Leicester were without Maddison, who has knee trouble though the club cited illness, and the Gunners looked to capitalise early. ARSENAL (4-3-3): Ramsdale 6.5; White 6, Saliba 7, Gabriel 7, Zinchenko 8 (Tomiyasu 90); Odegaard 8 (Partey 84), Jorginho 7.5, Xhaka 6.5; Saka 6.5, Trossard 7.5 (Nketiah 70, 6), Martinelli 7. Though Arsenal were in control, Leicester might have punished them on the break with better decisions. Yet with Zinchenko, Odegaard and Jorginho pulling the strings, Arsenal were always dangerous. Arteta brought off Trossard for Eddie Nketiah with 20 minutes to go and by then Jamie Vardy was on for Leicester.
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