Wilfred Ndidi’s goal brings Gunners ahead, giving Arsenal victory over Leicester City

Arsenal’s German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz (2R) celebrates with teammates.(Photo/AFP)

Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal brings Gunners ahead giving Arsenal victory over Leicester City.

Arsenal needed two late goals to all three points against Leicester City in a Premier League game on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium.

After going ahead 2-0 in the first half, two strikes from James Justin left the game heading for a draw.

However, Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal from another Arsenal corner put the Gunners back ahead before Kai Havertz settled the result on the counter (90+9), after a VAR check on the goal.

It was the Gabriel Martinelli show in north London during the first half as the Brazilian swept home Jurrien Timber’s cross (20), then set up Leandro Trossard’s slotted finish on the stroke of half-time.

Leicester had just one touch in the Arsenal penalty area during the first half and failed to register a shot on target on David Raya’s goal, but that all changed early in the second half as Justin’s header took a wicked deflection off Havertz to halve the deficit.

Arsenal then faced incredible resistance from Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen as they bid to restore their two-goal cushion, with the shot-stopper clawing out Gabriel’s header from a corner and then the close-range rebound from Riccardo Calafiori.

Trossard then struck the post from the edge of the box, and those moments proved crucial as Leicester levelled in spectacular fashion. Justin met a hanging cross from the left inside the box and crashed in past the helpless David Raya via the help of the post.

Hermansen continued his heroics to keep Leicester level. First, he saved Havertz from point-blank range, then he clawed Trossard’s effort away from inside the box after his initial pass caused chaos for the visitors.

Arsenal brought on Raheem Sterling to try and make the difference, but it was Ethan Nwaneri who went closest out of the substitutes as his long-range drive had to be kept out by Hermansen, who was also equal to Calafiori’s bullet header from a late corner.

But after 2.37 xG-worth of second-half chances were wasted, the pressure eventually told as Trossard’s shot from Bukayo Saka’s deep corner deflected in off Ndidi and past the helpless Hermansen.

Then, with Leicester pushing bodies forward, Havertz finished at the back post when Justin played the ball into his path after Gabriel Jesus’ shot was saved.