Leicester vs Arsenal

30 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Gabriel 5’
  • Emile Smith-Rowe 18’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Leicester 2-0 on the road. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Gabriel put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe made it 0-2 in the 18th minute.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Arsenal's 1.10 from 9.

Match stats

Leicester Arsenal
16 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.99 xG 1.10
1.99 Non-penalty xG 1.10
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Leicester Arsenal
Kick-off
5’
Gabriel
Assist: Bukayo Saka0-1 (Arsenal)
18’
Emile Smith-Rowe0-2 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jonny Evans
  • 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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.06 1.10 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 0-1 5’ 18’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 0-2 18’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.06 1.10 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 0-1 Gabriel 5’ 18’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 0-2 Smith-Rowe 18’
Leicester 2.06 xGArsenal 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Leicester attacking 
43’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.71 xG, saved 70’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 62’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 74’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 70’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 71’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 57’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.71 xG, saved 70’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 62’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 74’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 7’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 70’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 71’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Caglar Söyüncü DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF901 0.710.000
Daniel Amartey DEF480 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne MID900 0.000.021
Youri Tielemans MID903 0.040.655
Boubakary Soumare MID900 0.000.000
Luke Thomas MID901 0.070.021
James Maddison MID732 0.150.331
Jamie Vardy FWD901 0.240.132
Kelechi Iheanacho FWD481 0.020.000
Harvey Barnes Sub426 0.780.000
Ademola Lookman Sub421 0.040.000
Patson Daka Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.49
Arsenal win 34% Avg odds 2.80

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

Form going into the game

Leicester LDDWW
Arsenal WWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 1-3 Arsenal, 28 Feb 21 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-0 Leicester, 13 Mar 22  All Leicester vs Arsenal 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.