Arsenal vs Leicester

28 September 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Gabriel Martinelli 20’
Leandro Trossard 45+1’
Wilfred Ndidi 90+4’ (og)
Kai Havertz 90+9’

James Justin 47’, 63’

Match summary

Arsenal won 4-2 at home to Leicester. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Jurriën Timber and Leandro Trossard made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Gabriel Martinelli. In the second half, James Justin pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 47th minute, set up by Facundo Buonanotte, Justin equalised in the 63rd minute, set up by Wilfred Ndidi, Ndidi's own goal put Arsenal back in front from a corner in stoppage time, and Kai Havertz made it 4-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 6.18 expected goals (xG) from 36 shots to Leicester's 0.34 from 5.

Match stats

36 Shots 5

16 Shots on Target 3

17 Corners 0

2 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 0

6.05 xG 0.34

6.05 Non-penalty xG 0.34

21 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal Leicester

Kick-off

Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Jurriën Timber

1-0

20’

Leandro Trossard
Assist: Gabriel Martinelli

2-0

45+1’

Half-time2-0

47’

James Justin
Assist: Facundo Buonanotte

2-1

63’

James Justin
Assist: Wilfred Ndidi

2-2

Wilfred Ndidi
Own goal

3-2

90+4’

Kai Havertz

4-2

90+9’

Full-time4-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal

William Saliba
Riccardo Calafiori

Leicester

Oliver Skipp
Facundo Buonanotte
Wilfred Ndidi
Jamie Vardy

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Arsenal 6.18 xGLeicester 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leicester attacking Arsenal attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
David Raya	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jurriën Timber	DEF	90		1	2	0.17	0.57	7
Gabriel	DEF	90			3	0.51	0.00	0
William Saliba	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Riccardo Calafiori	DEF	90			3	0.53	0.08	2
Bukayo Saka	MID	90			7	0.38	1.57	8
Declan Rice	MID	90			3	0.07	0.46	2
Thomas Partey	MID	88			0	0.00	0.05	1
Gabriel Martinelli	MID	77	1	1	5	0.85	0.52	2
Leandro Trossard	FWD	90	1		4	1.31	0.24	3
Kai Havertz	FWD	90	1		7	2.24	0.00	0
Raheem Sterling	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ethan Nwaneri	Sub	2			1	0.02	0.10	1
Gabriel Jesus	Sub	1			1	0.10	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Mads Hermansen	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
James Justin	DEF	90	2		3	0.21	0.00	0
Wout Faes	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Caleb Okoli	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Victor Kristiansen	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Oliver Skipp	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Harry Winks	MID	90			0	0.00	0.04	1
Facundo Buonanotte	MID	88		1	2	0.13	0.05	1
Wilfred Ndidi	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.04	1
Stephy Mavididi	MID	90			0	0.00	0.09	1
Jamie Vardy	FWD	90			0	0.00	0.12	1
Jordan Ayew	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bilal El Khannouss	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Odsonne Edouard	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Abdul Fatawu	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bobby Reid	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 80% Avg odds 1.20

Draw 14% Avg odds 7.13

Leicester win 6% Avg odds 15.65

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal W W D W D

Leicester D L L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Leicester 0-1 Arsenal, 25 Feb 23 Next meeting: Leicester 0-2 Arsenal, 15 Feb 25 All Arsenal vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.