Arsenal v Leicester City - Sky Sports 1 - 12pm

Paully D

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud

Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Flamini, Elneny, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck

Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy

Subs: Schwarzer, King, Gray, Ulloa, Dyer, Wasilewski, Chilwell

monkey9

Arsenal are home.

Paully D

And Arsenal are at home of course. Can a moderator change it around please?

Looking forward to this one.

Here's hoping it's as entertaining (and the same result) as the last time these two teams met

Andersonisgod

Just in that opening video it's interesting to hear Ranieri talk about the collective and the importance of playing with 11 at all times. It's in stark contrast to the other top teams in this league.

hadepsx

Paully D wrote: »

And Arsenal are at home of course. Can a moderator change it around please?

Ha you must be still drunk from your own teams win yesterday.
Should be a great open game.hopefully.

Like the look of this already

greendom

Positive start

Quazzie

I hate Alan Smith as a pundit. He generally goes all out against Arsenal to try make sure he can't be accused of bias. With him also being former Leicester it might not be as bad today hopefully

JustTheOne

Yellow all day long.

marklazarcovic

kante already man of MOM

Paully D

Arsenal well on top so far.

Quazzie

Big penalty call there.

Arm moved into the path of the ball. Definite penalty there.

JustTheOne

Blatant penalty.

Atkinson at it again.

greendom

marklazarcovic wrote: »

kante already man of MOM

Kanye definitely put a movement towards the ball

omega man

No surprise Alan Smith says no penalty. Clearly brought his arm up to help control the ball.

monkey9

It wasn't a blatant penalty lads ffs. Right decision from the ref.

Hope the crowd really gets on the ref's back about some of the challenges. Leicester going to be defending a lot today.

SantryRed

Not a definite penalty at all. I'm sorry, there's no deliberate movement to the ball at all. And he can't get his hand out of the way in such a short amount of time.

Alfred Borden

Should have started with Walcott up front.

marklazarcovic

hopefully its not one of them games for the officials to undermine it, bad calls already

Paully D

What. A. Save.

marklazarcovic

brilliant from both keepers

Quazzie

Cech showing his importance there

Kerrydude1981

Nice lively start

Alfred Borden

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Should have started with Walcott up front.

Imagine Walcott chasing that instead of Ramsey....

omega man

SantryRed wrote: »

Not a definite penalty at all. I'm sorry, there's no deliberate movement to the ball at all. And he can't get his hand out of the way in such a short amount of time.

He clearly lifts his arm up towards the ball, watch it again. Anyway doesn't matter now.

monkey9

Good goalkeeping there from Schmeichel. Best goalkeeper in the world.

Chris_Bradley

Basil3 wrote: »

Imagine Walcott chasing that instead of Ramsey....

Like he done v Burnley???

Quazzie

monkey9 wrote: »

Good goalkeeping there from Schmeichel. Best goalkeeper in the world.

Watch about 30 seconds after it and you'll see better goalkeeping from Petr.

Chris_Bradley

monkey9 wrote: »

Good goalkeeping there from Schmeichel. Best goalkeeper in the world.

Great but not the best yet.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Is it just me or did Ramsey look like he slowed up a bit and chickened out of going fully for that ball against Schmeichel.

Chris_Bradley

Chris_Bradley wrote: »

Like he done v Burnley???

All he had to do was get to it and let the keeper take him out. No need for his finishing, or lack thereof

greendom

Looked on

omega man

Ozil looked on there.

JustTheOne

Poor officiating so far.

monkey9

omega man wrote: »

He clearly lifts his arm up towards the ball, watch it again. Anyway doesn't matter now.

No he doesn't. His whole body steers over to his left, the ball hits off his arm and chest. His arm his down by his side and it's hit at him from about five yards. Never a penalty.

greendom

Ox looking lively

Chris_Bradley

Never been a fan of these lunch-time kickoffs but this is fairing out to be a very good game.

Quazzie

Leicester finally getting into their game and applying some pressure now.

First goal will be vital here I think.

omega man

Ffs Arsenal please don't play it out from the back when under pressure.

JustTheOne

Crowd is poor.

omega man

So close

Chris_Bradley

Brilliant piece of defending from the captain.

greendom

Ox taking some decent corners

Ox really playing well

Chris_Bradley

This game under the lights would have been electric.

Liam McPoyle

monkey9 wrote: »

Good goalkeeping there from Schmeichel. Best goalkeeper in the world.

Not enough aura tbh.

greendom

Need to keep it simple in our own half

Andersonisgod

When pressed, Arsenal really do struggle with the first phase of their build up play. 6 times in a row they've just given it away, 4 of those in dangerous areas and they just don't recover well. Something to look out for in that CL tie because I think it will be a big factor.