The Premier League returns to the fold this weekend with two in-form sides going toe to toe as Leicester City welcomes Arsenal to the King Power Stadium for the Saturday’s early kickoff at 14:30.
Both sides made decimal starts to the Premier League but both have seen their form and momentum rise after turning around their poor starts with Leicester claiming just eight points from their opening seven matches but will now head into the match on the back of two back-to-back victories against quality opponents like Manchester United and Brentford.
Brendan Rodgers’ side fought hard coming from a 1-0 deficit against the Red Devils to cruise to a 4-2 win before overcoming a resilient Brentford with a 2-1 win that didn’t come easily with Youri Tielemans and James Maddison striking either side of Zanka’s leveler.
However, the Foxes then needed a penalty shoutout to overcome Brighton in a fascinating EFL Cup fixture that ended 2-2 before Leicester booked a place in the quarterfinals following a 4-2 win in the penalties.
The win means what Leicester have now won all the last four matches across all competitions and Brendan will be hoping his side can keep their momentum on the up as they face Arsenal a side that won 3-1 in their last visit to King power.
Meanwhile Arsenal were at the bottom of the table after three opening matches with zero points and -9 goal difference but will now head into the match with a six-match unbeaten run in the Premier League picking up four wins and two draws in the process.
The Gunners brushed aside Aston Villa by a 3-1 victory in their last Premier League fixture that saw the club bounce back from their back-to-back draws against Brighton and Crystal Palace.
Arteta’s side route to the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup was more straightforward than that of their Saturday’s opponents as they edged Bielsa’s Leeds 2-0 in their EFL cup fixture on Tuesday, with Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah second half goals sealing Arsenal’s sixth win in their last eight matches across all competitions.
The resurgent Gunners head into the match looking to keep their new found form as they also aim at pushing further up the table.
Leicester vs Arsenal head to head
Both sides have met 31 encounters since 1994 with Arsenal claiming 18 victories while Leicester have only claimed five victories and there have been eight draws. Take a look at the previous encounters;
- Leicester 1-3 Arsenal 28/02/21
- Arsenal 0-1 Leicester 25/10/20
- Leicester 0-2 Arsenal 23/09/20
- Arsenal 1-1 Leicester 07/07/20
- Leicester 2-0 Arsenal 09/11/19
Home
- Leicester 4-2 Brighton
- Brentford 1-2 Leicester
- Spartak Moscow 3-4 Leicester
- Leicester 4-2 Man United
- Palace 2-2 Leicester
Away
- Arsenal 2-0 Leeds
- Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
- Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace
- Brighton 0-0 Arsenal
- Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham
Leicester team news
James Justin, Marc Albrighton, Wesley Fofana and Wilfred Ndidi all remain in the recovery room and hence will miss the match while Jamie Vardy was taken off after 45 minutes with a sore knee and will make the doubt list.
Arsenal team news
Arsenal will be without Granit Xhaka who continues to nurse a long-term injury while Kieran Tierney and Ben White make the doubt list.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Double chance
- Both sides to score
