Leicester vs Arsenal – Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction

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Arsenal will be hoping for a bit of a calmer weekend this time around when they travel to face Leicester on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners needed some late magic to snatch an enthralling victory over Aston Villa last time out which, coupled with Manchester City’s dropping of points against Nottingham Forest, re-established their comfortable position on top of the Premier League table.

There were plenty of goals in Leicester’s last game too. But some poor finishing from the Foxes saw them fail to make the most of what was generally an impressive showing as Manchester United ultimately ran out 3-0 winners.

Here’s all you need to know about this one.



Leicester vs Arsenal H2H Results (Last Five Games)

Current Form (Last Five Games)


Country

Television Channel/Live Stream

United Kingdom

Sky Sports Soccer Saturday (studio updates only)

United States

Peacock Premium

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Leicester team news

Gradual returns of a number of stars have provided major boosts for Leicester in recent weeks and their treatment room is now only occupied by three players: Ryan Bertrand, James Justin and Jonny Evans.

Youri Tielemans, a summer target for Arsenal, was only fit enough for a spot on the bench against Manchester United but should be ready to start here.

(4-2-3-1): Ward; Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Mendy, Tielemans; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho


Arsenal team news

Jorginho missed training on Monday but the belief is his absence was simply a bonus recovery day and so he should be ready to continue filling in for Thomas Partey, who is yet to return to first-team training. Gabriel Jesus and Mohamed Elneny remain long-term absentees.

(4-3-3): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli


Leicester’s form has actually been better than Arsenal’s over the past month. They’ll be confident of scoring here, having put four past Tottenham and threatening to do the same to United.

However, what the Foxes don’t do particularly well is defend, and Arsenal’s refusal to cough up possession should see Leicester stuck under significant pressure for large parts of the game.

Leicester’s danger on the counter might make an impact, but it shouldn’t be much of a problem for Arsenal.

Prediction: Leicester 1-3 Arsenal


On this week’s edition of TFP, Chelsea legend Joe Cole joins Harry Symeou, Grizz Kahn, Scott Saunders and Hunter Godson to discuss all the UEFA Champions League action from midweek, as well as look ahead to this weekend’s biggest fixtures. If you can’t see this embed, click here to watch the video!