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Arsenal suffered a 0-1 defeat against Leicester City on Sunday in the Premier League. It was Jamie Vardy who unbalanced the game in the Emirates Stadium. Due to the defeat, Arsenal drops to tenth place in the Premier League with nine points from six games. Leicester City, on the other hand, climbs to fourth place with twelve points.

The first half ended scoreless, but Arsenal really thought it was ahead after four minutes. After a corner, a header by Alexandre Lacazette ended in the goal, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the ball one last tap in an offside position. The better chances in the first 45 minutes were for the Londoners. Both Lacazette and Bukayo Saka ran into Kasper Schmeichel, while a header opportunity for Aubameyang went over the goal from close range. the Foxes went.

The first real big chance in the second half was after 68 minutes. After Aubameyang’s preparatory work on the left, Héctor Bellerin immediately shot on goal with a volley and put Schmeichel to work. Vardy, who came in for Dennis Praet after an hour, signed for the winning goal ten minutes before the end. Leicester City moved forward quickly and no Arsenal player caught Vardy on the left. After a pass from Cengiz Ünder, the attacker put his head against the ball and the ball ended up behind Bernd Leno: 0-1.

In his twelve duels against Arsenal, including Sunday’s game, Vardy scored no fewer than eleven times. Only Wayne Rooney has scored more in the past in competition against the Londoners: twelve goals. No one scored more goals in Premier League away games at the Emirates Stadium than Vardy, who returned as a substitute after a bout of injuries: five. In extra time Leno got in the way of a second goal from Vardy.


Date:Sunday 25 October 2020, 8:15 pm

Stadium:Emirates Stadium (London)

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