Arsenal v Leicester: match preview

Arsenal have a great chance against Leicester to further solidify their grip on fourth place. One of Manchester United and Tottenham will lose ground as they face each other on Saturday and West Ham host an Aston Villa side in scintillating form. Mikel Arteta’s side are on a great run of their own and if they are successful then it would be Arsenal’s first run of five league wins since Unai Emery’s mythical 22-game unbeaten streak in 2018. Rather than feeling like a total fluke, though, this appears to be an Arsenal team built on solid foundations, foundations that will be delighted that Jamie Vardy, Emirates menace, is out injured. Leicester have found recent defensive stability of their own with two clean sheets but they will be tested by the pace and trickery of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. Graham Searles

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League

Venue Emirates Stadium

Last season Arsenal 0 Leicester 1

Referee Anthony Taylor

This season G19 Y77 R4 4.26 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 11-2 D 37-10

Subs from Leno, Okonkwo, Holding, Awe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Pépé, Nketiah, Tomiyasu, Smith Rowe

Doubtful Tomiyasu (calf), Smith Rowe (Covid)

Injured None

Suspended None

Discipline Y39 R3

Form LDWWWW

Leading scorer Smith Rowe 9

Subs from Ward, Pereira, Vestergaard, Soumaré, Mendy, Lookman, Pérez, Maddison, Iheanacho, Fofana, Pereira

Doubtful Fofana (Covid), Pereira (hamstring)

Injured Evans (hamstring, Apr), Vardy (knee, Apr), Castagne (hamstring, Apr), Bertrand (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y33 R1

Form DLDLWW

Leading scorer Vardy 10