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Michael Jones

Premier League - as it happened: Leicester City win first match since owner's tragic death

On a day fraught with emotion, Leicester City beat Cardiff City 1-0 in their first Premier League game since the death of the club's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash last weekend.

The tragedy ensured that Saturday's result at the Cardiff City Stadium was always going to be secondary to the occasion but Leicester's players showed total professionalism in testing circumstances as they returned to action.

Demarai Gray produced a sharp finish to score the winner midway through the second half, a goal that sparked wild celebrations in front of the 3,000 travelling fans. But the mood was slightly soured when Gray was booked for taking his shirt off in celebration by referee Lee Probert.

Here's how it played out:

Team news: Wolves vs Tottenham
 
 
That draw means that Liverpool move to top of the Premier League as Arsenal secure 4th. We've got one game left today as Tottenham travel to Wolves. Kick off for that comes at 7.45pm
FULL TIME
95 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
 
A few scrappy challenges for the ball bring the game to a close. The points are shared and I think it's a fair result. Liverpool weren't at their best but Arsenal were impressive. 
93 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
 
Fabinho fouls Ozil and Arsenal have the ball on the halfway line. Liverpool press high and restrict their advance. 
90 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
 
5 minutes added on as Mane comes flying down the left hand side. He gets the cross in but it's powerfully booted away by Arsenal. 
87 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
 
Iwobi again gets the ball into the box. Danny Welbeck tries to control it but uses his hand and gives away a free kick. Alisson boots it long for Liverpool and Mustafi takes the ball off Mane. 
84 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
 
Milner swings in a corner for Liverpool and the ball falls to Salah. Salah tries to curl a shot into the top left corner but sends it wide. 
GOAL!
82 mins: Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool - Lacazette
 
Iwobi plays Lacazette into the penalty area and Alisson comes to block him off. Lacazette turns and curls the ball past Alisson into the back of the net. Arsenal are level. 
SUBS
81 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Kolasinac gets into a battle with Alexander-Arnold on the right wing, he gets the ball into the box but the linesman rules it had already crossed the byline.
 
Shaqiri comes on for Firmino and Danny Welbeck makes an appearance in place of Kolasinac
78 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Arsenal have a great chance to level Iwobi does really well holding onto the ball whilst running into the box, he squares the ball and Ozil can't get on the end of it. 
75 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Liverpool get a corner, van Dijk wins the header after leaving Kolasinac and Leno puts it over the bar for another corner. It's played in but Arsenal clear it away. 
SUBS
72 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Unai Emery looking to make the changes. Aaron Ramsey comes on as Aubameyang comes off. 
SUBS
69 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Mkhitaryan is replaced with Iwobi as Arsenal try and chase this game. Salah is free down the left outpacing the Arsenal centre backs, he squares the ball and Mane at full stretch just misses the ball. 
66 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Van Dijk and Milner have a clash of heads and play is stopped while Milner is treated. 
63 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool
 
Torreira finds himself in space that opens up as he brings the ball forward. He decides to shoot and forces Alisson into a save. 
GOAL!
61 mins: Arsenal 0 - 1 Liverpool - Milner
 
That's so unfortunate for Arsenal. Mane makes a good run on the left wing and the ball comes over the top and he collects. He crosses the ball but there are no Liverpool players waiting in the box. Leno decides to punch it away and into the path of Milner who comes running into the area from mid-field. Milner puts his foot threw it and fires it home.
60 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool
 
Bellerin wins a corner for Arsenal but Liverpool, eventually, get the ball away. The 15 minutes since the restart have all gone Arsenal's way, Liverpool have hardly seen any of the ball and they haven't been able to utilise what little of it they've seen. 
57 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool
 
Arsenal have a corner but Fabinho wins the ball off Bellerin and Milner clears it away. The ball goes out and Liverpool look to build from the back. The ball comes over the top to Alexander-Arnold who chases it but Kolasinac stays strong, holds of the Liverpool man and lets it go out for a goal kick. 
YELLOW CARD
54 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool
 
Fabinho gets booked for a stray arm against Torreira and Arsenal have a free kick. Mkhitaryan puts the ball into the box and Mustafi is ruled offside. 
51 mins: Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool
 
Liverpool press forward in attack now. Alexander-Arnold gets the ball on the edge of the box and feeds it to Salah. Salah tries to worm out some space for a shot but is blocked out by Arsenal's centre backs.  

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