Nwaneri has been Arsenal’s brightest attacking spark since Bukayo Saka’s injury and has already solidified himself as 1 of the club’s most crucial players, particularly given their attacking injury crisis.

The winger is averaging 1.64 shots on target per 90 minutes across all competitions – the most of any player for the Gunners by some distance. Nwaneri has fired off at least 1 shot on target in each of his last 3 appearances, despite clocking no more than 147 minutes.

The youngster should be presented with a fair few opportunities given Leicester have conceded an average of 5.8 shots on target per game in the league. The most they’ve conceded in a single match was in the reverse fixture against Arsenal when Mikel Arteta’s men tested the keeper a remarkable 16 times.

Arsenal are undefeated in the league since February having played 14 games, winning 9 of them in that time. Most recently they thrashed the reigning champions, Man City, 5-1 in a demolition job that surely sent out a message to Liverpool.

With the Gunners out of both cups, they’ve enjoyed a week of warm-weather training in Dubai and should be fresh for this clash which became just that bit more important following Wednesday’s draw in the Merseyside Derby (Liverpool dropping 2 points).

Leicester have lost 8 of their last 9 league games, only beating Tottenham in that run. Their last game resulted in them getting battered 4-0 by Everton who themselves have been struggling this season, further highlighting how vulnerable they’ve been in defence. It would be a massive surprise to see anything but a comfortable win for Arsenal who have been very consistent in the league.

Soumare is averaging 1.43 fouls per 90 minutes in the league, with this figure significantly increasing in recent matches.

Soumare has slipped up at least once in 9 of his last 10 league appearances, only failing to do so as Leicester dispatched Tottenham with reasonable comfort. He seems to have taken this up an extra notch, sinning twice or more in 4 of his last 6 including committing 3 fouls last time out against Everton.

On paper, Soumare will come face-to-face with Martin Odegaard although if Nwaneri starts out wide, he tends to drift inside and often becomes more of an issue for the left-sided defensive midfielder than the left back. This combination tends to trouble defences and is highly likely to pull Soumare out of his comfort zone.

Arsenal’s matches this season have seen an average of 4.88 cards produced, with the sanctions being pretty evenly split between themselves and their opposition (49% of them awarded to Arsenal players). This selection has also been a winner in 8 of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

As for Leicester, their average of 2.33 yellows per game ranks 7th in the Premier League, and added to the 1.91 cards their opposition has picked up on average, implies a lot of value here. Over half of their league games this season have seen at least 4 cards drawn.

Samuel Barrott will be refereeing this clash, which only adds to the value here given his season average of 4.73 cards awarded per game across all competitions.

Jordan Ayew’s average of 1.92 fouls per 90 in the league is the most of any Leicester player predicted to start and implies a lot of value, particularly given his matchup with Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Ayew has sinned at least once in 9 of his last 11 appearances excluding his 1 minute cameo against West Ham. Over the entirety of the season, he’s evaded the referee’s whistle on just 4 occasions across 16 starts.

Ayew will have to contain Arsenal’s most-fouled player, Lewis-Skelly who averages a foul drawn every 30.6 minutes for Arsenal in the league. The full back has drawn 10 fouls across his last 3 games despite playing only 42 minutes in 1 of them.

Anyone who’s seen him play knows this is no coincidence with the youngster having already mastered how to get his body between the opponent and the ball, something that will no doubt frustrate Ayew and should provoke him into committing a couple of fouls.

Nwaneri has found the back of the net on 7 occasions this season – an impressive feat given he’s started just 7 games. With Havertz ruled out for the season, Nwaneri will become even more important for Arsenal, with some even suggesting he might start upfront in the German’s absence.

Across all competitions, Nwaneri is averaging 0.89 goals per game, with this figure rising to 0.94 when considering only the Premier League. Although he’s yet to register an assist, it’s clear that he represents a significant creative source, and if anything has been let down by his team-mates on that front. In Saka’s absence, Nwaneri has also filled in as Arsenal’s corner-taker which is equally significant given their set-piece prowess.

Leicester have conceded at least 2 goals in 10 of their last 11 games with even QPR beating the keeper twice. Averaging 2.2 goals conceded per game in the league and having conceded 4 to Arsenal last time out, Nwaneri stands a fantastic chance of breaching the Leicester backline.

El Khannouss’ average of 1.64 fouls per 90 minutes implies a lot of value and given the run he’s on, it’s a surprise to see him priced as generously as this to sin just once.

The Moroccan midfielder has been penalised once or more in 8 of his 9 appearances lasting over 65 minutes racking up 17 fouls in those games. Equally, he slipped up twice in each of his last 2 games.

Thomas Partey, who averages over a foul drawn per game, will be his most direct opponent although Lewis-Skelly inverting into the midfield is perhaps a more probable factor to get this selection over the line.

Leicester’s games tend to be pretty high-scoring, largely courtesy of their leaky defence which alone could see this selection through. 13 of their last 16 matches have produced a minimum of 3 goals, with not 1 of their most recent 20 failing to produce at least 2. This selection has also been a winner in all 4 of their clashes with the current top 4, with those games producing an average of 4.25 goals.

If Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Man City is anything to go off, we can count on them to put a fair few past Stolarczyk. The reverse fixture produced 6 goals with the Gunners scoring 4 and accumulating 4.60 xG. Over the course of the entire season, Arsenal’s matches have averaged 2.96 goals per game.