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Premier League · 23 August 2025

Arsenal 5 – 0 Leeds

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The match · Details
Attendance
60,110
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Away
Emirates Stadium
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Pascal Struijk
Lost 0–5 v Arsenal

No goals

Arsenal

J. Timber 34', B. Saka 45', V. Gyokeres 48', J. Timber 56', V. Gyokeres 90' (pen)

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 58' Substitution — Sean Longstaff on for Ao Tanaka, 58'
  2. 58' Substitution — Lukas Nmecha on for Joël Piroe, 58'
  3. 66' Substitution — Noah Okafor on for Wilfried Gnonto, 66'
  4. 66' Substitution — Brenden Aaronson on for Daniel James, 66'
  5. 83' Substitution — Sam Byram on for Jayden Bogle, 83'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-3-3 · 11
  1. GK Lucas Perri
  2. DF Jayden Bogle
    ↓ 83' Sam Byram
  3. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
  4. DF Joe Rodon
  5. DF Pascal Struijk C
  6. MF Ilia Gruev
  7. MF Anton Stach
  8. MF Ao Tanaka
    ↓ 58' Sean Longstaff
  9. WG Daniel James
    ↓ 66' Brenden Aaronson
  10. FW Wilfried Gnonto
    ↓ 66' Noah Okafor
  11. FW Joël Piroe
    ↓ 58' Lukas Nmecha

Substitutes

5
  1. DF / WG Sam Byram
    ↑ 83' for Jayden Bogle
  2. MF Brenden Aaronson
    ↑ 66' for Daniel James
  3. MF Sean Longstaff
    ↑ 58' for Ao Tanaka
  4. WG Noah Okafor
    ↑ 66' for Wilfried Gnonto
  5. FW Lukas Nmecha
    ↑ 58' for Joël Piroe
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Arsenal
Possession: Leeds 32%, Arsenal 68%
Shots: Leeds 3, Arsenal 18
On target: Leeds 1, Arsenal 5
Shots in box: Leeds 2, Arsenal 13
Shots out box: Leeds 1, Arsenal 5
Blocked: Leeds 2, Arsenal 4
Corners: Leeds 2, Arsenal 2
Fouls: Leeds 11, Arsenal 8
Yellows: Leeds 2, Arsenal 0
Passes: Leeds 290, Arsenal 599
Pass acc.: Leeds 76%, Arsenal 92%
Saves: Leeds 0, Arsenal 1
xG: Leeds 0.17, Arsenal 2.88
The other side

Arsenal line-up

Starting XI

4-3-3
  1. D. Raya
  2. J. Timber
  3. W. Saliba
  4. Gabriel
  5. R. Calafiori
  6. M. Odegaard
  7. M. Zubimendi
  8. D. Rice
  9. B. Saka
  10. V. Gyökeres
  11. N. Madueke

Goals

J. Timber 34', B. Saka 45', V. Gyokeres 48', J. Timber 56', V. Gyokeres 90' (pen)

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
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
18 Dec 2021 Premier League H 1–4 Lost 1–4 v Arsenal