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Arsenal v Leicester City – all you need to know

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The EmiratesArsenal host table-toppers Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, a game in which the Gunners must win if they are to stay on course for the Premier League title.

So, supplied by OPTA, here are 10 things you ought to know about both clubs before they face each other at the Emirates on Sunday:

1. Alexis Sanchez has scored four goals in his three Premier League games against Leicester City.

2. Theo Walcott has scored in both of his Premier League appearances against Leicester City.

3. The Gunners have won 12 and lost none of the last 18 Premier League matches against the Foxes.

4. Arsenal have won their last eight home Premier League meetings with Leicester City.

5. Three of the four players to have had a hand in 20-plus goals in the Premier League this season will play in this match – Riyad Mahrez (24), Jamie Vardy (21) and Mesut Ozil (20).

6. Only Barcelona (10) have won more penalties in the top five European Leagues this season than Leicester City (9).

7. Only West Brom (21.7%) have played a higher proportion of their passes long than Leicester City (20.9%) in the Premier League this season, while Arsenal have played the lowest proportion long (9.3%).

8. The Gunners have scored a league-low 32.1%of their clear-cut chances in the Premier League this season.

9. Leicester City have named an unchanged starting XI in their last five Premier League games – the last team to name the same starting XI in six successive matches was Arsenal in May 2015.

10. On the last 11 occasions that Arsenal have faced a team that was top of the Premier League, they have won just once (D4 L6) and scored only four goals (conceding 18).

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