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Premier League · 9 August 1997

Leeds 1 – 1 Arsenal

← 1997/98 season
The match · Details
Attendance
37,993
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Home
Manager
George Graham
Captain
David Wetherall
Drew 1–1 v Arsenal

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 42'

Arsenal

1 goal

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 42' Goal — Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, assisted by Rodney Wallace
  2. 82' Substitution — Harry Kewell on for Bruno Ribeiro, 82'
  3. 83' Substitution — Alf-Inge Haaland on for David Hopkin, 83'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

11
  1. GK Nigel Martyn
  2. DF Gary Kelly
  3. DF David Robertson
  4. DF David Wetherall C
  5. DF / MF Gunnar Halle
  6. DF / MF Lucas Radebe
  7. MF Lee Bowyer
  8. MF David Hopkin
    ↓ 83' Alf-Inge Haaland
  9. MF Bruno Ribeiro
    ↓ 82' Harry Kewell
  10. FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  11. FW Rodney Wallace

Substitutes

2
  1. DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland
    ↑ 83' for David Hopkin
  2. WG / FW Harry Kewell
    ↑ 82' for Bruno Ribeiro
The record

Leeds v Arsenal

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129
Played
41
Won
33
Drawn
55
Lost
Won 41, drawn 33, lost 55 of 129

First met 1924 · 159 scored, 211 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Arsenal
DateH/AScoreResult
31 Jan 2026 Premier League H 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Arsenal
23 Aug 2025 Premier League A 0–5 Lost 0–5 v Arsenal
1 Apr 2023 Premier League A 1–4 Lost 1–4 v Arsenal
16 Oct 2022 Premier League H 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
8 May 2022 Premier League A 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Arsenal