Alex Iwobi Misses Arsenal Showdown With Leicester City
Published: February 14, 2016
Alex Iwobi will not be involved in Arsenal´s Premier League tie against Leicester City at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon, starting from 1300 hours Nigerian time.
Manager Arsene Wenger has announced his starting lineup and the seven players that made the substitutes bench, without including the Nigeria international.
Iwobi has been officially promoted to the Gunners first-team squad and practiced with the likes of Ozil,Sanchez and Walcott on Saturday.
The 19-year-old has made four appearances in the Premier League so far this season, coming off the bench in all the games.
How They Line Up
Arsenal Starting XI : Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud
Substitutes : Ospina, Chambers, Flamini, Elneny, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck
Leicester City Starting XI : Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Substitutes : Schwarzer, King, Gray, Ulloa, Dyer, Wasilewski, Chilwell
Manager Arsene Wenger has announced his starting lineup and the seven players that made the substitutes bench, without including the Nigeria international.
Iwobi has been officially promoted to the Gunners first-team squad and practiced with the likes of Ozil,Sanchez and Walcott on Saturday.
The 19-year-old has made four appearances in the Premier League so far this season, coming off the bench in all the games.
How They Line Up
Arsenal Starting XI : Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud
Substitutes : Ospina, Chambers, Flamini, Elneny, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck
Leicester City Starting XI : Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Substitutes : Schwarzer, King, Gray, Ulloa, Dyer, Wasilewski, Chilwell
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