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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
    5 years, 8 days ago

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

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 days ago

    VARDDDYYYYYYYYYY

  3. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 days ago

    Vardy Party

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 days ago

    SCHEMICALLL ASSIST LEGEND

    1. hueycho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Omg

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 days ago

    Vardy2-0

  6. Party time
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Party Party Party! Let's go!!!

    • Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Schmeichel assist

    • 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Yes, Vardy!!

    • The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      That Arsenal defence, lol.

    • UpAndAway
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Vardyyyyyyyyy!!!

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 days 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
      5 years, 8 days ago

      VARDY PARTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Off the bar then followed up

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      No assist as it hit the bar

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      No assist you casuals

    • BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      What a legend.

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Vardy playing 1-2 with the woodwork.

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      ASBO owners, so lucky....

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 days ago

        This...

    • Kepa's at the wheel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Party on

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 days 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
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

    • Sgt. Schultz
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      AFTV and chill !!!

    • waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      That was like an alley oop against the backboard!

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Don't mess this up please Chelsea!

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

      Leno still on 2 baps Legend

    • Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 days ago

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

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 days ago

        Beast