Leicester City 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli goal gives Gunners win

Leicester City 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli goal gives Gunners win
_128751648_9f7c412614e01bcd400ad13a803339d03d5e919e.jpgGabriel Martinelli's winner was his ninth goal of the Premier League season

Gabriel Martinelli's goal was enough to help Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leicester City.

The Brazilian struck in the first minute of the second half, latching on to a deft pass from Leandro Trossard to roll his shot past Danny Ward.

Trossard had a fine first-half goal disallowed after Arsenal's Ben White held Ward in the build-up.

Arsenal lead Manchester City by five points before Pep Guardiola's side face Bournemouth in Saturday's 17:30 GMT kick-off.

Leicester, who remain 14th, were lacklustre although Kelechi Iheanacho had a goal flagged for offside shortly after Trossard's disallowed effort and Anthony Dewsbury-Hall curled a shot just wide in the second half.

Following their second consecutive away win, the Gunners are next in action when they host Everton on Wednesday.

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Leicester City

Squad number1Player nameWard

Squad number27Player nameCastagne

Squad number15Player nameSouttar

Squad number3Player nameFaes

Squad number16Player nameKristiansen

Squad number26Player namePraet

Squad number25Player nameNdidi

Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall

Squad number37Player nameTetê

Squad number14Player nameIheanacho

Squad number7Player nameBarnes

Squad number8Player nameTielemans

Squad number9Player nameVardy

Squad number20Player nameDaka

Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira

Squad number42Player nameSoumaré

Arsenal

placeholder.pngSquad number5Player nameParteyplaceholder.pngSquad number14Player nameNketiahplaceholder.pngSquad number18Player nameTomiyasu

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-3-3

1Ward

27Castagne15Souttar3Faes16Kristiansen

26Praet25Ndidi22Dewsbury-Hall

37Tetê14Iheanacho7Barnes

1Ward27CastagneSubstituted forRicardo Pereiraat 85'minutes15Souttar3Faes16Kristiansen26PraetSubstituted forDakaat 77'minutes25NdidiSubstituted forSoumaréat 77'minutes22Dewsbury-Hall37TetêSubstituted forTielemansat 62'minutes14IheanachoSubstituted forVardyat 62'minutes7Barnes

Substitutes

8Tielemans9Vardy18Amartey20Daka21Ricardo Pereira24Mendy31Iversen33Thomas42Soumaré

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

1Ramsdale

4White12Saliba6Gabriel35Zinchenko

8Ødegaard20Jorginho34Xhaka

7Saka19Trossard11Martinelli

1Ramsdale4White12Saliba6Gabriel35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTomiyasuat 90+3'minutes8ØdegaardSubstituted forParteyat 84'minutes20Jorginho34Xhaka7Saka19TrossardSubstituted forNketiahat 70'minutes11MartinelliBooked at 38mins

Substitutes

3Tierney5Partey10Smith Rowe14Nketiah15Kiwior16Holding18Tomiyasu21Fábio Vieira30TurnerReferee:Craig PawsonAttendance:32,227

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.

Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.

Hand ball by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Souttar.

Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).

Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).

Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).

Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Timothy Castagne.

Offside, Arsenal. Ben White tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.

Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Arsenal).

Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.

Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.

Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Dennis Praet.

Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

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