Where to watch Arsenal vs Leicester City live stream, prediction, selection: Premier League TV channel, start time

Unbeaten Arsenal will be hoping their Premier League schedule begins to ease when they host winless Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Mikel Arteta’s side are unbeaten in their first five games, an impressive feat considering they have already traveled to Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City. Leicester may not have that many wins to their name, but the promoted team looked competitive in every game, scoring in all five league games and taking points from the likes of Crystal Palace and Spurs. However, achieving this against Arsenal would be a massive achievement. Here’s how to watch the game and what you need to know:

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• Date: Saturday September 28th | Time: 10 a.m. ET
• Location: Emirates Stadium – London
• Live stream: peacock
• Opportunities: Arsenal -500; Draw +600; Leicester +1400

Team news

Arsenal: The biggest concern for Arteta will be the fitness of David Raya, perhaps his star player so far this season. The goalkeeper missed the EFL Cup win over Bolton Wanderers as a precautionary measure as he deals with a hamstring problem he picked up in the draw at the Etihad. As is his habit, Arteta held no cards due to Raya’s status, saying Arsenal “will have to wait 24 hours to see if he looks good or not”.

Meanwhile, Mikel Merino’s return is in sight, perhaps as early as next week, Takehiro Tomiyasu completed a partial training session and Martin Odegaard hopes to return after the international break. Jurrien Timber is also fit enough to feature on Saturday and Arteta will be hoping Ben White will also be fit after sitting out the second half of the draw at Manchester City with an injury.

Possible Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey, rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard, Martinelli

Leicester: Jannik Vestergaard’s ankle problem has Steve Cooper making his defenders sweat at a time when the coach is already dealing with “challenging times or criticism”. That’s quite an achievement considering the former Nottingham Forest head coach was only appointed in the summer, when the departure of Enzo Maresca was quickly followed by that of star player Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

The absence of Oliver Skipp from the eleven, who sneaked past League Two Walsall on penalties in midweek, suggests he could perhaps be used as a replacement for Bilal El Khanouss to add strength to the midfield. Fellow striker Stephy Mavididi will no doubt be keen to score against the team he started his academy career with, and Jamie Vardy will simply be keen to see Arsenal win again. The 37-year-old, who rejected a move to the Emirates Stadium in 2016, has scored 11 goals in 16 matches with the Gunners.

Possible Leicester XI: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Skip, winks; Ayew, Ndidi, Mavididi; Vardy

forecast

Expect Arsenal – even without Odegaard – to turn on the afterburners and get their goal tally back on the path to normality. CHOOSE: Arsenal 3, Leicester 0