Ten-Man Arsenal Fall Away To Leicester City

28th April 2019

Unai Emery made three changes from the side that lost at Wolves in midweek.

Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (L) and Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (R) challenge Leicester City's English defender Ben Chilwell (C) during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on April 28, 2019. PHOTO/AFP
Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (L) and Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (R) challenge Leicester City's English defender Ben Chilwell (C) during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on April 28, 2019. PHOTO/AFP
SUMMARY
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent off as Arsenal FC suffered another blow to their hopes of a top-four finish.
  • Arsenal’s right back received a yellow card early in the first half and was dismissed after a second bookable offence before half-time
  • It had been tough enough with 11 men - James Maddison and Youri Tielemans pulling the strings for Leicester - and Bernd Leno kept us in contention with a series of top-class saves

LEICESTER, United Kingdom- Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent off as Arsenal FC suffered another blow to their hopes of a top-four finish.

Arsenal’s right back received a yellow card early in the first half and was dismissed after a second bookable offence before half-time.

It had been tough enough with 11 men - James Maddison and Youri Tielemans pulling the strings for Leicester - and Bernd Leno kept us in contention with a series of top-class saves.

Goalkeeper denied Maddison, Jamie Vardy and Wilfried Ndidi, but he was finally beaten when Maddison’s perfect cross was headed in by Tielemans.

We had a few glimpses of goal, Alex Lacazette and Alex Iwobi spurning our best chances before Maitland-Niles was sent off.

Arsenal’s work ethic could not be faulted, but we couldn’t find a way to unlock the Leicester defence with 10 men - and a late double from Vardy sealed our fate.

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Unai Emery made three changes from the side that lost at Wolves in midweek.
 
Mesut Ozil (foot) and Nacho Monreal (calf) were ruled out with injuries so back came Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac.
 
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also returned after a successful procedure on a sinus infection, and he lined up alongside Alex Lacazette in a 4-4-2 formation.

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