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LEICESTER, England Arsenal pa sed another stern test with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leicester City to maintain a two-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after the Citizens won their match later in the day.Gabriel Martinelli was the hero on the day for Arsenal, bouncing back from the worst spell of his season to strike mere seconds after the restart to spark a 10th away victory in 13 matches this term.Title races are not all sunshine and rainbows, as the Gunners are quickly learning. The recent run of one point from a po sible nine was followed by an awful first half and agonising second at Aston Villa Jeff Criswell Jersey last week, before the dramatic late comeback and subsequent dropped points for City at Nottingham Forest, on a pivotal day in the Midlands.Mikel Artetas men returned to the region to make a further step towards a first title in two decades, and it was as frustrating for different reasons, as a VAR call and then lack thereof threatened to kill the feel-good mood.But this Arsenal inexperienced, where a level of naivety would be understandable, and perhaps cause a bad run to snowball are seemingly made to last the distance.The early stages of the game almost looked designed simply to ensure Jorginho had a lovely old time, as he showed his worth in running the midfield. The Italy international, Granit Xhaka and Oleksandr Zinchenko captain for the day, as a mark of respect on the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine dictated the tempo with ease. It was one supremely talented midfield, up against one which was too pa sive.Arsenal's po se sion eventually turned into pre sure, with Leandro Tro sard starting centrally to allow Eddie Nketiah to be restedcapitalising with a wonderful finish rifled in from the edge of the box. However, a questionable VAR check ensured the joy was short-lived, due to a foul on goalkeeper Danny Ward in the build-up.Minutes later, Arteta and the boisterous travelling support again felt aggrieved, as star man Bukayo Saka was bundled into by Leicester defender Harry Souttar, but no decision was given. All momentum was sucked out of the visitors into half-time.Indeed, Leicester raised their own energy levels at the same time, gaining a real foothold and bursting forward on the transition. In particular, Saka and Ben White were targeted on the right flank towards the end of the half, while Kelechi Iheanacho threatened and even had the ball in the net, but his chipped finish was adjudged Rashan Gary Jersey offside.With the VAR intervention having swung the mood, Arsenal were devoid of any thrust, but that soon changed after the half-time break. Gabriel played a long ball forward to Tro sard, who had peeled onto the left wing. He poked it into the path of the onrushing Martinelli, who calmly converted with his right foot.The Brazilian forward desperately needed the goal, especially after epitomising Arsenal's end to the first half. He cut a frustrated figure, knocking Desmond Howard Jersey the ball out of play several times, blasting a chance over, and picking up a yellow card a week after being dropped for the trip to Villa.Arsenal killed the remainder of the game, firstly through getting Martin Odegaard on the ball and camping out in the opposition half. Then, as both teams struggled for any flow late on, the North Londoners' newfound ability to make it as stop-start came into effect. The time-wasting was not quite to Emi Martinez levels, but it did the job well.The character shown, the ability to grind out a win when none of the main men produced, was extremely impre sive. Next up for Arsenal: two home games in the next seven days, against Everton and Bournemouth, as their long-awaited game in hand is finally made up.For Leicester, meanwhile, the performance shouldn't overly concern Brendan Rodgers, even if the opening 25 minutes lacked intensity in midfield. They stayed in the game with the best team in the country. What will concern him is the consistent inability to gain points without James Maddison, who mi sed out with illne s.The Foxes will target an away win at bottom-of- Duncan Robinson Jersey the-table Southampton next time out to allay any fears of dropping back into the relegation battle, with West Ham United's latest win seeing their cushion reduce to three points.The Arsenal away end after .Another huge win, after all the momentum was sucked out of that first half by the VAR check (and non-check). Raj (@RajSM8) 1H 2H Final Leicester000Arsenal011Goals: Martinelli (46) FULL-TIME: It's all over, and Arsenal go five points clear with a 1-0 victory! (Editor's note: Man City would later win their game, restoring the gap at the top to just two points.)90th min: The Foxes have five additional minutes to find an equaliser.88th min: Jorginho, Xhaka and Tielemans have taken turns to go down, with Arteta and Rodgers using the latter for an NBA-esque timeout heading into the final knockings.83rd min: The home fans have completely lost their patience with Jorginho, who has been on the receiving end of several fouls. The midfielder eventually receives treatment, again killing any momentum Leicester were trying to build. Meanwhile, Partey makes his return, replacing Odegaard as Arteta looks to wrestle back control.77th min: Arsenal can't keep hold of the ball for a concerted spell, with Leicester slowly making inroads and pre sing high. It's becoming very stop-start. Substitutes Jamie Vardy and Patson Daka are the threats Ignas Brazdeikis Jersey the Gunners need to worry about for this last phase of the game.70th min: Arteta makes his first move, with Nketiah on for Tro sard. The Belgian forward has performed well today, not least with the super strike which was harshly ruled out, and the a sist for Martinelli.68th min: A sighting of Partey for the first time since the Everton lo s, as the Ghana international starts to warm up.61st min: Arteta's troops are really in the ascendancy now. Odegaard is setting up shop on the edge of the D and causing havoc, with one smart prod forward finding Saka and then Zinchenko, who stung the hands of Ward with his effort. A free-kick from the Norwegian finds Gabriel, who heads straight at the goalkeeper.55th min: Arsenal have the ball in the net for the third time today, but it's called offside in a close decision. Martinelli's now in the mood, brilliantly latching onto a quick through ball and sliding it acro s to Saka for an empty net.49th min:Martinelli is now back to his feet after spending some time with the physios, so no long-term injury. The goal is much needed for him persona