Arsenal can maintain their spot at the top of the Premier League on Saturday when they take on Leicester City.
After falling behind Manchester City in the Premier League table for the first time since early November, Arsenal quickly reestablished themselves as the league leaders after their 4-2 win against Aston Villa before City's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. As things stand, Mikel Arteta's side sit two points ahead of City with a game in hand.
The victory against Villa put an end to the Gunners' four-game streak without a win, and next up is for Arsenal is a trip to Leicester. The reverse fixture earlier this season ended 4-2 to the Gunners, With Gabriel Jesus scoring two and assisting two in an impressive performance.
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So, could Arsenal pick up three points against Leicester? Let's take a look.
Leicester vs Arsenal score predicted by simulation
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the hosts could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ward; Castagne, Soutar, Faes, Kristiansen; Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho.
We predict that the Gunners could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Odegaard, Xhaka; Martinelli, Nketiah, Saka.
Leicester were struggling to contain Arsenal in the first half, with the ball rarely leaving the Foxes end of the pitch. Arsenal were on top, and they took an impressive 2-0 lead after just 14 minutes.
Bukayo Saka opened the scoring at the King Power when a chipped ball over the top of the defence by Jorginho was brought down by the winger, and he powered a strike through the legs of Danny Ward to put his side ahead. Saka then set up Eddie Nketiah for Arsenal's second, with the striker cooly turning past his marker before firing back across goal and into the corner of the net.
The pressure was astounding from Mikel Arteta's side, and Nketiah was unlucky not to have a hat trick after being denied twice by Ward from corners. The chances kept coming Arsenal's way, and they then found themselves 5-0 up at half-time, with three goals coming in the space of eight minutes.
Nketiah grabbed his second of the afternoon in the 37th minute, with third-time lucky for the striker who flicked Martin Odegaard's corner on at the front post and into the roof of the net. Odegaard then got on the scoresheet himself in the 42nd minute when he rounded Ward and tapped into an empty net, and in the 45th minute, the Arsenal captain got his second and the Gunners' fifth of the first half when he curled around the 'keeper from close range.
Despite their dominant performance, the clean sheet was wiped out for the Gunners in the 78th minute when Jamie Vardy broke through on goal, and the striker did well to roll the ball under the body of Aaron Ramsdale and into the net. Arteta used all five available subs in the second half, and one of them topped off a fantastic result with a sixth in added time.
Fabio Vieira picked up the ball deep on the right, and the midfielder threaded a perfect pass through the Leicester defence that fell into the path of Leandro Trossard. Without taking a touch, the Belgian guided a fantastic strike into the top corner of the net to make it 6-1.
FIFA 23 predicted score: Leicester 1-6 Arsenal
Here are the full-time match stats:
FIFA 23 predicts that the Gunners could produce a statement victory at the King Power on Saturday, winning 6-1 away from home in the simulation. The Gunners raced into a four-goal lead with Nketiah, Odegaard and Saka all impressing.
What do you think the final score will be between Arsenal and Leicester on Saturday? Let us know in the comments.
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