Report: Arsenal 2-0 Leicester City
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal holds off Caglar Soyuncu of Leicester City as he stretches to control the ball during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
In-form Arsenal moved back into the Premier League’s top four as Thomas Partey and Alexandre Lacazette scored in a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Partey opened the scoring for Mikel Arteta’s men following a corner, before hitting the angle of post and crossbar during a first half in which Leicester managed just three shots.
Caglar Soyuncu’s handball allowed Lacazette to double the advantage from the penalty spot, sealing another win for one of the Premier League’s strongest current sides.
The result lifted Arsenal back above Manchester United in the table, as they chase a first top-four finish since 2016.
After making a bright start, Arsenal took the lead in the 11th minute, exploiting Leicester’s continued frailty from set-pieces when the unmarked Partey headed in Gabriel Martinelli’s corner.
Spurred on by that, Arsenal twice came close to doubling their advantage in the 18th minute, with Partey curling a fantastic attempt against the goal frame after Granit Xhaka’s shot was blocked at close range.
Home goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was forced into his first serious save after 35 minutes, acrobatically turning away Harvey Barnes’ flicked header, but Leicester struggled to create chances in a strong opening period for the hosts.
But the Gunners were awarded a penalty after a VAR review just moments later when Soyuncu handled Partey’s header, allowing Lacazette to fire into the top left corner in the 59th minute.
Kieran Tierney denied Barnes with a last-ditch challenge, and Emile Smith Rowe went close from a tight angle, before the Gunners confidently saw out their ninth win in 11 league matches.
