English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 8, 2022
Leeds United WDWDL 1
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Arsenal LLWWW 2
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ARS202
Emirates Stadium · 60,108 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal hold off 10-man Leeds United to boost Champions League chances

Arsenal held off 10-man Leeds United to grab a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
1
36.8
Possession
63.2
3
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
9
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
285
Accurate Passes
556
364
Passes
621
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
9
8
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
37
23
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
5
24
Effective Clearances
9
24
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 18Takehiro TomiyasuLB
  5. 17CédricRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 25Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 30Eddie NketiahF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Nuno TavaresSUB
  2. 23Albert Sambi LokongaSUB
  3. 69Zak SwansonSUB
  4. 87Charlie PatinoSUB
  5. 65Salah-Eddine OuladSUB
  6. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  7. 1Bernd LenoSUB
  8. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  9. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

LEE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 14Diego LlorenteCD-L
  3. 5Robin KochCD-R
  4. 3Junior FirpoLB
  5. 2Luke AylingRB
  6. 20Daniel JamesAM
  7. 23Kalvin PhillipsLM
  8. 43Mateusz KlichRM
  9. 30Joe GelhardtF
  10. 22Jack HarrisonAM-L
  11. 10RaphinhaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Leo HjeldeSUB
  2. 63Archie GraySUB
  3. 35Charlie CresswellSUB
  4. 42Sam GreenwoodSUB
  5. 19RodrigoSUB
  6. 46Jamie ShackletonSUB
  7. 26Lewis BateSUB
  8. 13Kristoffer KlaessonSUB
  9. 21Pascal StruijkSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Arsenal 1, Leeds United 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 10' Goal! Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  3. 16' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 27' Raphinha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 27' Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the red card.
  6. 29' Substitution, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk replaces Joe Gelhardt.
  7. 34' Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Lewis Bate replaces Mateusz Klich.
  9. 60' Substitution, Leeds United. Rodrigo replaces Raphinha.
  10. 64' Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 66' Goal! Arsenal 2, Leeds United 1. Diego Llorente (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo with a headed pass following a corner.
  12. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
  13. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Eddie Nketiah.

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