Beaglehole's Optimism Ahead Of Arsenal Test

Development Squad
01 Oct 2018
1 Minute
Steve Beaglehole hopes Leicester City’s Development Squad can continue their impressive home form against Arsenal at Holmes Park on Monday evening (7pm BST kick-off).

- Leicester City's Development Squad tackle Arsenal at Holmes Park on Monday (7pm BST kick-off)
- City's youngsters are in fourth place in Premier League 2 Division 1
- Beaglehole is hopeful of continuing their impressive start to the new season
- Live coverage is available on LCFC TV from 6:45pm BST

The Gunners travel to Holmes Park after being defeated on their previous two visits to Whetstone and Beaglehole, the Academy’s Senior Development Phase Coach, is hopeful of another success.

Following last week’s 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion, the Foxes are fourth in Premier League 2 Division 1, just two points off the summit after six matches.

Ahead of the clash, Beaglehole said: Freddie Ljungberg [Arsenal U23s coach] is in there, who is a big name, and they’ve played some exciting football.

“They’ve always got some good players but they don’t like coming to Holmes Park.

“Hopefully that’ll be the same this week and we make it very uncomfortable for them and we’ll see an exciting game, like we did last week.

They’re a good team and they’ve started well, but so have we, so we’ll approach the game in a positive frame of mind and hopefully we can put on a performance once again.

Steve Beaglehole

“Any neutral coming to the game against Brighton must have really enjoyed it and that’s what it’s about in football.

“They’re a good team and they’ve started well, but so have we, so we’ll approach the game in a positive frame of mind and hopefully we can put on a performance once again.”