beat Leicester City 2-0 to win three consecutive games in all competitions and remain unbeaten in their last nine games.
Compared to the Midweek League Cup, most of Arsenal's main players returned to the starting lineup, with top striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leading the attacking line, Lacazette continuing to get starters, Erdegaard returning as a substitute and Tierney continuing to be sidelined due to injury. Ben White, who was replaced in the Midweek League Cup, was not physically upset and continued to start the game. It is worth mentioning that Saka welcomed his 100th official match in the Arsenal first team.
Less than a minute into the opening, Arsenal launched a threatening attack, Saka took the ball into the right side of the penalty area, and Lacazette played a collision with the wall, Saka received Lacazette's direct plug, broke through to the bottom line before the low flat ball crossed, Amatai accidentally kicked in the direction of the goal when he broke the siege, goalkeeper Schmeichel quickly confiscated the ball in front of the goal line.
In the 5th minute, Saka drove a corner kick from the right into the box, Gabriel flicked his head in front of the point and the ball slid into the far net to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead.
In the 7th minute, Arsenal rebounded from the left side of the field, Aubameyang broke through to the left side of the penalty area with the ball, ran from a small angle and shot low, the angle was too positive, and the ball was confiscated by goalkeeper Schmeichel. In the 11th minute, Thomas received a knockback from Saka at the edge of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment and shot with his feet, and the ball was confiscated by goalkeeper Schmeichel.
In the 11th minute, Madison broke through to the front of the box with the ball and was knocked to the ground by Ben White, Leicester City won a free kick opportunity, Madison took the penalty and directly attacked the goal, the ball hit the wall and popped up. In the 16th minute, Tavares broke through to the front of the penalty area with the ball, and then diagonally sent it to Lacazette on the right side of the penalty area, who met the ball and fired a low shot, which was blocked by Evans.
In the 18th minute, Arsenal played a quick counter-attack, Saka broke through to the right side of the box with the ball, and then crossed to Lacazette in the middle of the box, Lacazette took two steps with the ball, the ball was stabbed away by leicester City players, Smith Rowe followed up in the penalty area to push the ball to break the goal, 2-0.
In the 22nd minute, Gabriel fell to the ground injured without confrontation in the penalty area, and after a simple treatment by the team doctor, Gabriel returned to the game. In the 28th minute, Ishinacho took the ball with his back to the front of the penalty area, took two steps laterally and then shot with his feet, goalkeeper Lamsdale flew to block the ball, and the ball rubbed the outside of the upright out of the bottom line. In the 39th minute, Tillemans received a pass from his teammate on the right side of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment and shot with his feet, the angle was too right, and the ball was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 41st minute, Amadeus picked a pass to the top of the arc of the penalty area, Madison received the ball behind his back and was knocked down by Ben White, Leicester City won a free kick opportunity, Madison took a direct shot at the goal, the ball went around the wall and was pounced on by goalkeeper Ramsdale to hit the crossbar, Evans quickly followed up and shoveled in front of the bottom line, the ball hit the upright and bounced to the goal line, the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole, and the Arsenal players quickly released the ball.
The second half was easy to fight again. Leicester City made substitutions after half-time, with Lukeman and Harvey Barnes coming off the bench to replace Ichinacho and Amatei respectively. In the 52nd minute, Leicester City played a quick counter-attack, Madison sent a direct pass from midfielder, Vardy inserted the ball in front of the right and crossed it to the middle of the box, and Harvey Barnes followed up with a push to meet the ball and deflected it. In the 55th minute, Tillemans sent a straight tuck into the left side of the penalty area, where Luke Thomas fired a low shot that deflected slightly off the far post.
In the 58th minute, Erdegaard came on as a substitute to replace Lacazette. In the 59th minute, Lukeman received Vardy's diagonal plug on the right side of the penalty area and broke through to the bottom line to shoot from a small angle, and the ball was blocked by Ramsdale. In the 61st minute, Madison's high ball from the right side of the field was diagonally passed into the penalty area, Ramsdale attacked to confiscate the ball, and at the same time was knocked to the ground by Evans, Ramsdale was dissatisfied with Evans's excessive movement, got up and looked for Evans theory, and the two sides had a verbal altercation.
In the 62nd minute, Harvey Barnes burst into the left side of the penalty area and pushed the ball from a tight angle, and the ball was once again saved by goalkeeper Ramsdale. In the 65th minute, Xavi Barnes cut inside on the left side of the penalty area, took two steps laterally and fired a low shot with his feet, the angle was too right, and the ball was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 67th minute, Tillemans crossed the ball diagonally into the penalty area from the right and Vardy wrapped his header across the top corner. In the 68th minute, Aubameyang responded with his back to the front, then turned to get rid of it and was put to the ground by Evans, who showed Evans a yellow card.
In the 70th minute, Smith Rowe drove a corner kick from the left into the box, and after Aubameyang pushed the ball from close range, the ball was blocked by goalkeeper Schmeichel with his foot. In the 74th minute, Tillemans crossed the ball diagonally into the penalty area from the right and Harvey Barnes flicked his head forward and the ball was slightly off the far post. In the 75th minute, Vardy kicked down Ben White while counter-attacking inside the Arsenal penalty area and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
In the 79th minute, Vardy sent a straight tuck into the left side of the penalty area, Xavi Barnes stepped forward to carry Fuan Kenyo in front of the bottom line, and then shot low from a small angle, and the ball was saved by Ramsdale. In the 83rd minute, Erdegaard was kicked to the ground with the ball in the backfield, and after a simple treatment by the team doctor, Erdegaard returned to the game. The match ended with Arsenal 2-0 Leicester City.
Line-ups for both sides:
Leicester City (3-4-1-2): 1-Schmeichel/18-Amatai (7-Harvey Barnes 46'), 6-Evans, 4-Seringu/33-Luke Thomas, 42-Sumare, 8-Tillemans, 27-Castagne/10-Madison (29-Dhaka 72')/14-Isinajo (37-Lukman 46'), 9-Valdi
Arsenal (4-4-2): 32-Ramsdale/18-Kenyo Fuan, 4-Ben White, 6-Gabriel, 20-Tavares/7-Saka (19-Nicolas Pepe 85'), 5-Thomas, 23-Lokunga, 10-Smith-Royce (31-Kolasinac 90')/14-Aubameyang, 9-Lacazette (8-Erdegaard 58')