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Aubameyang and Lacazette both start but injured Ozil misses out

The first of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City take on Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.

Kick-off is at 12:00 BST.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fit to start having undergone a “small procedure” on a sinus in midweek and the Gabonese forward is joined in the Arsenal starting XI by Alexandre Lacazette.

Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi also come into the visitors’ side as Nacho Monreal, Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny drop out.

The latter is on the bench but Ozil misses out with a foot problem and Monreal is sidelined with a calf injury.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change, with Hamza Choudhury replacing Demarai Gray.

This is Choudhury’s first start under the new Leicester boss and his first league start since January.

Harvey Barnes is only among the substitutes despite scoring a stoppage-time equaliser in the 2-2 draw with West Ham last weekend.

Jamie Vardy leads the line for the Foxes again and no FPL asset has been involved in as many goals (ten) as the Leicester striker from Gameweek 28 onwards.

Youri Tielemans has only blanked in one of the last eight Gameweeks, meanwhile.

Arsenal have won only two of their last 11 away league matches and have kept just one clean sheet on the road all season.

Aubameyang and Lacazette have both only scored one goal in their last six Premier League away appearances.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Tielemans, Choudhury, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Gray, Iheanacho, Barnes, Mendy, Fuchs.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Mavropanos, Elneny, Guendouzi, Willock, Nketiah.

802 Comments Post a Comment
  1. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    VARDDDYYYYYYYYYY

  3. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy Party

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    SCHEMICALLL ASSIST LEGEND

    1. hueycho
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Omg

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy2-0

  6. Party time
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Party Party Party! Let's go!!!

    • Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Schmeichel assist

    • 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, Vardy!!

    • The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      That Arsenal defence, lol.

    • UpAndAway
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Vardyyyyyyyyy!!!

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Would have been a Schmeichel assist if Vardy had put the shot in first time. Instead it hit the bar and there is no assist.

    • FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      VARDY PARTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Off the bar then followed up

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No assist as it hit the bar

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Ouch, Leno now out of BP's and loses a point

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      No assist you casuals

    • BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Leicester thoroughly deserve this. Have completely outplayed Arsenal from start to finish.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      What a legend.

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Vardy playing 1-2 with the woodwork.

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      ASBO owners, so lucky....

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        This...

    • Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Party on

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Vardy & Youri will be Brodge's Suarez & Stevie G next season by the looks of things - good FPL ballers

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Exactly what I didn’t want, a bloody vardy goal

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      AFTV and chill !!!

    • waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      That was like an alley oop against the backboard!

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Don't mess this up please Chelsea!

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      lol at Arsenal, 3 losses in a row? Arsenal TV will be hysteric later 🙂

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Leno still on 2 baps Legend

    • Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Schmeichel to Vardy, Vardy to crossbar, crossbar back to Vardy, Vardy!!!!

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      30 goals against the top 6 for Vardy in his time in the Prem

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Beast