Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2024

Result

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City

Premier League · Saturday 28 September 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City: match report

Arsenal won against Leicester City 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 28 September 2024. The half-time score was 2-0.

Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Gabriel Martinelli (20'), Leandro Trossard (45+1'), Wilfred Ndidi (90+4') and Kai Havertz (90+9'). Leicester City scored through James Justin (47') and James Justin (63').

Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Leicester City received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 11 points from 5 and Leicester City 15th on 3 points from 5. Arsenal went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Leicester City 18th with 25.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Leicester City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mads Hermansen of Leicester City (9.7), ahead of Bukayo Saka (9.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 3 for Leicester City.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

20'Goal · Gabriel MartinelliArsenal · 1-0
21'Yellow card · Jamie VardyLeicester City
22'Yellow card · Steve CooperLeicester City
31'Yellow card · Wilfred NdidiLeicester City
45+1'Goal · Leandro TrossardArsenal · 2-0
46'Yellow cardLeicester City
47'Goal · James JustinLeicester City · 2-1
49'Yellow card · Riccardo CalafioriArsenal
50'Yellow cardArsenal
63'Goal · James JustinLeicester City · 2-2
70'Yellow card · Facundo BuonanotteLeicester City
70'Yellow cardLeicester City
90+4'Goal · Wilfred NdidiArsenal · 3-2
90+9'Goal · Kai HavertzArsenal · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 6, draws 1, Leicester City 3.

Leicester City 0-1 ArsenalPremier League · 25 Feb 2023
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester CityPremier League · 13 Aug 2022
Arsenal 2-0 Leicester CityPremier League · 13 Mar 2022
Leicester City 0-2 ArsenalPremier League · 30 Oct 2021
Leicester City 1-3 ArsenalPremier League · 28 Feb 2021
Arsenal 0-1 Leicester CityPremier League · 25 Oct 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Takehiro TomiyasuArsenal · injury (Knee Injury)
Kieran TierneyArsenal · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Mikel MerinoArsenal · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Martin ØdegaardArsenal · injury (Ankle Sprain)
Oleksandr ZinchenkoArsenal · injury (Calf Injury)
Ben WhiteArsenal · injury (Knee Injury)
Jannik VestergaardLeicester City · injury (Unknown Injury)
Jakub StolarczykLeicester City · injury (Unknown Injury)
Patson DakaLeicester City · injury (Unknown Injury)

Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)

David Raya, Jurriën Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard

Leicester City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mads Hermansen, James Justin, Wout Felix Lina Faes, Memeh Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Oliver Skipp, Harry Winks, Facundo Buonanotte, Wilfred Ndidi, Stephy Alvaro Mavididi, Jamie Vardy