The 4th Official
·12 August 2022
The 4th Official
·12 August 2022
Arsenal are set to face Leicester City in a home encounter at Emirates Stadium this Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners are looking to clinch their second win after defeating Crystal Palace 2-0 away from home, whereas the Foxes were forced to a 2-2 draw against Brentford as they gave away a two-goal lead.
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta will probably utilise the 4-3-3 formation as Gabriel Jesus leads the line again. The Gunners do not have any fresh injury concerns as Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu all return to the senior squad training. However, they are doubtful of starting as Arteta will remain cautious for a while.
Kieran Tierney was fit enough to come off the bench at Selhurst Park, but he would remain on the bench to provide cover in the latter half.
Arsenal
Arsenal Predicted XI
Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers will make use of the 3-5-1-1 formation allowing Jamie Vardy to continue on his own up top. The Foxes have been dealt with a devastating blow with Ricardo Pereira as the injury-plagued left-back has undergone surgery for his ruptured Achilles and will be sidelined for the next six months.
He will be joining the treatment room alongside Harvey Barnes and Ryan Bertrand, who are rehabilitating from their knee injuries.
Leicester City Predicted XI
Ward; Fofana, Evans, Amartey; Castagne, Tielemans, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hal, Justin; Maddison; Vardy