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Tom Doyle

Leicester City vs Arsenal: Prediction, tickets, team news, TV, live stream, H2H, odds - Premier League preview

Leicester City and Arsenal meet on Saturday evening in a match which could go some way to deciding who ends up with a Premier League top-four finish.

Brendan Rodgers' Leicester have been in fine form as they sit third in the table with seven wins from 11, while Arsenal are fifth - six points off the top four.

Unai Emery knows he must qualify for the Champions League this season to realistically stand a chance of keeping his job beyond next summer, but it is Leicester who look the likelier to do so on current results.

Saturday is a golden chance for the Gunners to prove they are still in the conversation to finish in the top four, but a defeat would potentially leave them nine points off the pace before December has even begun.

Emery has also made the bold call to strip Granit Xhaka of the captaincy and hand the armband to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and this match will prove a litmus test of the squad's unity.

Premier League preview

Leicester City vs Arsenal
Venue:
King Power Stadium
Kick-off time: 5:30pm GMT, Saturday November 9

Prediction

Leicester City 2-1 Arsenal - the Gunners go into this game as the underdogs given they trail Leicester by six points.

While Arsenal are more than capable of a result, Jamie Vardy could have a field day with Emery's defence, and a home win is on the cards if Rodgers' Foxes turn up - and 2-1 victory is priced well by Betfair at 15/2.

Betting tips and odds via Betfair

  • Leicester to win: 21/20
  • Draw: 27/20
  • Arsenal to win: 13/5

Correct score

Scoreline Leicester win Arsenal win Draw
1-0 9/1 13/1 0-0 (13/1)
2-0 10/1 17/1 1-1 (6/1)
2-1 15/2 11/1 2-2 (10/1)
3-0 16/1 35/1
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of November 7.

Tickets

Leicester home tickets are currently sold out, as are Arsenal away tickets.

Team news and lineups

Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Perez, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Justin, Morgan, Gray, Albrighton, Ward, Choudhury, Praet

Arsenal: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Luiz, Kolasinac, Torreira, Chambers, Guendouzi, Ozil, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Tierney, Papastathopoulos, Pepe, Martinez, Willock, Martinelli, Saka

TV channel and live stream information

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.

Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

Standard Sport will have live coverage on our dedicated match blog, with expert analysis from James Olley.

Head to head (H2H) history record

Arsenal dominate this fixture with 66 wins to Leicester's 31, and 44 draws.

The Gunners beat Leicester 3-1 at the Emirates in the League last October, but the most recent meeting between the two sides resulted in a 3-0 rout for the Foxes at the King Power back in April.

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