Arsenal v Leeds United, 10 October 2026

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,315

View Arsenal v Leeds United head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Arsenal won: 20 Drawn: 5 Leeds United won: 8 Arsenal scored: 69 Leeds United scored: 31 . Arsenal had now won their last eight home games against Leeds United in all competitions.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Riccardo Calafiori 62 G
Bruno Guimarães 70 G

Goals:

James Justin 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Nico Elvedi Defender
Tarik Muharemović Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Ao Tanaka Midfielder
Noah Okafor Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward

Substitutions:

Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 63
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 63
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 63
Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori 82
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 90

Substitutions:

Brenden Aaronson for Noah Okafor 71
Harry Wilson for Ao Tanaka 71
Lukas Nmecha for James Justin 79
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya for Jayden Bogle 86
Jaka Bijol for Nico Elvedi 86

Cards:

Martin Odegaard 84 Y

Cards:

Ao Tanaka 36 Y
Ethan Ampadu 38 Y
Tarik Muharemović 59 Y
James Justin 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Zetterer
Defender Melvin Bard
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since December 2023. . Bruno Guimarães had now become the first player to score his first two goals for the Gunners after coming on as a substitute since Thierry Henry against Southampton in the Premier League and AIK Solna in the UEFA Champions League in September 1999. [c/o Harvey Downes] . This was the first time that they had selected six English outfield players in their starting lineup for a game in the Premier League since February 1999 versus Manchester United. [c/o OptaJoe]

Comments:

League position: 6th . This was the first time that Leeds United had lost in their last 12 games in the Premier League after they had scored the opening goal since a 4-3 defeat by Newcastle United in January 2026. . The Whites failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in their first six games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2001-02. . They had now won one of their last 18 away games in the top division at the reigning champions (lost 11).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Riccardo Calafiori 62 G
Bruno Guimarães 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke

Substitutions:

Bruno Guimarães for Myles Lewis-Skelly 63
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 63
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 63
Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori 82
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 90

Cards:

Martin Odegaard 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since December 2023. . Bruno Guimarães had now become the first player to score his first two goals for the Gunners after coming on as a substitute since Thierry Henry against Southampton in the Premier League and AIK Solna in the UEFA Champions League in September 1999. [c/o Harvey Downes] . This was the first time that they had selected six English outfield players in their starting lineup for a game in the Premier League since February 1999 versus Manchester United. [c/o OptaJoe]

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

James Justin 55 G

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Nico Elvedi Defender
Tarik Muharemović Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Ao Tanaka Midfielder
Noah Okafor Midfielder/Forward
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward

Substitutions:

Brenden Aaronson for Noah Okafor 71
Harry Wilson for Ao Tanaka 71
Lukas Nmecha for James Justin 79
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya for Jayden Bogle 86
Jaka Bijol for Nico Elvedi 86

Cards:

Ao Tanaka 36 Y
Ethan Ampadu 38 Y
Tarik Muharemović 59 Y
James Justin 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michael Zetterer
Defender Melvin Bard
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha

Comments:

League position: 6th . This was the first time that Leeds United had lost in their last 12 games in the Premier League after they had scored the opening goal since a 4-3 defeat by Newcastle United in January 2026. . The Whites failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in their first six games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2001-02. . They had now won one of their last 18 away games in the top division at the reigning champions (lost 11).