Arsenal v Leeds United, 23 August 2025

Score5-0 to Arsenal
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,110

View Arsenal v Leeds United head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 31 Arsenal won: 18 Drawn: 5 Leeds United won: 8 Arsenal scored: 63 Leeds United scored: 30 . Leeds United now remained without a win in their last 15 meetings with Arsenal in all competitions (lost 13, including the last seven).

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Jurriën Timber 34 G
Bukayo Saka 45+1 G
Viktor Gyökeres 48 G
Jurriën Timber 56 G
Viktor Gyökeres penalty 90+5 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Starting lineup:

Lucas Perri Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Ilia Gruev Midfielder
Ao Tanaka Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Dan James Midfielder/Forward
Joël Piroe Forward

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Martin Odegaard 38
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 53
Max Dowman for Noni Madueke 64
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori 64
Cristhian Mosquera for Jurriën Timber 64

Substitutions:

Sean Longstaff for Ao Tanaka 58
Lukas Nmecha for Joël Piroe 58
Brenden Aaronson for Dan James 66
Noah Okafor for Wilfried Gnonto 66
Sam Byram for Jayden Bogle 83

Cards:

Cards:

Jayden Bogle 9 Y
Gabriel Gudmundsson 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Lukas Nmecha

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now equalled the competition record of remaining unbeaten in 43 consecutive home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams; previously by Chelsea from 2001 to 2015. . The Gunners had now won 22 of their last 28 home games in the Premier League against teams from outside London (lost two). . Aged 15 years and 235 days, Max Dowman had now become the second youngest-ever player for Arsenal in the Premier League after Ethan Nwaneri (15 years and 181 days).

Comments:

League position: 11th . Leeds United failed in their attempt to win their opening two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2002-03. . The Whites had now become the second-ever team to lose a league game by a margin of five or more goals immediately after winning seven or more consecutive league games; previously by Port Vale in League Division Two in October 1893. [c/o Jonny Cooper] . They had now conceded 3,000 goals in 2,176 games in the top division (scored 3,232).

5 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Jurriën Timber 34 G
Bukayo Saka 45+1 G
Viktor Gyökeres 48 G
Jurriën Timber 56 G
Viktor Gyökeres penalty 90+5 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Martin Odegaard 38
Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka 53
Max Dowman for Noni Madueke 64
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori 64
Cristhian Mosquera for Jurriën Timber 64

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now equalled the competition record of remaining unbeaten in 43 consecutive home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams; previously by Chelsea from 2001 to 2015. . The Gunners had now won 22 of their last 28 home games in the Premier League against teams from outside London (lost two). . Aged 15 years and 235 days, Max Dowman had now become the second youngest-ever player for Arsenal in the Premier League after Ethan Nwaneri (15 years and 181 days).

0 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lucas Perri Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Ilia Gruev Midfielder
Ao Tanaka Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Dan James Midfielder/Forward
Joël Piroe Forward

Substitutions:

Sean Longstaff for Ao Tanaka 58
Lukas Nmecha for Joël Piroe 58
Brenden Aaronson for Dan James 66
Noah Okafor for Wilfried Gnonto 66
Sam Byram for Jayden Bogle 83

Cards:

Jayden Bogle 9 Y
Gabriel Gudmundsson 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Lukas Nmecha

Comments:

League position: 11th . Leeds United failed in their attempt to win their opening two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2002-03. . The Whites had now become the second-ever team to lose a league game by a margin of five or more goals immediately after winning seven or more consecutive league games; previously by Port Vale in League Division Two in October 1893. [c/o Jonny Cooper] . They had now conceded 3,000 goals in 2,176 games in the top division (scored 3,232).