Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 19,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
3.38
0-0Emilio San Martín brings the ball forward. Emilio San Martín controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Normann. Steffen Normann tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.45
0-0Robert Altidore passes the ball forward to Steffen Normann. Steffen Normann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rio Potts manages to keep it out.
8.55
Jakob Prantl makes a simple pass to Fabrizio Matzuzzi. Fabrizio Matzuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Muzzy Kayis.
9.53
0-0Fabrizio Matzuzzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Muzzy Kayis who gathers it comfortably.
10.28
Benoit Ficini threads the ball through to Eddie Walker. Eddie Walker surges forward with the ball. Eddie Walker shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
12.05
Piotr Kozminski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, René Blanc. René Blanc knocks the ball forward to Romarin Job. Romarin Job knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.51
Guillermo Aguilar knocks the ball to his team mate, Sidney Bayle. Sidney Bayle shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.21
Thomas Coronado kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrizio Matzuzzi. Fabrizio Matzuzzi brings the ball forward. Fabrizio Matzuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Muzzy Kayis manages to gather it comfortably.
20.50
Emilio San Martín knocks the ball forward to Sidney Bayle. Sidney Bayle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.54
Eddie Walker chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Muzzy Kayis manages to keep it out.
33.30
Robert Altidore makes a simple pass to Sidney Bayle. Sidney Bayle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rio Potts who gathers it comfortably.
34.15
Guillermo Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Normann. Steffen Normann shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
39.28
0-0Steffen Normann hacks Thomas Coronado from behind! Steffen Normann is shown the yellow card! Thomas Coronado grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.28
1-0Jakob Prantl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Walker. Eddie Walker kicks a strong pass forward to Romarin Job. Romarin Job whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Leicester City start the second half!
49.06
Piotr Kozminski flicks the ball to his team mate, René Blanc. René Blanc controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.04
René Blanc controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.22
Eddie Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.14
Eddie Walker makes a probing pass to Romarin Job. Romarin Job knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouzi Boukhari.
69.29
Eddie Walker comes in with a late challenge on Emilio San Martín. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Emilio San Martín grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.05
Simion Siperco sees space and advances. Simion Siperco knocks in a cross ball towards Sidney Bayle. Sidney Bayle heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.53
Thomas Coronado makes a simple pass to René Blanc. René Blanc chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.19
1-0Emilio San Martín barges into Eddie Walker. Emilio San Martín is warned by the referee! Eddie Walker runs off the knock.
79.34
René Blanc knocks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.47
2-0Jose Morales clumsily knocks into Nigel Peckham. Jose Morales is shown the yellow card! Nigel Peckham runs off the knock.
84.51
Eddie Walker decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Walker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Muzzy Kayis easily smothers it!
85.22
Fabrizio Matzuzzi kicks a strong pass forward to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.5%
30.5%
Play Area
30.5%
45.1%
24.4%
Scorers
| Nigel Peckham 42, 79 |