English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Leeds United WWDDW 0
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Arsenal WLLWW 5
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Emirates Stadium · 60,110 att. · NBC · Universo · Peacock

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:47 Hislop still has Gyökeres doubts despite first Arsenal goals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 20Noni MaduekeLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  2. 3Cristhian MosqueraSUB
  3. 22Ethan NwaneriSUB
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellySUB
  5. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  6. 56Max DowmanSUB
  7. 11Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  8. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB
  9. 23Mikel MerinoSUB

LEE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLB
  5. 2Jayden BogleRB
  6. 44Ilia GruevCM
  7. 18Anton StachLM
  8. 22Ao TanakaRM
  9. 10Joël PiroeF
  10. 29Wilfried GnontoLF
  11. 7Daniel JamesRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Noah OkaforSUB
  2. 8Sean LongstaffSUB
  3. 11Brenden AaronsonSUB
  4. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  5. 20Jack HarrisonSUB
  6. 25Sam ByramSUB
  7. 23Sebastiaan BornauwSUB
  8. 14Lukas NmechaSUB
  9. 15Jaka BijolSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 38' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 53' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  7. 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.
  8. 58' Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Ao Tanaka.
  9. 58' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Joël Piroe.
  10. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Noni Madueke.
  11. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  12. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Jurriën Timber.
  13. 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Daniel James.
  14. 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  15. 80' Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Jayden Bogle.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Arsenal 5, Leeds United 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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