Premier League: Arsenal vs Leicester City- Match Preview
Arsenal will be hoping to finish the season on a high with just two matches left in the Premier League campaign. They will travel to Leicester City on Wednesday after seeing off Burnley 5-0 in what was manager Arsene Wenger's last home game at the Emirates. Arsenal are sixth in the table in an overall disappointing campaign that saw them go without a trophy.
Team news and updates
Arsenal are without Mesut Ozil, whose campaign is over due to a back injury. They have also lost skipper Laurent Koscielny, who underwent a surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon and is out for for six months. Leicester City. meanwhile, wait for the availability of Marc Albrighton, who could face further punishment for his reaction after being sent off against Crystal Palace.
Arsenal hope star-studded forward line can get the job done
Arsenal would go into the game with two strikers in the form of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. The duo have been in tremendous form in recent past and could spell trouble for Leicester City defenders. Lacazette has scored 14 goals with Aubameyang finding the net on 8 occasions in the Premier League. Meanwhile, the Foxes will be relying upon the lethal Jamie Vardy.
What have the managers said?
Foxes manager Claude Puel has stated that the club's mid-table finish is a decent show given how difficult the season has been and wants to build on from there. Arsene Wenger said that he wants to win the last two games while in charge.
Stat attack: Leicester City vs Arsenal
In the last 22 meetings between the two clubs, Leicester haven't won a single game. (D 7, L 15) The Foxes are going through a poor run after getting just a point from the last five Premier League matches. Jamie Vardy has netted five goals in his last five appearances against the Gunners. Arsenal have lost six successive away league games in 2018.
Who else is playing tonight?
In-form Chelsea face Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are two points adrift of Tottenham Hotspur on fourth. Spurs would hope to overcome Rafa Benitez's Newcastle United at Wembley. Champions Manchester City, who were held to a 0-0 draw at the weekend, face a resurgent Brighton. The Seagulls beat Manchester United and assured their safety in the Premier League.
