Arsenal vs Leeds 2022-23 English Premier League
4 - 1
Jesus at the double as Arsenal steam on towards title
Gabriel Jesus scored his first goals for six months as Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of Leeds.
Match Commentary
- 35': Goal! Arsenal 1, Leeds United 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Robin Koch (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Leeds United 0.
- 47': Goal! Arsenal 2, Leeds United 0. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 55': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leeds United 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Rodrigo replaces Luis Sinisterra.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Weston McKennie replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 74': Substitution, Leeds United. Liam Cooper replaces Robin Koch.
- 74': Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 76': Goal! Arsenal 3, Leeds United 1. Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 84': Goal! Arsenal 4, Leeds United 1. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 85': Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Jack Harrison.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 90'+1': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Leeds United 1.
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,283
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 LEE |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 220 | Accurate Passes | 544 |
| 307 | Passes | 636 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 13 | Clearances | 17 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
Leeds United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 5 | Robin Koch  |
| 3 | Júnior Firpo |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 8 | Marc Roca |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
| 25 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 7 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 10 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 23 | Luis Sinisterra |
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