Late Show Spares Arsenal’s Blushes

Mikel Arteta’s side kept up their unbeaten start to the season with a dramatic win. Check out the best facts, stats and Opta data with our Arsenal vs Leicester City stats page.

Having been hurt by a 97th-minute Manchester City equaliser last week, this time it was Arsenal’s turn to change a result with a goal deep into second-half injury time that downed a brave Leicester City side.

Arsenal had taken a two-goal lead in the first half through Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard, and at the break it appeared far more likely that they would run away with the win than Leicester would find a way back into the game.

But two goals in 16 second-half minutes from an unlikely source in right-back James Justin drew Leicester level against the odds.

The hosts pushed hard for a winner for the remainder of the game and eventually found one as Trossard, who was sent off in the draw at City, fired in off Wilfred Ndidi for an own goal to send the home fans into raptures. Kai Havertz added a fourth late on to wrap up a win that should – according to the stats, at least – have been far more comfortable than it was.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Arsenal vs Leicester City stats from their Premier League meeting at the Emirates Stadium.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Arsenal vs Leicester City Stats: Post-Match Facts

• Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal was the 16th 90th-minute winning own goal scored in Premier League history. Arsenal have benefitted from five of these, more than any other side.
• Arsenal are now unbeaten in 40 Premier League home games against promoted sides (W35 D5), winning each of the last 11 in a row.
• Arsenal had 36 shots in this match, their joint-most on record (since 2003-04) in a single Premier League game (also 36 v Sunderland in May 2017).
• Arsenal had 16 shots on target in this match, their joint-highest on record (since 2003-04) in a single Premier League game (also 16 v Blackburn in October 2009 and v Manchester United in December 2017).
• Leicester’s 36 shots and 16 shots on target faced against Arsenal are their highest totals on record in a single Premier League match (since 2003-04).
• With a goal and an assist here, Gabriel Martinelli has now been involved in 51 Premier League goals for Arsenal (33 goals, 18 assists). Against no side has the Brazilian been involved in more than his five against Leicester (3 goals, 2 assists).
• In his 248th appearance in all competitions in English football (with Luton and Leicester combined), James Justin scored more than once in a match for the very first time.
• Only Bukayo Saka (5) has more assists in the Premier League this season than Wilfred Ndidi (4), with the Nigerian setting up Leicester’s second here.
• Kai Havertz’s late goal was his 50th goal involvement in the Premier League (35 goals, 15 assists). 24 of these have come in 43 games for Arsenal, compared to 26 in 91 games for Chelsea.

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