Leicester City vs Arsenal: Gabriel, Smith-Rowie score in Gunners 2-0 win

Leicester City vs Arsenal: Gabriel, Smith-Rowie score in Gunners 2-0 win

SportsBrief.com, Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:51 PM
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  • Leicester City vs Arsenal ended in an impressive 2-0 win for the Gunner at the King Power Stadium
  • Brazilian defender Gabriel and Emile-Smith Rowie got their names on the scoresheet to earn a crucial which takes them to fifth
  • Mikel Arteta's side have remained unbeaten in seven Premier League matches since their 5-0loss to Man City at the Etihad in August

Arsenal continued their revival in the Premier League following their hard-earned 2-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

The Gunners scored two first-half goals through Gabriel and Emile Smith-Rowie to fifth on the league standings after losing their first three games of the season.

Summary of the game

It took just five minutes for Gabriel to score a header from a Bukayo Saka’s corner-kick to put Mikel Arteta’s side in the lead.

The lead was doubled by England youngster Emile-Rowie who fired home the second to make it 2-0 for the London side in the 18th minute.

From that point of the game, the Foxes controlled the match as Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale produced a man-of-the-match performance to keep a clean sheet.

The England international made two key saves in the first half fromKelechi Iheanacho's strike and another from James Maddison's set-piece.

The 23-year-old was on hand to stop Ademola Lookman's shot at the near post and threw his body at Harvey Barnes in a one-on-one situation.

The Gunners held on to record five wins and two draws since their crushing 5-0 defeat to Man City at the end of August.

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that former Tottenham Hotspur players, Darren Bent and Jamie O'Hara, have predicted Arsenal could finish in the bottom half of the table this season.

While the north Londoners have been the Premier League's heaviest spenders this summer, both Bent and O'Hara do not see them competing favourably this term.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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