Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City

by Layth Yousif

at Ashburton Grove

ARSENAL sealed a vital victory to cap an entertaining match on a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon in North London. 
 
Despite the home side racing into a two-goal lead by half time with strikes from Gabi Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, the Foxes refused to be overwhelmed and struck back with two goals by the excellent Justin James, his second a spectacular volley past fit-again keeper David Raya.
 
But just as battling Leicester’s hopes of a hard-earned point appeared to be moving towards an unlikely reality, Mikel Arteta’s side showed their quality to blitz the east Midlanders with two late goals, levelling in the league with Manchester City, who were held at Newcastle in the early kick-off. 
 
Speaking after the match, Arteta, whose side registered more than 30 shots, including 14 on target, while totting up 17 corners, said: “So happy: that’s what I told them. 
 
“It got nasty, it got difficult, it was emotionally difficult to accept with the amount of situations that we created and the amount of goals that we should’ve scored.

"You don’t feel sorry for yourself, you take ownership, you start taking more risks, everybody.”
 
On 14 minutes, Bukayo Saka tested Foxes keeper Mads Hermansen with a low drive from outside the area, but the 24-year-old Danish keeper was up to the task — as he was throughout the match, finishing with 13 saves, the most registered in a Premier League game since 2007.
 
Moments later the busy Saka sent Martinelli through in the box but he lifted his chance over the bar. 
 
However, the 23-year-old Brazil forward, who has struggled lately, finished off arguably a more difficult chance in the 20th minute, steering home Jurrien Timber’s cross to put the Gunners 1-0 ahead.