After struggling last-gasp heartache final weekend, we loved the spoils of a late win as injury-time strikes from Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz beat Leicester Metropolis in a six-goal thriller.

Gabriel Martinelli grabbed his first Gunners aim for six months when he netted after 19 minutes, and simply earlier than the half-time whistle he arrange Trossard to double our lead because the winger atoned for his pink card final weekend at Manchester Metropolis.

Nevertheless inside a minute of the second half beginning James Justin noticed a deflected header discover the web, and on 63 minutes the right-back related with an outstanding volley to tug his aspect stage.

An unbelievable goalkeeping efficiency by Mads Hermansen noticed him make save after save because it appeared his group would escape with some extent, however Trossard managed to bundle the ball house to assert all three factors earlier than Havertz netted after a counter-attack to spherical off a loopy afternoon of soccer.

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First half domination

Mikel Arteta opted to call the identical 11 gamers that began at Metropolis six days in the past, and our first-half show was the exact opposite of the second 45 on the Etihad Stadium as we penned our opponents again for everything.

Regardless of loads of early stress it took us quarter-hour to create an opportunity of word when Bukayo Saka zipped a low shot goalwards however it was comfy for Hermansen, and a minute later Bukayo slipped in Martinelli however a poor first contact tightened the angle and he despatched an effort extensive.

However on 19 minutes, he made no mistake. Saka was once more concerned, selecting out Jurrien Timber on the fitting who despatched a low supply into the field. It squeezed by a thicket of visiting defenders to fall into Martinelli’s path, and his scuffed effort was sufficient to trickle into the underside nook and get him on the scoresheet for the primary time since March, and for the third sport in succession in opposition to in the present day’s opponents.

Together with his confidence rising once more, Gabi then drove an try goalwards that Hermansen pushed to security, whereas Kai Havertz got here shut with a downward header that spun simply extensive of the far put up with the keeper crushed, however simply because it appeared we’d be defending a one-goal lead on the break, we all of a sudden doubled it.

Because the clock simply ticked previous the 45-minute mark, Martinelli crept in direction of into space and slid the ball into Trossard, and he merely twisted his physique and redirected the move into the web to offer the guests a mountain to climb.

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Justin-credible comeback

Leicester had been lacklustre within the first half, and having received simply one among their final 26 away league video games in N5, the writing was seemingly on the wall, however 68 seconds after the restart they managed to get a foothold again into the sport.

William Saliba introduced down Jamie Vardy for a free-kick, which Facundo Buonanotte clipped into the field. Justin despatched a glancing header goalwards which flicked off Havertz and deceived David Raya handy Steve Cooper’s group a lifeline.

We started attempting to revive our more healthy lead and solely an outstanding response save from Hermansen prevented Gabriel scoring a header from a nook, with the keeper additionally blocking Riccardo Calafiori’s follow-up earlier than Timber blasted over, after which after Saka tricked his manner into the realm, Trossard noticed a stabbed effort strike the put up.

However the Foxes had been a totally totally different aspect after the interval and after Bounanotte went shut with a pair of photographs across the hour mark, they managed to tug stage with an outstanding strike. There gave the impression to be little on when Wilfried Ndidi despatched a cross over everybody contained in the field, however Justin latched onto it and hit a sweetly-struck volley previous Raya, which kissed the put up on its manner into the web.

Hermansen heroics

The total-back’s targets noticed him develop into the star of the present, however he was usurped by Hermansen due to an impressed show of goalkeeping that noticed him single-handedly deny us with a string of excellent saves all through the second half.

Firstly, a deflected Saka shot fell kindly to Havertz who managed it, swivelled and fired goalwards however the Dane displayed wonderful reactions to thwart the German from point-blank vary, after which after he was caught out taking part in out from the again, he rectified his error by denying Trossard who appeared destined to attain.

He was proving to be unbeatable and moments after approaching Ethan Nwaneri let fly however was denied a primary Premier League aim with a full-stretch save, after which he tipped over a Calafiori header as he loved the sport of his life.

Late delight

However within the fourth minute of stoppage time, the resistance lastly broke. Saka whipped one other harmful nook into the field which discovered Trossard on the again put up, and his side-footed effort clipped off Ndidi and snuck into the web to ship the Emirates wild.

Then two minutes later, Gabriel Jesus broke by on aim and fired in direction of the underside nook. As soon as once more, Hermansen made a very good cease, however Justin inadvertently poked the rebound into the trail of Havertz who couldn’t miss from a few yards out, and after initially being dominated out for offside, VAR ensured we’d finish with a two-goal benefit and transfer stage with the league leaders after six video games.

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Information and stats

Wilfred Ndidi’s personal aim was the sixteenth Ninetieth-minute profitable personal aim scored in Premier League historical past. We’ve got benefitted from 5 of those, greater than some other aspect.

We are actually unbeaten in 40 Premier League house video games in opposition to promoted sides (W35 D5), profitable every of the final 11 in a row.

We had 36 photographs on this match, their joint-most on file (since 2003/04) in a single Premier League sport (additionally 36 v Sunderland in Might 2017).

We had 16 photographs heading in the right direction on this match, their joint-highest on file (since 2003/04) in a single Premier League sport (additionally 16 v Blackburn in October 2009 and v Manchester United in December 2017).

With a aim and an help in the present day, Gabriel Martinelli has now been concerned in 51 Premier League targets (33 targets, 18 assists). Towards no aspect has the Brazilian been concerned in additional than his 5 in opposition to Leicester (3 targets, 2 assists).

On his 248th look in all competitions in English soccer (with Luton and Leicester mixed), James Justin scored greater than as soon as in a match for the very first time.

Solely Bukayo Saka (5) has extra assists within the Premier League this season than Wilfred Ndidi (4), with the Nigerian establishing Leicester’s second in the present day.

Kai Havertz’s late aim was his fiftieth aim involvement within the Premier League (35 targets, 15 assists). 24 of those have are available 43 video games for us, in comparison with 26 in 91 video games for Chelsea. 

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What’s subsequent

We return to Champions League motion on Tuesday when Paris Saint-Germain come to city for our opening house sport within the competitors this season, after which we host Southampton the next Saturday earlier than the October worldwide break begins.