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Nketiah sets unwanted Arsenal record against Leicester City

Eddie Nketiah set an unwanted Arsenal Premier League record on Tuesday night as the Gunners played a 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Tuesday.

With the Gunners leading 1-0 thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first half-strike, the Anglo-Ghanaian was introduced for Alexandre Lacazette in the 71st minute, nevertheless, he was sent off four minutes later by referee Chris Kavanagh.

He was punished for a reckless tackle on James Justin with referee consulting VAR to confirm the youngster’s tackle worthy of expulsion. And that earned him a place in an undesirable Arsenal history book.

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At 21, years and 38 days, Nketiah became the youngest player from the club to be expelled during an English topflight encounter since Konstantinos Mavropanos also against the Foxes in 2018.