Premier League · 21 August 2001

Arsenal 1 – 2 Leeds

← 2001/02 season

The match · Details

Attendance: 38,062
Competition: Premier League
Venue: Away
Manager: David O'Leary
Captain: Rio Ferdinand

Ian Harte 29' · Mark Viduka 53'

Arsenal

1 goal

Premier League · 2001/02

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

Goal Substitution Red card

29' Goal Goal — Ian Harte, 29'
47' Substitution Substitution — David Batty on for Alan Smith, 47'
53' Goal Goal — Mark Viduka, assisted by Harry Kewell
78' Red card Red card — Lee Bowyer, 78'
87' Red card Red card — Danny Mills, 87'
89' Substitution Substitution — Gary Kelly on for Eirik Bakke, 89'
89' Substitution Substitution — Jonathan Woodgate on for Harry Kewell, 89'

The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

11

GK Nigel Martyn
DF Rio Ferdinand C
DF Ian Harte
DF Danny Mills 87' Sent off 87'
DF / MF Dominic Matteo
MF Eirik Bakke
↓ 89' Gary Kelly
MF Lee Bowyer 78' Sent off 78'
MF Olivier Dacourt
WG / FW Harry Kewell
↓ 89' Jonathan Woodgate
FW Alan Smith
↓ 47' David Batty
FW Mark Viduka

Substitutes

3

DF Gary Kelly
↑ 89' for Eirik Bakke
DF Jonathan Woodgate
↑ 89' for Harry Kewell
MF David Batty
↑ 47' for Alan Smith

The record

Leeds v Arsenal

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129

Played

41

Won

33

Drawn

55

Lost

First met 1924 · 159 scored, 211 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Arsenal
Date	H/A	Score	Competition	Season	Result
31 Jan 2026 Premier League	H	0–4	Premier League	2025/26	Lost 0–4 v Arsenal
23 Aug 2025 Premier League	A	0–5	Premier League	2025/26	Lost 0–5 v Arsenal
1 Apr 2023 Premier League	A	1–4	Premier League	2022/23	Lost 1–4 v Arsenal
16 Oct 2022 Premier League	H	0–1	Premier League	2022/23	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
8 May 2022 Premier League	A	1–2	Premier League	2021/22	Lost 1–2 v Arsenal