Leicester vs Arsenal

28 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Youri Tielemans 6’
  • David Luiz 39’
  • Alexandre Lacazette 45+2’ (pen)
  • Nicolas Pepe 52’

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 3-1 away at Leicester. Arsenal led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Youri Tielemans put Leicester ahead in the 6th minute, David Luiz equalised with a header in the 39th minute, set up by Willian, and Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Nicolas Pepe made it 1-3 in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Leicester's 0.53 from 8.

Match stats

Leicester Arsenal
8 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.53 xG 2.11
0.53 Non-penalty xG 1.35
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Leicester Arsenal
Kick-off
Youri Tielemans1-0 (Leicester)
6’
39’
David Luiz
Assist: Willian1-1 (Arsenal)
45+2’
Alexandre Lacazette
Penalty1-2 (Arsenal)
Half-time1-2
52’
Nicolas Pepe1-3 (Arsenal)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Luke Thomas
  • Youri Tielemans
Arsenal
  • Kieran Tierney

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 2.23 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 1-0 6’ 39’ David Luiz (Arsenal), 1-1 39’ 45+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-2 45+2’ 52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-3 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 2.23 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 1-0 Tielemans 6’ 39’ David Luiz (Arsenal), 1-1 Luiz 39’ 45+2’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-2 Lacazette 45+2’ 52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-3 Pepe 52’
Leicester 0.53 xGArsenal 2.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Leicester attacking 
52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 47’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+6’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 52’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 39’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 26’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+8’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+6’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 47’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+6’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 52’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 39’ David Luiz (Arsenal), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 26’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+8’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 72’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF900 0.000.000
Caglar Söyüncü DEF900 0.000.021
Jonny Evans DEF730 0.000.000
Luke Thomas DEF500 0.000.000
Ricardo Pereira MID900 0.000.000
Youri Tielemans MID9011 0.060.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID900 0.000.042
Harvey Barnes MID551 0.020.000
Kelechi Iheanacho FWD904 0.320.000
Jamie Vardy FWD900 0.000.000
Marc Albrighton Sub401 0.060.112
Cengiz Ünder Sub350 0.000.000
Daniel Amartey Sub171 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 41% Avg odds 2.34
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Arsenal win 30% Avg odds 3.18

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

Form going into the game

Leicester LWDWW
Arsenal DLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 0-1 Leicester, 25 Oct 20 Next meeting: Leicester 0-2 Arsenal, 30 Oct 21  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.