Arsenal v Leeds United, 14 February 2021

Score4-2 to Arsenal
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Kick-off: 4.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 Arsenal won: 13 Drawn: 5 Leeds United won: 8 Arsenal scored: 47 Leeds United scored: 27 Leeds United had now conceded nine goals in their last two visits to Arsenal in the Premier League (also 5-0 on 16 April 2004.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

2 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 13 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty 41 P
Héctor Bellerín 45 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 47 G

Goals:

Pascal Struijk 58 G
Hélder Costa 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Jamie Shackleton Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward

Substitutions:

Willian for Emile Smith Rowe 62
Mohamed El Neny for Martin Odegaard 78
Rob Holding for Dani Ceballos 89

Substitutions:

Hélder Costa for Jack Harrison 46
Tyler Roberts for Mateusz Klich 46
Niall Huggins for Ezgjan Alioski 53

Cards:

Cards:

Pascal Struijk 70 Y
Stuart Dallas 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Niall Huggins
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now won six of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost two). The Gunners failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in four consecutive home games in the Premier League since May 2017. In scoring his first hat-trick in the Premier League, since making his debut for Lille OSC against Lorient in Ligue 1 on 8 September 2009, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had now scored 201 goals in 369 games in Europe’s top five divisions. Arsenal were awarded a penalty after 33 minutes but was reversed after a VAR review due to a foul not being committed.

Comments:

League position: 11th Leeds United had now conceded four or more goals in five of their 23 games so far in this Premier League season. The Whites had now scored 40 goals and conceded 42 so far in this Premier League season; the fewest games to both score and concede 40 or more goals in the division since Tottenham Hotspur in 2007-08 (22 games). They had now lost their last seven games in the Premier League played in London by an aggregate score of four goals scored to 22 conceded.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 13 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty 41 P
Héctor Bellerín 45 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Gabriel
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

Substitutions:

Willian for Emile Smith Rowe 62
Mohamed El Neny for Martin Odegaard 78
Rob Holding for Dani Ceballos 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Pablo Marí
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Comments:

League position: 10th Arsenal had now won six of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost two). The Gunners failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in four consecutive home games in the Premier League since May 2017. In scoring his first hat-trick in the Premier League, since making his debut for Lille OSC against Lorient in Ligue 1 on 8 September 2009, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had now scored 201 goals in 369 games in Europe’s top five divisions. Arsenal were awarded a penalty after 33 minutes but was reversed after a VAR review due to a foul not being committed.

2 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Pascal Struijk 58 G
Hélder Costa 69 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Jamie Shackleton Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Mateusz Klich Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward

Substitutions:

Hélder Costa for Jack Harrison 46
Tyler Roberts for Mateusz Klich 46
Niall Huggins for Ezgjan Alioski 53

Cards:

Pascal Struijk 70 Y
Stuart Dallas 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Niall Huggins
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 11th Leeds United had now conceded four or more goals in five of their 23 games so far in this Premier League season. The Whites had now scored 40 goals and conceded 42 so far in this Premier League season; the fewest games to both score and concede 40 or more goals in the division since Tottenham Hotspur in 2007-08 (22 games). They had now lost their last seven games in the Premier League played in London by an aggregate score of four goals scored to 22 conceded.