Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 8 May 2022

Result

Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United

Premier League · Sunday 8 May 2022, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United: match report

Arsenal won against Leeds United 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 8 May 2022. The half-time score was 2-0.

Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Eddie Nketiah (5') and Eddie Nketiah (10'). Leeds United scored through Diego Llorente (66').

Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Leeds United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 63 points from 34 and Leeds United 17th on 34 points from 34. Arsenal went on to finish that season 5th with 69 points, and Leeds United 17th with 38.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Leeds United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal (8.6), ahead of Martin Ødegaard (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Arsenal wins, 2 draws and 2 for Leeds United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Eddie NketiahArsenal · 1-0
  • 10'Goal · Eddie NketiahArsenal · 2-0
  • 16'Yellow card · Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal
  • 27'Red card · Luke AylingLeeds United
  • 27'Yellow card · RaphinhaLeeds United
  • 34'Yellow card · Mateusz KlichLeeds United
  • 64'Yellow card · Takehiro TomiyasuArsenal
  • 66'Goal · Diego LlorenteLeeds United · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 6, draws 2, Leeds United 2.

Team news

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Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Aaron Ramsdale, Cédric Soares, Rob Holding, Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah

Leeds United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Illan Meslier, Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Diego Llorente, Junior Firpo, Mateusz Klich, Kalvin Phillips, Raphinha, Daniel James, Jack Harrison, Joe Gelhardt