Leicester vs Arsenal

28 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Youri Tielemans 59’
  • Jamie Vardy 86’, 90+5’

Match summary

Leicester won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Arsenal. It was goalless at half-time.

Youri Tielemans put Leicester ahead with a header in the 59th minute, set up by James Maddison, Jamie Vardy made it 2-0 with a header in the 86th minute, and Vardy made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Ricardo Pereira.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 3.84 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Arsenal's 0.60 from 6. Arsenal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Arsenal
24 Shots 6
12 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3.68 xG 0.60
3.68 Non-penalty xG 0.60
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Leicester Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Youri Tielemans
Assist: James Maddison
1-0 (Leicester)
59’
Jamie Vardy2-0 (Leicester)
86’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Ricardo Pereira
3-0 (Leicester)
90+5’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Ricardo Pereira
  • Ben Chilwell
  • Wilfred Ndidi
Arsenal
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • Sokratis

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.84 0.60 59’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 1-0 59’ 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 86’ 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 3-0 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.84 0.60 59’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 1-0 Tielemans 59’ 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 Vardy 86’ 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 3-0 Vardy 90+5’
Leicester 3.84 xGArsenal 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Leicester attacking 
90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 32’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 35’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 28’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 82’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+3’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 32’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 35’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 86’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 28’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 82’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.291
Ricardo Pereira DEF9011 0.050.601
Harry Maguire DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF901 0.040.000
Ben Chilwell DEF900 0.000.143
Wilfred Ndidi MID471 0.160.000
Marc Albrighton MID871 0.010.483
Youri Tielemans MID9015 0.760.152
Hamza Choudhury MID801 0.030.102
James Maddison MID9014 0.140.363
Jamie Vardy FWD9027 2.060.533
Harvey Barnes Sub432 0.510.031
Nampalys Mendy Sub100 0.000.000
Demarai Gray Sub31 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 35% Bet365 odds 2.75
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Arsenal win 38% Bet365 odds 2.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.