Arsenal vs Leeds United, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 13': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- 41': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (P)
- 45': Héctor Bellerín
- 47': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Arsenal survive late Leeds scare with Aubameyang hat trick
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first Premier League hat trick to guide his side to a 4-2 win against Leeds United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
- 1': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 4': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 5': Foul by David Luiz (Arsenal).
- 5': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
- 9': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross.
- 13': Goal! Arsenal 1, Leeds United 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 15': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 17': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 17': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 21': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United).
- 23': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
- 23': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United).
- 26': Attempt saved. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 28': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 28': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Luiz.
- 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 34': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
- 36': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 38': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 38': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Illan Meslier (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Goal! Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 45': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leeds United 0. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Hélder Costa replaces Jack Harrison.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Mateusz Klich.
- 46': Foul by Raphinha (Leeds United).
- 46': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 47': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leeds United 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 48': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 48': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a headed pass.
- 51': Foul by Hélder Costa (Leeds United).
- 51': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 53': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Substitution, Leeds United. Niall Huggins replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
- 55': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 58': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 58': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leeds United 1. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Hand ball by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).
- 61': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 61': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 64': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
- 66': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
- 67': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 67': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leeds United 2. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
- 70': Hand ball by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 70': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 74': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 74': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
- 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 80': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).
- 80': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 82': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Offside, Arsenal. Willian tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 88': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 88': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 90'+5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 90'+5': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 90'+5': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Leeds United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 4, Leeds United 2.
Statistics
 LEE |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 498 | Passes | 423 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 10 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 9 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 23 | David Luiz |
| 17 | Cédric |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 11 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Dani Ceballos |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 10 | Ezgjan Alioski |
| 46 | Jamie Shackleton |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas  |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 18 | Raphinha |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford |
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