Leicester vs Arsenal – Premier League: Live score, lineups and updates

LIVE: Leicester vs Arsenal – Mikel Arteta starts both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette as Gunners look to continue their unbeaten run against top four rivals in the lunchtime kick-off

  • Leicester: starting XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Tielemans, Soumare, Thomas, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy
  • Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Saka, Thomas, Sambi Lokonga, Smith Rowe, Lacazette, Aubameyang 
  • Arsenal or Leicester City would go level on points with fourth if they grab win
  • Premier League kick-off from King Power Stadium gets underway from 12.30pm 
  • Latest Premier League news, including live action and results 
  • Premier League table – as it stands 

Host commentator

These teams may be just ninth and 10th in the table, but it could get very congested at the top if one of these sides win this afternoon.




Some big teams in action, including the 5.30pm kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Jamie Vardy is fit to start for the Foxes. The forward has 10 goals in 12 appearances against the Gunners and is able to take his place in the starting line-up having been forced off at half-time in last weekend’s win at Brentford with a knee injury.

Luke Thomas comes in for the injured Ricardo Pereira in Leicester’s only change from the Brentford game while Arsenal revert back to the side that beat Aston Villa last Friday.

Ben White is finding out the HARD way how much expectation a £50m pricetag brings at Arsenal – he raised eyebrows by revealing he doesn’t watch football, took a dig from Patrick Vieira and has been criticised on the pitch by Gary Neville and Ian Wright

Speaking of the Arsenal defender, we had a quick look at the defender’s mixed start at the Emirates Stadium… and how he doesn’t watch football.

He was forced off ill mid-week but he is fighting fit again. Although I’m not sure we should be allowing the sliders and socks combo to go unpunished. Points deduction for the Gunners?

Arsenal are in their change strip today by the way…  because red clashes with blue as we all know……….



So plenty going on inside and outside the ground to mark the occasion. Looks like a giant motif will be on display inside the King Power.



Leicester: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne, Tielemans, Soumare, Thomas, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy.
Subs: Bertrand, Barnes, Ward, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Daka, Lookman.

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Saka, Thomas, Sambi Lokonga, Smith Rowe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
Subs: Leno, Odegaard, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Pepe, Elneny, Kolasinac, Martinelli.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)

But who starts? Team news coming next…



I know, I know – the table doesn’t lie and heading into this game this is mid-table mediocrity. But these are two sides with Champions League ambitions, and a win for either will go a long way to keeping up those hopes this term. 

Good morning all and welcome to our live coverage of Leicester City vs Arsenal.

Arsenal will be hoping to make it nine matches unbeaten in all competitions when they visit Leicester City to get the weekend’s Premier League action underway.

The Gunners haven’t lost since being hammered 5-0 at Manchester City back in August and victory at the King Power Stadium would take them level with fourth placed West Ham ahead of the rest of the weekend’s drama.

But Leicester will also have the same objectives than Mikel Arteta’s side as they reside in ninth place above their opponents by one place on goal difference.

Follow Sportsmail’s DAN RIPLEY for live Premier League coverage of Leicester vs Arsenal, including build-up, team news and updates. 


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