10 straight wins for Arsenal

Arsenal love playing in October. No team has won more Premier League games (60) and points (203) in the month of October than Arsenal, and they continued this fine tradition against a valiant Leicester City side. Leicester hadn’t beaten Arsenal in the last 25 meetings between the two sides in all competitions, and their luck failed to change at the Emirates despite an impressive first half showing.

The visitors made by far the brighter start to the game and dominated the opening phases. Claude Puel and his backroom staff were left feeling incensed after ‘The Foxes’ were denied a penalty after 17 minutes. Rob Holding contested a header with Kelechi Iheanacho, with the ball clearly coming off the former Bolton Wanderers defender’s arm. Despite the appeals on, and off the pitch, the referee, Chris Kavanagh, waved away the protestations.

As the first-half went on the visitors grew in confidence playing attractive free-flowing football. Two minutes on form the handball appeal, Arsenal needed their goalkeeper to get them out of jail. Bernd Leno had to be at his best to deny Harry Maguire from close range. The former Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper did well to get a strong low-right hand to Maguire’s header and tip it around the post.

It was clear to see that a goal was coming, and it eventually came in slightly fortuitous circumstances on the 30th minute. After an impressive move, Ben Chilwell did well to take a heavy touch past Hector Bellerin and fire a cross in to the Arsenal penalty area. The Spaniard recovered well to get a touch in an attempt to block the cross, however manager to inadvertently divert the ball past Leno, who was left wrong-footed.

Arsenal, who were keen to maintain their unbeaten record against Leicester - where they have won the past eleven in a row - responded well and were eventually level before the stroke of half-time. Mezut Ozil, who was chosen as captain for the night, put the classy finishing touches on to an impressive Arsenal move. Bellerin managed to pick out the 30-year-old, who calmly caressed the ball past Schmeichel with the ball glancing off his right post and in.

Claude Puell’s side arguably started the second half better and were unlucky not to be ahead again. Ndidi rose well above everyone at a corner and rattled the crossbar with a powerful header after Leno was caught in no man’s land.

Despite this, ‘The Gunners’ rallied well and managed to get their noses in front after 64 minutes. It was so simple from Arsenal as Aubameyang converted Bellerin's squared cross from close range.

The hosts then turned on the style and scored their second in 130 seconds. Aubameyang scored his second after an irresistible sweeping move upfield. Mesut Özil was again at the heart of the move, however fellow sub Mattéo Guendouzi did superbly on the halfway line to get things start. The free-flowing move was calmly finsihed by Aubameyang, who had the easy part of guiding the ball in to an empty net after an exquisite counter-attack.

Arsenal have now scored two goals or more goals in each of their last 11 games in all competitions as they won their tenth consecutive game. Unai Emery believed that the “we’ve got our Arsenal back” chants were a little premature, however try telling that the red half of north London that after his team extend their match-winning run to 10 matches.