AHEAD
AHEAD OF
AHEAD OF THIS INTERESTING LOOKING GAME.
LOOKING GAME. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FOXES.
TIM HOWARD, TALK US THROUGH.
>> BRENDAN RODGERS MAKES ONE
CHANGE FROM THE TEAM THAT BEAT
BRENTFORD LAST WEEKEND.
THE CHANGE COMES IN THE FORM OF
THOMAS AND RICARDO PEREIRA.
TIMOTHY CASTAGNE AT THE RIGHT
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. SCHMEICHEL IN GOAL.
TIELEMANS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
MIDFIELD, HE IS BRENDAN RODGERS'
GENERAL.
GENERAL.
GENERAL. TWO ASSISTS ALREADY, GOALS.
MADDISON FINDING THE FORM WE
EXPECT FROM HIM, SCORING THE
WINNER LAST WEEKEND AGAINST ME
THE TEAM, AND WE GOT TO KEEP IT
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. >>
GOING. >> THIS IS YOUR ARSENAL LINEUP.
ROBBIE MUSTOE?
ROBBIE MUSTOE? >> THE TEAM WON SO WELL AGAINST
VILLA LAST FRIDAY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEFENSIVE
UNIT, IT IS ALMOST TOTALLY NEW
FOR THIS SEASON.
NEW GOALKEEPER.
NEW GOALKEEPER. ONLY 1
NEW GOALKEEPER. ONLY 6, GABRIEL, WAS FROM LAST
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. I
SEASON. I THOUGHT TAVARES LOOKED GOOD
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. ANOTHER NEW MIDFIELDER PLAYING
ALONGSIDE PARTEY.
ALONGSIDE PARTEY. LACAZETTE PLAYING IN, AROUND,
AND BEHIEN
LACAZETTE PLAYING IN, AROUND, AND BEHIND AUBAMEYANG UP FRONT.
HE IS IN GOOD GOAL SCORING FORM
WITH FOUR SO FAR IN THE PREMIER
LEAG
WITH FOUR SO FAR IN THE PREMIER LEAGSTANCE.
LEAGSTANCE.
ARSENAL
ARSENAL IN THE CHANGE OUTFIT TODAY OF ALL YELLOW.
LEICESTER, OF COURSE, IN THEIR
TRADITIONAL PLU AND WHITE O
LEICESTER, OF COURSE, IN THEIR TRADITIONAL PLU AND -- BLUE AND
WHITE ON A PERFECT SURFACE,
DESPITE THE TORRENTIAL RAIN
EARLIER THIS MORNING.
EVERYBODY THE DRY AGAIN.
>> IF YOU CAN'T PLAY ON THAT
SURFACE, YOU CAN'T PLAY.
THERE WAS A MOMENT IN KICK-OFF,
PAUS
THERE WAS A MOMENT IN KICK-OFF,
BECAUSE
BECAUSE LACAZETTE DIDN'T ROLL THE BALL, IT DIDN'T ROTATE.
THE SAY, WASN'T THAT WET
EARLIER ON.
EARLIER ON. SHOULD HAVE TRIED JUST KICKING
IT, SHOULD HE?
THERE'S SAKA.
THERE'S SAKA. A REALLY GOOD RUN.
LACAZETTE, BACK TO SAKA AGAIN.
THAT COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN AN OWN
GOAL FROM AMARTEY IN THERE.
IT WAS A GENTLE ENOUGH TOUCH FOR
SCHMEICHEL TO CLAIM.
LEICESTER CITY WERE HALF ASLEEP.
>> GOT A LUCKY RICOCHET, AND IT
CAME BACK.
CAME BACK. WHAT I SAID AT THE START, LUKE E
CAME BACK. WHAT I SAID AT THE START, LUKE N
CAME BACK. WHAT I SAID AT THE START, LUKE U
CAME BACK. WHAT I SAID AT THE START, LUKE
REFERRED TO.
REFERRED TO. >> SAKA SWINGING ANOTHER CORNER
IN, AND THIS TIME IT'S PAID OFF
WITH A GOAL.
GABRIEL UP KEEPING WITH THE
SEASON LEICESTER SEEM TO BE
HAVING.
HAVING.
HAVING. NOW, THEY'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
IT IS A LOVELY RUN.
ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS JUST TRY TO
GUIDE IT TOWARD GOAL.
HE DOES ENOUGH, GABRIEL.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST
OF THE HEAD, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. ARTETA CAN GET THOSE FISTS IN
THE AIR.
THE AIR.
THE AIR. >> 4:35 IN,
THE AIR. >> 4:35 IN,OUT.
A SLOPPY START FROM LEICESTER.
>> SAKA, THEY HAD TO PAY ONCE
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
ALREADY. >> GOOD SHOT.
SCHMEICHEL DOWN SHARPLY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. ARSENAL ARE PUTTING THEM UNDER
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. IT IS THE NEW MIKEL
>> SIXES AND SEVENS.
THERE'S NO FLUIDITY.
>> SAKA AGAIN.
LACAZETTE.
LACAZETTE. AND SMITH-ROWE MAKES IT 2-0!
OPEN INVITATION COMES HOME, AND
THE GOAL IS NOT A OO EASY FOR T
OPPOSITION.
OPPOSITION. SAKA IS JUST KIND OF STROLLING
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. LOOK AT THAT.
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AND IT IS SOMEWHAT OF A KIND
BREAK WHEN THOMAS GOT HIS FOOT
TO IT.
TO IT.
TO IT. HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A FINISH?
THE CONFIDENCE WITH IT.
SMITH-ROWE, AS SOON AS HE
POUNCED ON IT, KNEW EXACTLY
WHERE HE WAS PLANTING IT.
SCHMEICHEL GOT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON
THE RIGHT SIDE AND NEVER
RECOVERED.
RECOVERED. >> PASSED INTO THE NET, DIDN'T
HE, SMITH-ROWE, THE YOUNG MAN
FROM SOUTH
FROM SOUTH NOT THEN.
NOT THEN.
NOT THEN. JINX OF THE COMMENTATOR, JIM.
>> HAPPENS EVERY TIME.
IHEANACHO.
IHEANACHO. OH, HE WASN'T FAR AWAY.
HE'S LETHAL IN THOSE SITUATIONS,
AND THAT WAS CLOSE.
>> IT COMES DOWN AS A CORNER.
I BEGAN TO WOON
>> IT COMES DOWN AS A CORNER. I BEGAN TO WONDER WHETHER IT
CLIPPED THE OUTSIDE OF THE POST.
YOU CAN'T LET HIM ON HIS LEFT
FOOT BECAUSE HE CAN PUMMEL THEM.
THAT'S THE FINGERTIP FROM THE
KEEPER.
KEEPER.
KEEPER. >> YOU HAVE TO SAY GREAT SAVE.
>> WELL, THERE.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT MOMENT JUST
BEFORE THE BREAK FOR ARSENAL.
A MOMENT OF POSSIBLE HOPE.
IT IS MADDISON!
IT'S RAMSDALE, OFF THE LINE BY
PARTEY IN THE END.
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE. ONCE AGAIN, AARON RAMSDALE WITH
THE HEROICS.
THE HEROICS. >> I MEAN, THE FIRST ONE IS
QUITE INCREDIBLE.
QUITE INCREDIBLE. IT'S A BRILLIANT FREE KICK.
PROBABLY MY SAVE OF THE SEASON
SO FAR.
SO FAR.
SO FAR. BUT ON THE TOL
SO FAR. BUT ON THE FOLLOW-UP, HE MAY
HAVE JUST STOPPED EVANS FROM
THREADING IT THROUGH. SUMMER AF
HAVE JUST STOPPED EVANS FROM THREADING IT THROUGH. SUMMER AFE
HAVE JUST STOPPED EVANS FROM THREADING IT THROUGH. SUMMER AF
HAVE JUST STOPPED EVANS FROM THREADING IT THROUGH. SUMMER AA
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. HE'S ON.
HE'S ON.
HE'S ON. TIELEMANS TO VARDY.
CAN THEY DO SOMETHING HERE?
GREAT SAVE AGAIN FROM RAMSDALE.
IT WAS LOOKMAN WHO MADE THE
BREAK.
BREAK.
BREAK. >>
BREAK. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT IS A LOVELY LITTLE FLICK FROM
VARDY.
VARDY.
VARDY. ARSENAL DIDN'T SEE IT COMING
QUICKLY ENOUGH.
QUICKLY ENOUGH. THAT IS ANOTHER VERY FINE SAVE
FROM RAMSDALE.
FROM RAMSDALE. HE JUST HAD TO STAY BIG, AND HE
>> YOU SENSE THERE MAY BE PLENTY
MORE FOR HIM AND HIS COHORTS TO
DO BACK THERE.
MADDISON AGAINMEN
DO BACK THERE. MADDISON AGAIN.
MADDISON AGAIN. THAT'LL BE RAMSDALE'S.
THAT IS WHY RAMSDALE REAEKTED
THAT'LL BE RAMSDALE'S. THAT IS WHY RAMSDALE REAEKT E
THAT'LL BE RAMSDALE'S. THAT IS WHY RAMSDALE REAEK
THAT'LL BE RAMSDALE'S. THAT IS WHY RAMSDALE RE
THAT'LL BE RAMSDALE'S. THAT IS WHY RAMSDALE REREACTED.
EVANS LEFT A LITTLE ON IT.
KEEPER'S FAVOR IT.
IT IS A SNEAKY LITTLE ONE, BUT
HE CAUGHT HIM, AND THAT'S WHY
THE FINGERS ARE POINTED.
>> PROFESSIONALS NOW.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> A LITTLE KNEE INTO THE BACK.
>> VAR WILL LOOK AT THAT TO
CHECK, BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE
BEEN TERRITORY.
BEEN TERRITORY. SLIGHTLY INTENTIONALLY
BEEN TERRITORY. SLIGHTLY INTENTIONAL L
BEEN TERRITORY. SLIGHTLY INTENTIONALLY BY EVANS.
MAL
SLIGHTLY INTENTIONALLY BY EVANS.
MADDISON,
MADDISON, BARNES IN THERE! RAMSDALE IS THERE AGAIN.
HE IS PLAYING WELL OUT OF HIS
SKIN, AS THEY SAY.
>> ARSENAL ARE FLUSTERED.
THERE'S NO COMPOSURE IN ARSENAL
RANKS.
RANKS.
RANKS. LEICESTER HAVE GOT TO THEM.
ONCE IT DID BREAK FOR BARNES, IT
JUST GOT AWAYARTEY IS ON THE SCE
ONCE IT DID BREAK FOR BARNES, IT JUST GOT AWAYARTEY IS ON THE SC
ONCE IT DID BREAK FOR BARNES, IT JUST GOT AWAYARTEY IS ON THE SC.
TRYING EVERYTHING THEY KNOW
UNLESS -- VARDY!
THE MONEY WAS ON
MUCH SECOND HALF.
JAMIE VARDY SHOULD HAVE HIT THE
TARGET THEN.
TARGET THEN. DAKA IS ABOUT TO COME ON.
HE IS RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS.
I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT SPACE
SURPRISINGLY.
SURPRISINGLY. >> LEICESTER NEEDED THAT TO GO
IN.
IN.
IN. OH,
IN. OH, EVANS.
OH, EVANS. NOW AUBAMEYANG.
NOW AUBAMEYANG. IT IS ONLY YELLOW.
THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT SAYING
THAT WAS THE DENIAL OF A GOAL
SCORING OPPORTUNITY.
SCORING OPPORTUNITY. >> WELL, ARSENAL HAVE GOT
PLAYERS ALL AROUND THE REFEREE,
SUGGESTING EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE
REFERRED TO, IAN.
THAT HE WAS JUST SWIVELING HERE,
AND HE HAD A CLEAN RUN TO GOAL.
THAT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN RED.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT COULD BE UPGRADED BY VAR.
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE
DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTANT
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTAN
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTANH
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTAN
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTANY
ONE THING IN EVANS' FAVOR IS THE DISTANCE TO GOAL VERY IMPORTAN
CASTAGNE.
CASTAGNE.
CASTAGNE. >> IN THE CORNER, OH!
AUBAMEYANG.
AUBAMEYANG. SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL.
THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIRD
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIR
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIRE
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIR
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIRD
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIR
SAVED ON THE LINE BY SCHMEICHEL. THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THE THIR.
IT WOULD HAVE PUT THEM IN A
POSITION OF LUXURY ALL OF A
SUDDEN.
SUDDEN.
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KE
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KEO
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KE
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KEG
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KE
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KET
SUDDEN. THAT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVE, AS KE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> LATE CHALLENGE BY VARDY ON
BEN WHITE, WHO CERTAINLY FELT
THE FORCE OF IT.
HE'LL GET A YELLOW FOR THAT.
>> I THINK THAT WAS A SIMILAR
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> THE EARLIER ONE WITH JONNY
EVANS.
EVANS.
EVANS. KIND OF JUST LEFT SOMETHING ON
WHITE, DIDN'T HE?
>> THIS CAUGHT HIM IN THE FOOT.
VARDY IS JUST KIND OF -- IT'S A
LITTLE TOE.
LITTLE TOE. I DON'T THINK THE CONTACT WAS
THAT GREAT.
THAT GREAT. JUST WONDER W
PRETTY FAST TRAIN GETS
JUST WONDER W PRETTY FAST TRAIN GE
JUST WONDER W PRETTY FAST TRAIN GES YOU BACK.
REFEREE TAKES A CHECK ON THE
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. IT
WATCH. IT IS ALL ACADEMIC NOW.
LEICESTER GAVE IT A GO IN THE
SECOND HALF, BUT THEY JUST COULD
NOT FIND A WAY PAST AARON
RAMSDALE.
RAMSDALE.
RAMSDALE. AND THAT IS IT.
ARSENAL CLIMB FIVE PLACES FROM
TENTH TO FIFTH.
THE MOMENTUM IS MAINTAINED.
MIKEL ARTETA AND HIS TEAM AND
HIS PLAYER
MIKEL ARTETA AND HIS TEAM AND HIS PLAYERS.
HIS PLAYERS. LEICESTER BEATEN AT HOME.
THEY PAID THE PRICE FOR