Arsenal will be looking to bounce back to winning ways after the North London derby defeat when they face bottom of the table Leicester City on Tuesday evening. Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by Tottenham on Saturday in the North London derby and Arsene Wenger might make some changes to his side after that result. The Gunners had been on a five-game winning streak before the derby, scoring 15 goals in the process.
Leicester will face the match knowing that manager Nigel Pearson is under pressure and might lose his job before the season is over. Last time out Leicester lost 1-0 against Crystal Palace and the result left them four points away from safety. During that match boss Pearson was involved in an unorthodox confrontation with midfielder James McArthur as the manager appeared to put his hands around the player's throat.
A club statement indicated that Pearson remains in charge of the team, at least for the match against Arsenal. The Foxes have recorded four wins and a draw in their last eight matches in all competitions, but they have suffered three consecutive Premier League defeats.
Probable line-ups:
Arsenal: Ospina - Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs - Coquelin, Ramsey, Sanchez, Cazorla, Ozil - Giroud
Leicester City: Schwarzer - Simpson, Wasilewski, Morgan, Konchesky - Cambiasso, James, Mahrez, Nugent, Schlupp - Ulloa
My prediction: Arsenal to win 4-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 2/7 Draw - 5/1 Leicester win - 11/1
h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
@Johhny Karp Ahaha, was close if you look result, but game wasn't that fun to watch. Pure dominance perfomance by Gunners, I even expected win with higher advantage. Chelsea fan tho, just sayin' :)
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galata86 9 years ago
For me Leicester City is worst team in Premier League. They don't have enough quality and I think that they will relegate this season. All teams have something good, QPR have great players, Burnley fight a lot, Aston Villa have great defense, but Leicester don't have anything. On the other side Arsenal is in good form,...
For me Leicester City is worst team in Premier League. They don't have enough quality and I think that they will relegate this season. All teams have something good, QPR have great players, Burnley fight a lot, Aston Villa have great defense, but Leicester don't have anything. On the other side Arsenal is in good form, and special when they play at home they win easy games like this. Arsenal is great team but they are not sure for that place, and they must keep winning if they want to keep that position.
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Johnajax 9 years ago
hahaha interesting comment section :-) I wasn't so sure about Arsenal this time, Leicester showed us that they can play good on road (against Liverpool) but Arsenal was too strong last night. There was important win and important three points for Gunners in their fight for champions league and Leicester must looking for...
hahaha interesting comment section :-) I wasn't so sure about Arsenal this time, Leicester showed us that they can play good on road (against Liverpool) but Arsenal was too strong last night. There was important win and important three points for Gunners in their fight for champions league and Leicester must looking for points somewhere else to avoid relegation.
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JohnnyK 9 years ago
No shoe-eating this time h34dhunt3r, but it was pretty close :)
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h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
@zebrazebr Not just f Leicester wins, also if they get a one point :D. Fun aside, its already 1:0 for Arsenal with statistics saying that Gunners have 4 shots on target and away team has non. As I supposed, 1-1.
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zebrazebr 9 years ago
Eating a shoe is always funny and delicious :D i am sad that u didnt think it real.. i should watch that haha.. but the ball is round everybody can be happened maybe leicester should win and h34adhunt3r will eat everything what is on his way :D
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sharpe 9 years ago
Sometimes the easiest looking games can be very tough for the favourites, but I don't believe this will be the case in that game. Arsenal will really have to win the game and they are in such a great form, despite the loss from Tottenham. Very tight battle for the top 4 this season and every point will count in the end.
Sometimes the easiest looking games can be very tough for the favourites, but I don't believe this will be the case in that game. Arsenal will really have to win the game and they are in such a great form, despite the loss from Tottenham. Very tight battle for the top 4 this season and every point will count in the end.
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h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
@Johnny Karp I'll literally do that, that's how much I think that's impossible. In case we get an upset, shoe will yogurt will do the trick =) @zuga Odd's are 1:100, but even one 1% can do the job. Hopefully for me, not :)
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zebrazebr 9 years ago
This match shouldnt be hard for Arsenal. They scored 15 goals at last 5 home matches and conceded only 2. Leicester shot 5 goals and conceded 9 goals in their last 5 away matches. Arsenal never played draw or never defeated va Leicester at home in the history. And this series wont break in my opinion. But the match result...
This match shouldnt be hard for Arsenal. They scored 15 goals at last 5 home matches and conceded only 2. Leicester shot 5 goals and conceded 9 goals in their last 5 away matches. Arsenal never played draw or never defeated va Leicester at home in the history. And this series wont break in my opinion. But the match result will depend on that how motivate will Leicester players be. If they will play like they played against Liverpool then Arsenal will have hard 90 minutes. But if they won't be motivated then it will be a gala match for the Gunners. I expect a sà nchez goal and 2,5 over of goals.
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kruno1414 9 years ago
I dont think Arsenal would have much troubles getting 3 points in this match , Leicester is having bad season and Arsenal must pick themself up after defeat against Tottenham. If they cannot win matches like this they dont deserve to play European competitions next season .
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zuga 9 years ago
whos giving me a good odds on shoe eating prop?
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JohnnyK 9 years ago
h34dhunt3r, I'll remember your shoe promise in case we get an upset in this match and I will demand live video :D
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h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
I will put this into simple sentence. If Arsenal doesn't get 3 points I'll eat my shoe. Coming to Emirates is bottom one team from the Premier League, and with Alexis Sanches back on the field this shouldn't be hard team to beat for Arsene Wenger squad. Lester stands 1% chances, which means they need to get lucky to get...
I will put this into simple sentence. If Arsenal doesn't get 3 points I'll eat my shoe. Coming to Emirates is bottom one team from the Premier League, and with Alexis Sanches back on the field this shouldn't be hard team to beat for Arsene Wenger squad. Lester stands 1% chances, which means they need to get lucky to get point(s) from London.
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seculla 9 years ago
Well, after their unsuccessful road to White Hart Lane where they lost against Tottenham, I think that this is perfect opportunity for Arsene Wenger and his players to get a three points. Leicester City is the last team in Premier League and they have lost their last three matches, so I think that they have no chance against...
Well, after their unsuccessful road to White Hart Lane where they lost against Tottenham, I think that this is perfect opportunity for Arsene Wenger and his players to get a three points. Leicester City is the last team in Premier League and they have lost their last three matches, so I think that they have no chance against Arsenal on Emirates Stadium.
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