English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 18, 2021
Arsenal WLLWW 4
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Leeds United DWDLL 1
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Elland Road · 36,166 att.

Match Report

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Gabriel Martinelli bags double as Arsenal cruise past injury-hit Leeds United

A Gabriel Martinelli brace helped Arsenal to a dominant 4-1 win over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
8
49.1
Possession
50.9
21
SHOTS
9
12
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
305
Accurate Passes
312
392
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
49
17
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
4
13
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
9
8
Effective Clearances
15
8
Clearances
15

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LEE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 2Luke AylingCD-L
  3. 5Robin KochCD-R
  4. 15Stuart DallasLB
  5. 37Cody DramehRB
  6. 11Tyler RobertsAM
  7. 4Adam ForshawLM
  8. 43Mateusz KlichRM
  9. 30Joe GelhardtF
  10. 22Jack HarrisonAM-L
  11. 10RaphinhaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Kristoffer KlaessonSUB
  2. 26Lewis BateSUB
  3. 63Archie GraySUB
  4. 52Kris MooreSUB
  5. 38Crysencio SummervilleSUB
  6. 47Jack JenkinsSUB
  7. 45Liam McCarronSUB
  8. 54Nohan KennehSUB
  9. 42Sam GreenwoodSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 18Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  2. 17CédricSUB
  3. 30Eddie NketiahSUB
  4. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  5. 20Nuno TavaresSUB
  6. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  7. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  8. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  9. 1Bernd LenoSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Leeds United 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  2. 28' Goal! Leeds United 0, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 31' Substitution, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Jack Harrison because of an injury.
  4. 42' Goal! Leeds United 0, Arsenal 3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  5. 43' VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Leeds United 0-3 Arsenal (Bukayo Saka).
  6. 52' Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
  9. 75' Goal! Leeds United 1, Arsenal 3. Raphinha (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  10. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Bukayo Saka.
  11. 78' Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Greenwood replaces Mateusz Klich.
  12. 81' Substitution, Leeds United. Liam McCarron replaces Crysencio Summerville.
  13. 84' Goal! Leeds United 1, Arsenal 4. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball following a fast break.
  14. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  15. 86' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 88' Robin Koch (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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