Ukraine international Andriy Yarmolenko broke down in tears after scoring for West Ham
Thomas Partey has now scored two Premier League goals for Arsenal:
◉ Header vs. Aston Villa
◉ Header vs. Leicester
Both have come at the Emirates and both have been the opening goal of the game.
Arsenal 1-0 Leicester HT:
Partey
Martinelli
Thomas Partey’s second goal of the season gives the Gunners the lead at the break.
Martin Ødegaard created five chances in the first half vs. Leicester, the joint most he has made in a Premier League game for Arsenal.
Pulling the strings.
Alexandre Lacazette makes no mistake from the spot and Arsenal lead 2-0.
Alexandre Lacazette has now been directly involved in 10 goals in his last 11 Premier League games:
3 goals
7 assists
He was involved in one in his first 10 games of the season.
Partey
Martinelli
Lacazette (pen)
The Gunners move back into the top four.
Arsenal’s last 11 Premier League games:
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Goals: 25
Conceded: 7
Clean sheets: 6
Points: 28/33
The Process™️ is taking shape.
◉ 1-0 vs. Wolves
◉ 2-1 vs. Brentford
◉ 2-1 vs. Wolves
◉ 3-2 vs. Watford
◉ 2-0 vs. Leicester
Arsenal make it five consecutive Premier League wins and move back into the top four.
Arsenal have now kept as many Premier League clean sheets after 26 games this season (12) as they managed during the entire 2020/21 campaign.
It’s called the Aaron Ramsdale Effect™️
Most Premier League clean sheets in a season for Arsenal in the last six campaigns:
◉ 12 - Aaron Ramsdale (2021/22)
◎ 12 - Petr Cech (2016/17)
◎ 11 - Bernd Leno (2020/21)
◎ 11 - Petr Cech (2017/18)
And Arsenal have 12 games remaining.
5+ - Arsenal (5) vs Liverpool (8) on Wednesday night will be the first Premier League match between two sides on 5+ game winning runs in the competition since Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal in April 2009. Throwback.
Martin Ødegaard created six chances against Leicester, the most he has ever created in a Premier League game:
◉ 6 vs. Leicester
◎ 5 vs. Leeds
◎ 5 vs. Newcastle
He keeps getting better and better.
Thomas Partey’s game by numbers vs. Leicester:
100% duels won
60 touches
6 x possession won
6 duels won
4 tackles
4 final third entries
3 shots
2 shots on target
2 interceptions
1 chance created
1 goal
His second Premier League goal of the season.
Arsenal have now had 20+ shots in each of their last four Premier League games at the Emirates:
◉ 20 vs. Burnley
◉ 24 vs. Brentford
◉ 26 vs. Wolves
◉ 21 vs. Leicester
The Gunners only had 20+ shots in one of their first 30 home games under Arteta.
Ukrainian winger Andriy Yarmolenko was emotional after he subbed on to score an incredible goal for West Ham
Kelechi Iheanacho’s 21/22 season stats for Leicester City in all competitions:
30 appearances
13 starts
6 goals
9 assists
goal involvement every 94 mins
Jadon Sancho is beginning to recapture his Borussia Dortmund form for Manchester United says Ralf Rangnick - “It was a problem for him to get adjusted to the intensity and physicality of the league. Now he has managed to do that. I’m happy to see him play at that kind of level right now”.