Arsenal vs Leeds 2025-26 English Premier League

Arsenal

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

FT
5 - 0

Leeds United

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 Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
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.
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.
53': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
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.
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.
66': Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Daniel James.
66': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
80': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Jayden Bogle.
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.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

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

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+6	Arsenal	2	6
+5	Tottenham Hotspur	2	6
+4	Chelsea	2	4
+2	Nottingham Forest	2	4

Full Table

Statistics

LEE		ARS
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
17	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	5
20	Effective Clearances	7
20	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Leandro Trossard, Cristhian Mosquera, Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Max Dowman, Gabriel Martinelli, Jakub Kiwior, Mikel Merino.

Leeds United (4-3-3)

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