Arsenal vs Leeds United

Live score and updates from Arsenal vs. Leeds United, as the races for a Champions League spot and against relegation continue in the Premier League.

Leeds, as the Gunners aim to extend their lead over Spurs in the top-four race. 50 mins to KO: For the Gunners, Takehiro Tomiyasu will need to ply his trade in an unfamiliar role of left-back today. 1hr 30 mins to KO: Leeds will have their own aspirations of coming away from North London with all three points, in what would be a massive step towards securing their Premier League status. Can Mikel Arteta's men deliver a crucial three points in front of their own supporters? 16th min: Arsenal is in total control of proceedings, creating numerous openings that have troubled the Leeds defence. The 20-year-old has five goal contributions from 16 Premier League appearances this campaign, including a crucial 94th-minute winning goal against Norwich back in March. 5th min: GOAL! Eddie Nketiah capitalizes on a loose touch from Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier and bundles into the net from close. 60 mins to KO: Both teams are in! Nevertheless, fellow basement battlers, Everton has a game in hand on Jesse Marsch's men, signifying that they need a result to avoid the looming threat of uncertainty surrounding their Premier League status. There is also room to capitalize on Tottenham's failure to come away from Anfield with a win yesterday, potentially meaning Arsenal can move four points clear of the Lilywhites with a victory. Raphinha is also booked for the visitors. 20 mins to KO: Kick-off is fast approaching!

Arsenal host Leeds at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday with both teams needing a win for very different reasons in their respective battles.

Liam Cooper is also missing with a knee injury as the injury issues continue to mount up for Jesse Marsch. They are now just two points above the relegation zone heading into this weekend and they have Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford to play in their final three games after this. Arteta agreeing to a contract extension until the end of the 2024-25 season gives all of the players and staff an extra boost as the rebuild continues.

Whites beaten away from home. Premier League. Arsenal 2 (Nketiah 5', 10'). Leeds United 1 (Llorente 66'). Arsenal: Ramsdale ...

Leeds were then reduced to 10 players as their torrid start to the game continued. Just five minutes later, the home side doubled their lead. Jesse Marsch’s side got off to the worst possible start, conceding inside just five minutes of the game.

That was a significantly injury / COVID depleted lineup coached by the now-sacked Marcelo Bielsa. American Jesse Marsch is now in charge at Elland Road and has ...

Even though Leeds have been playing much better since Marsch took over, the Gunners have no excuses in this one. The Gunners catch a bit of a break on the Leeds United injury front: Liam Cooper, who some thought might have been set to return, was not passed fit. This isn’t the same Leeds United side that the Gunners dismantled 4-1 in December, however. Arsenal host a desperate Leeds United team at the Emirates today in a tricky Premier League test. Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney are both out for the rest of the season. The Gunners, on the other hand, have a magic number of 9 points either won by Arsenal or dropped by Spurs, to finish 4th and qualify for the Champions League.

Eddie Nketiah's early double and Luke Ayling's red card let Jesse Marsch's relegation-threatened side with too much to do.

51 min Leeds are hell-bent on damage limitation, gathering everyone behind the ball in a 4-3-2 formation. 55 min Leeds manage half a minute of possession and win a couple of free kicks, but it’s all in their own half. 57 min Four corners in a row for Arsenal, who stand third behind Man City and Liverpool in the goals-from-corners table this season. Everton are still 2-1 up at Leicester, against the run of their whole season. Leeds get their first corner, there’s a neat flick-on and Diego Llorente is there, unmarked at the far post, to cash in with a crisp shot. Guess which of them is in the rock-star shades. Leeds are on 34 points, the same as Burnley, but are in effect a point behind because their goal difference is awful (-35) while Burnley’s is not too bad (-17). Both of them have three games to go while Everton have four. A Leeds defender tidies up on the halfway line. On the hour, Marsch plays his final card: Raphinha off, in case his yellow card turns red, and Rodrigo on. 69 min Leeds are now playing with a bit of belief. Poor old Leeds sink into the bottom three – but since going down to ten men in the 27th minute, they’ve actually won this game 1-0. So Everton are a point ahead of both Burnley and Leeds, with a game in hand.

Live score and updates from Arsenal vs. Leeds United, as the races for a Champions League spot and against relegation continue in the Premier League.

Leeds, as the Gunners aim to extend their lead over Spurs in the top-four race. 1hr 30 mins to KO: Leeds will have their own aspirations of coming away from North London with all three points, in what would be a massive step towards securing their Premier League status. 50 mins to KO: For the Gunners, Takehiro Tomiyasu will need to ply his trade in an unfamiliar role of left-back today. Can Mikel Arteta's men deliver a crucial three points in front of their own supporters? 16th min: Arsenal is in total control of proceedings, creating numerous openings that have troubled the Leeds defence. The 20-year-old has five goal contributions from 16 Premier League appearances this campaign, including a crucial 94th-minute winning goal against Norwich back in March. 5th min: GOAL! Eddie Nketiah capitalizes on a loose touch from Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier and bundles into the net from close. 60 mins to KO: Both teams are in! Nevertheless, fellow basement battlers, Everton has a game in hand on Jesse Marsch's men, signifying that they need a result to avoid the looming threat of uncertainty surrounding their Premier League status. Raphinha is also booked for the visitors. There is also room to capitalize on Tottenham's failure to come away from Anfield with a win yesterday, potentially meaning Arsenal can move four points clear of the Lilywhites with a victory. Tense atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal received a welcome gift from Leeds United keeper Illan Meslier inside the opening five minutes of Sunday's Premier League game at the Emirates ...

Raphinha was subsequently booked for dissent, which saw Leeds set a new Premier League record for most yellow cards received in a season. Arsenal received a welcome gift from Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier inside the opening five minutes of Sunday's Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium. Watch Illan Meslier Gift Arsenal Comedy Goal As Eddie Nketiah Tackles Leeds Keeper In Box

Arsenal held off 10-man Leeds United to grab a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal got off to a dream start when Eddie Nketiah netted ...

Things went from bad to worse for Leeds when Ayling was shown a straight red card for a reckless two-footed challenge on Martinelli after a VAR check upgraded the yellow originally shown by referee Chris Kavanagh. Nketiah, who spent some time on loan at Leeds in 2019-2020, doubled Arsenal's lead on 10 minutes, diverting a Gabriel Martinelli cross into the goal to become the first Arsenal player to score twice within the opening 10 minutes of a Premier League game for 20 years. Arsenal got off to a dream start when Eddie Nketiah netted twice within the opening 10 minutes, before Leeds went down to 10 men when captain Luke Ayling was shown a straight red following a VAR check just before the 30 minute mark.

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Especially as Leeds were soon down to 10 men when Luke Ayling was dismissed for a lunge on Gabriel Martinelli. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Two goals in the opening ten minutes from Eddie Nketiah laid the platform for a crucial win over Leeds United at Emirates Stadium.

Blow-by-blow live updates from Emirates Stadium and the Premier League match between Mikel Arteta's Arsenal and Jesse Marsch's Leeds United.

Gets in behind Koch easily and attacks the goal from a tight angle. Quite happy to beat Leeds on the counter now. Ayling and Meslier with some shocking decisions to put the team up against it. Ball has barely been in the Arsenal box. Big hope is on Leicester doing something in the East Midlands at this rate. Camped around the Leeds box. The last time the two sides met, Leeds were hammered 4-1 at home with a squad decimated by injury and Covid. Into the final 20 minutes. Into the last ten. That upturn in form had put Leeds on the cusp of safety from relegation with Premier League history suggesting another two or three points would have seen them into a third straight top-flight campaign. Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe scored the goals that night as Raphinha stuck away a consolation penalty. Welcome to live coverage of Arsenal vs Leeds United at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League as Jesse Marsch’s side look to pick up vital points in their quest to stave off relegation.

Arsenal take on Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday looking to finish strongly in the Premier League and secure a top-four finish.

"Four weeks ago, you'd have looked at this fixture and thought what a good game for Arsenal as Leeds looked safe. "Leeds have also got plenty to play for, because they have been dragged right into the relegation scrap. With Spurs facing that tough trip to Anfield, this is a huge opportunity for Arsenal to pull away from them.

Top teams put matches like that away by going 3 or 4-nil up. Arsenal squandered several chances to put the game to bed, with Gabriel Martinelli, who otherwise ...

The second half was a mostly tepid affair. At the same time, all it takes is one mistake for a 2-1 win to become a 2-2 disaster. I’m going to give Kavanaugh the benefit of the doubt and say that the angle made it difficult for him to see how bad the challenge was in live action because on replay, it was as clear of a straight red as you’ll see. Things went from bad to worse for Leeds in the 27th minute when Luke Ayling put in a wild, dangerous tackle, likely out of frustration, against Martinelli. Referee Chris Kavanaugh issued a yellow card first but after a VAR review, it was upgraded to a straight red. It made for a much nervier, tense finish to the match than it had any business being. Arsenal started the match all over Leeds and were rewarded for their pressure when Eddie Nketiah steered an Illan Meslier mistake into the back of the net.

Arsenal took command of the race for Champions League qualification with rivals Tottenham Hotspur and yet somehow left their fans still fearing they could ...

"Not right now [I'm not thinking about other sides] I think there's still too many games left," the Leeds manager said. Raphinha, boy do Leeds needs shift from him now, gets on the ball, cuts in and delivers a good cross to the back post. Anyway, the point I'm try to make is that with Wenger at the helm, even in those later years, Arsenal were more successful than they are now and one of the consequences of that was winning titles and getting under the skin of your big rivals, back then Manchester United, who also used to win stuff... This is going from bad to worse for the visitors. This match is over as a contest and it's a case of guess the final score. To make matters worse, Everton are 2-1 up at Leicester sending Jesse Marsch's men, for now, into the bottom three. One thing Arsenal may be thinking about is goal difference - Spurs currently enjoy an advantage of five over their north London rivals. Cedric delivers a great cross from the right, Xhaka knocks it down in the box and Martinelli volleys just wide. If it was still 2-0 you'd suggested this match was meandering to the ref's final whistle. The Leeds right back jumped into an attempted tackle on Martinelli near the touchline with both studs showing. Arsenal’s advantage should have been five or six goals and yet it was reduced to just one in the 66th minute, when the home side were caught out by a clever corner routine. The tone was set in just the sixth minute, when Ayling sent a pass back to Illan Meslier that the goalkeeper should have dealt with comfortably.

Arsenal now know victory in Thursday's rearranged derby clash with Spurs will guarantee them a place in next season's Champions League.

Leeds host Chelsea and Brighton before concluding at Brentford. Burnley go to Tottenham and Aston Villa and then face Newcastle at Elland Road on the final day. We must wait until the fourth week of May for all this to play out, further disturbing the game’s body clock. The awful moment that followed was more a collective failure though Meslier will carry the burden in his soul. The warping of the seasons enforced by Covid continues next term with the advent of a December World Cup. And Arsene Wenger wants us to go every two years with the global pageant. Following Everton’s accelerating revival at the King Power it looks increasingly like a straight fight between Leeds and Burnley to stay up. Llorente had already hooked the ball off his own line earlier in the game but was now on hand to score with the visitors’ first shot of the game and set up a nervy finish.