Arsenal vs Leicester City

Leicester City host Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Saturday as the Gunners aim to remain top of the Premier League table.

With Sadio Mane looking to be on his way out and question marks over the future of Mohamed Salah, Klopp may need to strengthen this attack this summer. The Senegal star is inching closer to his move to Bayern Munich as he is in Bavaria for his medical. Per the report, Liverpool will pay Benfica a guaranteed $84 million and could pay up to another $21 million in add-ons. Liverpool don’t mess around once they identify a player they want to sign and Nunez ticks all of the boxes Jurgen Klopp wants from a striker. This is a surprising move by Liverpool but it slots in superbly with their recruitment model and Gakpo seems to be the kind of player who is ready to break out in a big way and score 20 plus goals a season in the Premier League. Takumi Minamino’s time at Anfield appears to be over after Liverpool and Monaco reportedly agreed a transfer fee for the 27-year-old Japan international. I have got more to learn and the time to do that. Yes, it’s a lot of money for Fernandez and they may pay a premium due to his displays at the World Cup. They haven’t been shy about splashing the cash on players needed in key areas of the pitch in the past (Virgil van Dijk and Alisson prove that) and Fernandez slots into that category as Liverpool’s midfield needs strengthening and his signing would allow them to be pretty settled for the next four to five years. It certainly looks like Klopp bet on a handful of mainstays to hold off Father Time for one more season and Father Time was like, “Nah.” And being asked about transfers by journalists might be annoying, but it sure isn’t the worst job on Earth, is it? He’s not on the same level as Barella in ball movement but he’s very good at creating shots and is a harder tackler and defensive presence than Barella. The Hammers looked like turning a corner following a win over Everton and back-to-back draws with Newcastle and Chelsea, before turning in another listless performance in a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham last weekend.

Live from King Power Stadium, Arsenal continue their Premier League title charge with a trip to Leicester City.

However, Vardy is likely to be on the bench today having lost his place to Kelechi Iheanacho amidst a steep drop in form. Trossard pokes it into the box from the left after a long ball from Gabriel, with Martinelli latching onto the end of it and finishing with his right foot. 7th min: Arsenal in complete control of the ball to start this match. The former Chelsea man found Saka with a genius long through ball to dissect the Leicester team, too, but the right winger couldn't find a finish. He rifles a wonderful effort into the top corner from the edge of the box. The video showed Ward's arm held in a lock by Ben White, who was deemed to have committed the foul, preventing the 'keeper from the punch-out. Now, there's more intensity, with a few key interceptions on the run leading to counters. Martinelli's now in the mood, brilliantly latching onto a quick through ball and sliding it across to Saka for an empty net. He cut a frustrated figure, knocking the ball out of play several times, blasting a chance over, and picking up a yellow card — a week after being dropped for the trip to Villa. The Italy international, Granit Xhaka and Oleksandr Zinchenko — captain for the day, as a mark of respect on the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine — dictated the tempo with ease. Substitutes Jamie Vardy and Patson Daka are the threats the Gunners need to worry about for this last phase of the game. However, a questionable VAR check ensured the joy was short-lived, due to a foul on goalkeeper Danny Ward in the build-up.

Arsenal regained a five-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged Leicester City with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

[Gabriel Martinelli](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/269844/gabriel-martinelli) scored the game's only goal a minute into the second half to open up a five-point gap on second-placed [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382). However, a VAR check ruled the goal out as it found [Ben White](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/241077/ben-white) fouled goalkeeper Danny Ward before Trossard dispatched his strike into the top corner The 21-year-old, who also scored in Arsenal's 4-2 win over [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) last week, was caught by Wilfred Ndidi upon releasing his shot and couldn't celebrate due to injury. It is the fastest they have reached 10 away wins in any league campaign. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) regained a five-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/217482/oleksandr-zinchenko) as a mark of respect on the first anniversary of Ukraine's conflict with Russia, thought they had opened the scoring on 28 minutes through [Leandro Trossard](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/174980/leandro-trossard).

Gabriel Martinelli's early second-half goal was enough to earn all three points at the King Power Stadium.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fired just wide from outside the box to serve a warning. It was our first shot on target of the afternoon. After a frustrating first half, we got the second period off to the perfect start. He had a bit more space to work in moments later, but this time his shot was well off target, as he aimed for the top corner. A wonderful Jorginho pass released Saka, but he was crowded out inside the box. We were straight on the front foot.