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Updated February 25, 2023

Arsenal won a hard-fought match against Leicester

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Arsenal keep the hope alive for winning the league as the Gunners defeated Leicester City in a hard-fought match at King Power Stadium

Arsenal won a hard-fought match against Leicester

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Arsenal keep the top position in the league table. They keep the hope alive for winning the league after a long 19 years as the Gunners defeated Leicester City in a hard-fought match at King Power Stadium. At the same time, West Ham United secured a comfortable victory against Nottingham Forest at London Stadium.

Arsenal 1-0 Leicester City

Leicester City hosted Arsenal at King Power Stadium tonight. Since Arsenal lost two of their last three league games, they can't afford to lose more points to win the title. Arsenal were very determined to secure all three points from King Power Stadium. Therefore, Mike Arteta deployed his best possible XI against the Foxes. Arsenal boss Mike Arteta set up the team formation with 4-3-3, where Bukayo Saka led the attack. The manager benched Eddie Nketiah to start with Gabriel Martinelli. Leandro Trossard played today as a striker. As for the Foxes, manager Brandon Rogers played his team in the same formation as Arsenal. Unfortunately, they missed the service of their midfield maestro, James Maddison. The game started with both sides playing attacking football. Leicester City, as the home team, tried to dominate the visitors. But Arsenal took control of the match after the first 15 minutes. The Gunners kept more possession than the home side. However, Arsenal could have taken the lead in the 26th minute as Leandro Trossard found the net. But the goal was disallowed after the VAR check. After a few minutes, the home sides also had a chance to take the lead. Unfortunately, Iheancho's goal was ruled out due to offside. Therefore, the first half ended in a 0-0 tie. Returning from the break, Arsenal found the net immediately. In the 46th minute, Gabriel Martinelli scored that goal for the Gunners with the help of Trossard. The one and only goal decided the match, with Arsenal taking all three points.

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