Premier League: Arsenal tops Leeds United 4-1

LEEDS. Arsenal had a comfortable win over Leeds United.

LEEDS. Arsenal had a straightforward win over Leeds United. Arsenal got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from G. Martinelli (16′), G. Martinelli (29′) and B. Saka (43′). Leeds United tried to recover with a goal from Raphinha (74′). However, the match was closed by a goal (84′) scored by E. Smith Rowe for Arsenal.

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the help of Edward Smart and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.​

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  Leeds United

  1

  

  Arsenal

  4

  

  18 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Leeds United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Arsenal that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Arsenal was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Arsenal won the match.​

Leeds United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 21 times, 12 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (J. Gelhardt, S. Dallas and R. Koch). On the opposite side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (G. Xhaka).

After playing this match, Leeds United will stay with 16 points to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Arsenal will have 29 points to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Leeds United will play away against Liverpool on the 26th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

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  Liverpool

  6

  

  Leeds United

  0

  23 Feb 2022 Full time

Arsenal will play away against Norwich City on the 26th of December with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

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  Norwich City

  0

  

  Arsenal

  5

  

  26 Dec 2021 Full time

Leeds United: Formation and Lineups

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera chose to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (7.8), Cody Drameh (6.4), Robin Koch (5.9), Luke Ayling (6.4), Stuart Dallas (6.5), Mateusz Klich (7.0), Adam Forshaw (7.0), Raphinha (6.4), Tyler Roberts (6.3), Jack Harrison (6.1) and Joe Gelhardt (6.8).

Substitutes

Leeds United made 3 changes: J. Harrison for C. Summerville (31′), M. Klich for S. Greenwood (79′) and C. Summerville for L. McCarron (81′).

Best player: Illan Meslier

The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was the goalkeeper: Illan Meslier. His rating is 7.75. He performed 8 saves.

Arsenal: Formation and Lineups

Arsenal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

On the other side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.7), Ben White (6.3), Gabriel Magalhães (6.4), Kieran Tierney (6.8), Bukayo Saka (7.1), Thomas Partey (7.5), Granit Xhaka (7.9), Gabriel Martinelli (8.8), Martin Ødegaard (8.1) and Alexandre Lacazette (6.8).

Substitutes

Arsenal made 3 changes: T. Tomiyasu for C. Soares (65′), B. Saka for E. Smith Rowe (78′) and M. Odegaard for N. Tavares (85′).

Top player: Gabriel Martinelli

Probably the most impressive player in Arsenal was Gabriel Martinelli.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 24 passes (62% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.