It is only the game week 2 in the Barclays Premier League, and we already have a mouth-watering fixture lined up between Leicester City and Arsenal. The game will be played in King Power Stadium on Saturday, and you can tune in at 17:30 hours to catch this exciting match.
The Foxes have now lost their last four matches, while the Gunners have just endured their first defeat in previous five games.
Leicester City started off against Hull City as the favorite ones, given the squad crisis and the air of tension among the Tigers. But the tables were turned pretty quickly, as Hull City sailed to a comfortably 2-1 victory. Claudio Ranieri’s hopes of defending the title took a massive blow and is only bound to get worse, considering his fixtures in the coming weeks.
However, the team is in high spirits at the moment since they signed Riyad Mahrez for four more years. Having successfully retained both of their key performers, Leicester have now got to focus on getting to the winning ways.
Their opponents Arsenal have had better days, as the shocking 3-4 defeat against Liverpool must have shaken their confidence. The Gunners have got themselves a pretty talented squad, with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott and their new signing Granit Xhaka. Two of these names are yet to make their start for the team this season, and bringing them in will only strengthen the side.
One thing which they have proven is that they don’t have a problem in finding the net. Their problem is defense, which was pretty evident in the match against Liverpool. With just a little over a week to go before the transfer deadline, Arsene Wenger needs to find himself a suitable central defender.
Moreover, Arsenal are coming in with psychological advantage as they were one of the few sides last season to defeat the Foxes, especially in both legs of the league. Nonetheless, Wenger needs to be on guard for the surprise attacks which Leicester may lead, especially with the defensive lapses. He needs to compensate for it by leading a formidable attack and gaining an early lead.
This match is going to be a thrilling encounter where we can expect both sides to score. But ultimately, it should be Arsenal to come out on the top and open their points tally. We can also expect either Walcott or Sanchez to score during the game.
