Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Leicester City and Arsenal. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at King Powers Stadium in Leicester and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Guardian): "Giroud had surgery from a broken tibia and while it went well, he will be out for three to four months, competition-wise. He will be capable of playing again in the Premier League end of December, but it may be the beginning of January before he is competitive at the top level."
"You will ask me straight away who we will buy? At the moment, no one," he added. "We will look around, but we want quality and we have quality. We have [Yaya] Sanogo, [Lukas] Podolski, [Joel] Campbell, Theo Walcott is coming back soon and to find players better than we have will be very difficult now."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Leicester City's Wes Morgan will be tasked with containing Arsenal's quality players. The 30-year-old is averaging a club-best 11 clearances in addition to his two tackles and three interceptions.
Leicester City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Konchesky, Moore, Morgan, Laet; Schlupp, Hammond, King, Mahrez; Nugent, Ulloa
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Szczesny; Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy; Flamini; Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla; Sanchez
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Swansea City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | |||
| 13 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 2 | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
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