Arsenal 3 Leicester City 1 : Ndidi Rattles The Crossbar; Iwobi Brilliant Again; Iheanacho Starts
Published: October 22, 2018A convincing display by Arsenal ensured that they fought back from a goal down to defeat Leicester City 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.
Former Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star in front of 59,886 fans as he bagged a brace in the pulsating game.
With the result, the Gunners further underlined their title ambitions and increased their points to 21 from nine games in the English Premier League.
Nigerian trio Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho all featured from the blast of the whistle in the match.
Iwobi and Ndidi lasted the full throttle while Iheanacho was subbed off for Marc Albrighton after 61 minutes.
An own goal from Hector Bellerin put the Foxes in front shortly after the half hour mark.
The lead didn't last long as Mesut Oezil leveled up matters before half time from Bellerin's assist.
Former Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star in front of 59,886 fans as he bagged a brace in the pulsating game.
With the result, the Gunners further underlined their title ambitions and increased their points to 21 from nine games in the English Premier League.
Nigerian trio Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho all featured from the blast of the whistle in the match.
Iwobi and Ndidi lasted the full throttle while Iheanacho was subbed off for Marc Albrighton after 61 minutes.
An own goal from Hector Bellerin put the Foxes in front shortly after the half hour mark.
The lead didn't last long as Mesut Oezil leveled up matters before half time from Bellerin's assist.
Ndidi came close to scoring when he rattled the crossbar with a header from a corner taken by Maddison just before the hour mark.
Bellerin was the provider once again for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who netted the second goal for the former Premier League champions.
The Gabonese star made the points safe with a brace in the 66th minute.
Arsenal have now climbed to 4th on the log with 21 points from a possible 27.
Abayomi Ademetan
Photo Credit : arsenal.com
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