English Premier League

Arsenal vs Leeds United, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 34': Jurriën Timber
  • 45'+1': Bukayo Saka
  • 48': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 56': Jurriën Timber
  • 90'+5': Viktor Gyökeres (P)
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5 - 0

Gyökeres scores two in Arsenal thrashing of Leeds

Viktor Gyökeres fired home his first Arsenal goals in a thumping 5-0 Premier League victory over Leeds at the Emirates.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
  • 6': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
  • 6': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 9': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
  • 9': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach.
  • 14': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
  • 14': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 19': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach.
  • 19': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 25': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
  • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 34': Goal! Arsenal 1, Leeds United 0. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 38': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
  • 40': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 40': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0.
  • 48': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leeds United 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 54': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
  • 54': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 55': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ilia Gruev.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 56': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leeds United 0. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Ao Tanaka.
  • 58': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Joël Piroe.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 63': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
  • 63': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Jurriën Timber.
  • 65': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
  • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Daniel James.
  • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 66': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
  • 66': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 73': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 73': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Max Dowman (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 80': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
  • 80': Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Max Dowman (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
  • 82': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
  • 83': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Jayden Bogle.
  • 88': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
  • 88': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Penalty Arsenal. Max Dowman draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Anton Stach (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Arsenal 5, Leeds United 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Leeds United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Leeds United 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 1
32.5 Possession 67.5
3 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
219 Accurate Passes 549
290 Passes 599
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
37 Long Balls 35
13 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 5
20 Effective Clearances 7
20 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,110

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 2 +6 6
2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 +5 6
3 Liverpool 2 +3 6
4 Chelsea 2 +4 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
33 Riccardo Calafiori
12 Jurriën Timber
36 Martín Zubimendi
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
14 Viktor Gyökeres
20 Noni Madueke
7 Bukayo Saka

LEE Leeds United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lucas Perri (GK)
5 Pascal Struijk
6 Joe Rodon
3 Gabriel Gudmundsson Yellow Card
2 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
44 Ilia Gruev
18 Anton Stach
22 Ao Tanaka
10 Joël Piroe
29 Wilfried Gnonto
7 Daniel James

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