Arsenal 2-0 Leicester City: Gunners maintain top-four push with fifth straight win

Arsenal maintained their push to secure Champions League football as they beat Leicester City to earn a fifth successive Premier League win.

The deserved victory at Emirates Stadium lifted Arsenal back into fourth place, one point above Manchester United, who beat fellow top-four contenders Tottenham on Saturday.

Thomas Partey headed in unchallenged from Gabriel Martinelli's corner after 11 minutes as the hosts capitalised on their dominant start.

Partey also struck the crossbar as Arsenal pressed for a second, while goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was twice called upon to deny Harvey Barnes — including a superb reaction save from a header — as the visitors threatened before half-time.

But, after Leicester defender Caglar Soyuncu was penalised for handball following a lengthy video assistant referee review, Alexandre Lacazette fired in a 59th-minute penalty to put the Gunners in control.

Soyuncu received only a yellow card as Partey's still goal-bound header was cleared off the line by the alert Luke Thomas.

However, there was to be no way back for Brendan Rodgers's side, who remain 12th in the table.

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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Leicester City 0.

Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Leicester City 0.

Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).

Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left