Arsenal v Leicester City: TV and live stream details, team and injury news and more

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Arsenal are back in Premier League action over the weekend as they host Leicester City in search of another three points this season.

The Gunners are fresh off the back of a 5-1 win over Bolton in the EFL Cup in midweek, where several academy stars made their mark on the side.

With a place in the fourth round booked, continuing the Premier League title charge is now on the cards for Mikel Arteta.

Leicester come into the match looking for their first win of the season, having managed to pick up three draws so far in the division.

With the Foxes hoping to spoil the day at the Emirates Stadium, it could make for a tough clash for Arsenal.

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Arsenal v Leicester kick-off time and date

Arsenal host Leicester at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, September 28, with hopes of grabbing another important three points.

Kick-off is scheduled for 3pm (BST), with a sold-out stadium anticipating another win for the Gunners.

Why are Arsenal not on TV or live stream today?

Arsenal’s clash with Leicester won’t be available for broadcast in the UK, due to the 3pm blackout on football matches that is in place on Saturday fixtures.

For this same reason, there is no live stream available for the tie, though you can catch all the build-up and reaction on Arsenal Insider.

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Arsenal and Leicester form guide

Arsenal go into the tie in decent form, picking up three wins and two draws from their opening five games, which have contained some difficult matchups.

The task at hand will be whether they can continue dispatching of the opposition who are beneath them in the table.

As for Leicester, they are still looking for their first win, but have built a platform to work with after picking up three draws.

Arsenal team and injury news

Mikel Arteta is set to be boosted by the return of Leandro Trossard from suspension after the forward served his red card suspension in the EFL Cup match against Bolton.

Many of the Arsenal players were rested in midweek, though David Raya is a new injury concern with a thigh problem.

If the Spaniard is out of action, then that could signal a first start for loanee Neto, who was cup-tied and couldn’t feature against Bolton.

Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Mikel Merino are all longer-term absentees from the squad.

Leicester City team and injury news

Steve Cooper has a relatively clean slate to work with when travelling to London over the weekend, with only a couple of injury concerns.

Jakub Stolarczyk and Patson Daka are expected to return later in the year with fitness concerns, while the rest of the squad will be available.

That includes Jamie Vardy, who was once linked with a sensational move to Arsenal, which he eventually turned down.