Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 18 December 2021
Result
Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal
Premier League · Saturday 18 December 2021, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-3
Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal: match report
Leeds United lost to Arsenal 1-4 in the Premier League on Saturday 18 December 2021. The half-time score was 0-3.
Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Leeds United's goal came from Raphinha (75', penalty). Arsenal scored through Gabriel Martinelli (16'), Gabriel Martinelli (28'), Bukayo Saka (42') and Emile Smith Rowe (84').
Discipline: Leeds United received 3 yellow cards; Arsenal received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Leeds United were 16th on 16 points from 17 and Arsenal 4th on 29 points from 17. Leeds United went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Arsenal 5th with 69.
Leeds United lined up in a 3-3-3-1 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal (8.7), ahead of Granit Xhaka (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Leeds United wins, 2 draws and 5 for Arsenal.
Key events
- 16'Goal · Gabriel Martinelli
- 28'Goal · Gabriel Martinelli
- 42'Goal · Bukayo Saka
- 52'Yellow card · Joe Gelhardt
- 56'Yellow card · Stuart Dallas
- 75'Penalty goal · Raphinha
- 84'Goal · Emile Smith Rowe
- 86'Yellow card · Granit Xhaka
- 88'Yellow card · Robin Koch
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
- Patrick Bamford
- Sead Kolasinac
- Liam Cooper
- Ian Poveda
- Charlie Cresswell
- Albert Sambi Lokonga
- Pascal Struijk
- Kalvin Phillips
- Rodrigo
Leeds United expected line-up (3-3-3-1)
Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Jack Harrison, Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioski, Raphinha, Mateusz Klich, Kalvin Phillips
Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)
Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette