Leicester v Arsenal Preview

Alexis Sanchez celebrates his first Arsenal goal in a 1- 0 victory against Besiktas

Sanchez will lead the line for Arsenal against Leicester City in the last round of premier league fixtures before the international break.

Arsenal currently sit in 5th place after an opening day victory to Crystal Palace and a hard-fought draw against Everton.

The Gunners are expected to line up as follows: Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Debuchy, Flamini, Wilshere, Ozil, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sanchez

Oxlade-Chamberlain should see another start after his impressive performance against Besiktas in the Champions League Qualifiers. Alex offers more natural width and a desire to look for the long ball down the line.

Debuchy and the Ox showed a strong understanding midweek and this is something I believe Wenger will look to develop.

I expect Wenger to stick with a similar formation and approach as we saw against Besiktas, where had it not been for some wasted chances we would've won the game far more comfortably.

Expect a high pressing game without the ball and plenty of width with it, with the focus of our attacks coming down the right flank, where the Ox and Sanchez like to position themselves before cutting in.

Looking at the side however what immediately springs to mind is lack of height. Set pieces and defending crosses in open play has been our weakness so far this season (think Hangelaand v Palace and Coleman v Everton).

Leicester aren't the biggest side themselves and under manager Nigel Pearson like to play the ball on the ground, which should suit Arsenal, however it is hugely important that our wide players track back to prevent the opposition from overloading our flanks.

For many Arsenal fans, thinking about Leicester evokes memories of the final match of the Invincibles '04 campaign where the Gunners came back from a goal down to seal their unbeaten season.

Leicester have won just one of 16 Premier League games against Arsenal (W1, D5, L10). Their sole victory was 2-1 at Filbert Street on 23 November 1994.

However the Foxes have begun the season well, earning a 2-2 draw against Everton on the opening day, before losing 2-0 against Chelsea, a respectable scoreline nonetheless against Mourinho's machine.

A bit of excitement on the transfer front for both sides as Leicester have signed former Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso on a one year deal. The 34 year old has joined the Foxes after being released by Inter over the summer,  but may be ineligible for today's match due to international clearance proceedings.

There has been a huge amount of twitter activity linking Arsenal with QPR's Loic Remy and Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho: I would love both to sign.

We need a striker who has proven experience in the premier league. Welbeck would've been a stronger signing as indeed would Edison Cavani but it would seem as though both strikers are destined elsewhere. 

As for Carvalho although he failed to impress in Rio, there is enough potential there for him to become a very useful player. He could be eased into the ranks this season and given full license next year having learnt under two of the best in Arteta and Flamini.