Premier League · 20 December 1998
Arsenal 3 – 1 Leeds
The match · Details
- Attendance
- 38,025
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Away
- Manager
- David O'Leary
- Captain
- David Batty
Lost 1–3 v Arsenal
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 66'
Arsenal
3 goals
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
Goal
Substitution
- 46' Substitution — David Wetherall on for Robert Molenaar, 46'
- 66' Goal — Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, assisted by Harry Kewell
- 81' Substitution — Alan Smith on for Danny Granville, 81'
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
11- GK Nigel Martyn
- ↓ 81' Alan Smith
- DF Ian Harte
- ↓ 46' David Wetherall
- DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland
- DF / MF Gunnar Halle
- MF Lee Bowyer
- MF David Hopkin
- WG / FW Harry Kewell
Substitutes
2- ↑ 46' for Robert Molenaar
- FW Alan Smith↑ 81' for Danny Granville
The record
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Leeds v Arsenal
129
Played
41
Won
33
Drawn
55
Lost
First met 1924 · 159 scored, 211 conceded
Last five meetings
| Date | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |