Were Live On The Memories Arsenal v Leicester City
- Aug 11, 2017
- 5 min read
Blue Army support
Leicester City fans
The Blue Army arrive at Emirates Stadium.
City fans pose for a photograph outside Emirates Stadium ahead of the game...
Thank you for your support as always!
Kasper Schmeichel
The Dane enters Emirates Stadium prior to kick-off.
Mark Albrighton All Set to Play
Hello, Arsene...Piss All over Him Filbert
Team news is in
Tonight's starting XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy. #ArsLei
Subs: Hamer, Chilwell, Amartey, King, Gray, Slimani, Iheanacho. #ArsLei
First game can't come quick enough for the players. Challenging, but exciting. Focused on tonight and not too far ahead.
Kick off 7:45pm Sky Sports Live
Iheanacho starts from the bench
Leicester City
The squad are at Emirates Stadium for the clash with Arsenal.
It's been 825 days since Matty James last started a game for Leicester City.
Leicester City head to Arsenal on Friday (7.45pm kick-off) to begin their 2017/18 Premier League campaign.
Harry Maguire starts the game, while Kelechi Iheanacho is named as a substitute.
Matty James makes his first City start for 27 months.
Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for Arsenal against the Foxes
The City boss oversees warm-ups in the capital.
City's stars head over to the corner housing the Blue Army and applaud the fans before heading back into the changing rooms...
Warm up
The lads take to the pitch to gear up for the game.
Shakespeare's men are going through their pre-match warm-up routines. Not long until kick-off now!
1 - Strong from Morgan
The City skipper gets in the way of the advancing Welbeck and concedes a free kick.
Arsenal take the lead after two mintues. Elneny's first-time cross is glanced into the far corner by Lacazette Come on, Leicester! #ArsLei
Arsenal 1
Lacazette
Leicester City 1
OKAZAKI EQUALISES! Maguire heads it back across goal and there's Okazaki to outjump Xhaka and head home. Yasss!
6 - What a start
Two goals in the space of four minutes - the Premier League is back!
7 - Oxlade-Chamberlain fires over
Okazaki is dispossessed in the Arsenal box and it's Oxlade-Chamberlain who goes on a lungbusting run at the other end before flashing his shot over the bar.
Shinji Okazaki Celebrates
Brilliant response from the Foxes after going behind so early on.
16 - Albrighton deals with it Bellerin chases a long ball, only for Albrighton to hunt him down and win a goal kick for the Foxes. Excellent work - he's rewarded with a chant from the Blue Army, too.
A low effort comes in from Oxlade-Chamberlain, but Schmeichel is there to get hold of the ball with ease.
19 - Maguire fouls Lacazatte
The Frenchman bursts forward with the ball before being brought down by Maguire. Arsenal play the free kick short and are happy to retain possession.
#lcfc goalscorer @okazakiofficial puts Arsenal's Nacho Monreal under pressure at Emirates Stadium. #ArsLei
Sensational blocking game from Maguire as Welbeck looked to sweep home a shot. Arsenal having a spell.
22 - City stand strong
Maguire and then Morgan block shots from Welbeck and Xhaka as Arsenal come forward at Emirates Stadium. Good defending.
25 - Excellent from Albrighton
More good work from the winger, as he gets to the ball ahead of Lacazette before winning a free kick.
Shinji Okazaki scores at Emirates Stadium
Okazaki nods in the leveller in London.
FOXES IN FRONT! Albrighton with the greatest cross we've ever seen and VARDYYYY with the finish. Super #ArsLei
#lcfc on the front foot here and getting lots of joy down the left through Ablrighton, Mahrez and Fuchs as Okazaki heads just wide. #ArsLei
33 - 'We shall not be moved'
That's the chant from the away end as City turn the game on its head thanks to goals from Okazaki and Vardy.
We certainly hope not...
34 - OKAZAKI!
So close to 3-1 as the Japan striker heads Fuchs' cross just inches wide of Cech's goal. Unlucky.
41 - Penalty appeals for Arsenal
Kolasinac thinks his cross has hit Ndidi's arm in the area - nothing given, thankfully.
Arsenal equalise. It's 2-2. The ball squirms through to Welbeck, who finishes from close range. We don't want to see the replay 😣 #ArsLei
Goal. All square. 2-2
Kolasinac breaks the offside trap and latches onto Lacazette's pass before squaring to Welbeck who side-foots in. Ouch.
It's all square at the break here at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal 2 Leicester City 2. #ArsLei
#lcfc's @FuchsOfficial finds space to bring the ball out from the back early in the second half. #ArsLei
46 - Second half begins
Goalscorer Okazaki gets the ball rolling, as both sides begin the second half unchanged.
48 - Arsenal clear
A long throw from Fuchs comes in, but the Gunners do well to get the ball to safety.
50 - Ozil drags wide
The German international finds space to pull the trigger on the edge of the box. Thankfully, it trickles wide of the mark.
53 - Vardy through
Cech races off his line to dispossess Vardy, who is unfortunate not to be in on goal after collecting Mahrez's pass. Close.
Riyad Mahrez
Mahrez puts Elneny under pressure as both sides go in search of a third goal.
GOOOOAL! CITY BACK IN FRONT! 2-3
Come onnnnn!
Mahrez swings in the corner and Vardy out-leaps everyone before flicking into the back of the net. Yes, Jamie
59 - Schmeichel saves!
Oxlade-Chamberlain is denied by the Dane, before the offside Lacazette also sees a shot stopped. Excellent work from City's No.1.
63 - Schmeichel's there again
This time, Bellerin gets into a good position in the right channel and Schmeichel spreads himself to save at the front post.
Amartey on for Okazaki First change for #lcfc as the chances keep coming for Arsenal.
68 - Changes for Arsenal
Giroud and Ramsey are brought on by Wenger, with Elneny and Holding the men making way.
69 - Ramsey inches away
Crikey, that would have been an inspired change... Ramsey gets up well, but can't hit the target with a header.
72 - First City change
Okazaki's evening comes to and end and he's replaced by Amartey with just under 20 minutes to play in London.
74 - Fuchs in the way
He sticks out a foot to block Oxlade-Chamberlain's low drive before Ozil fires into the side-netting shortly after.
75 - Walcott comes on
Arsenal make their final substitution of the evening as Walcott is introduced in place of Welbeck.
78 - Arsenal pressure
Another effort comes in, this time from Oxlade-Chamberlain, but it's well wide as the Gunners search for a third.
80 - Ten to play
81 - James comes off
James departs the pitch to a round of applause from the Blue Army after making his first start in 27 months for City.
Iheanacho is his replacement...
Ramsey scores. 3-3
The Gunners' pressure pays off as Ramsey fires home at the back post to make it 3-3.
Giroud nods in. 4-3
Arsenal have turned it around at Emirates Stadium, as Giroud heads in off the underside of the bar. Goal line technology confirms the Frenchman's goal. Painful.
87 - Final City change
Albrighton makes way as Gray comes on late on here at Emirates Stadium.
90 - Five minutes added on
The Foxes have five minutes of injury time to find an equaliser in the capital. Come on, lads!
90+4 - Morgan booked
The City captain arrives late on Giroud and is shown a yellow card.
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