Arsenal looks to tighten its hold on fourth-place on the Premier League table while damaging Leicester City’s faint hopes of qualifying for Europe through PL play when the two sides meet Sunday at the Emirates Stadium (watch live, 12:30pm ET on USA Network and online via NBCSports.com).
The Gunners have won four-straight matches to move a point clear of fifth-place Manchester United, and Mikel Arteta’s men have played fewer games than the three clubs behind them.
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Leicester, meanwhile, played Thursday in the Europa League and are counting on their matches-in-hand on the teams above them as they bid to rise from 12th in the PL table.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Arsenal vs Leicester.
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Arsenal team news, injuries, lineup options
Emile Smith-Rowe is back from COVID-19 but is on the bench, while Takehiro Tomiyasu remains out with a lower leg injury.
🚨 TEAM NEWS
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 13, 2022
🇫🇷 Lacazette up front
🇬🇭 Partey holds the midfield
🇵🇹 Cedric on the right
👊 COME ON YOU GUNNERS#ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/pqkns0gf3m
Leicester City team news, injuries, lineup options
Wesley Fofana, fresh off signing a new contract, misses out on a return to the Leicester City lineup while Ryan Bertrand (knee), Jonny Evans (thigh), Jamie Vardy (knee), and Timothy Castagne (thigh) are out. Ricardo Pereira does return to the fold.
Four changes as we prepare for kick-off in the capital 📝 #ArsLei pic.twitter.com/qQ6jkbYy49
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 13, 2022
