Leeds United v Arsenal, 18 December 2021

Score4-1 to Arsenal
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,166

View Leeds United v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 27 Leeds United won: 8 Drawn: 5 Arsenal won: 14 Leeds United scored: 28 Arsenal scored: 51 Arsenal had now won nine and drawn two of the 11 meetings in all competitions since May 2003.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Raphinha penalty 75 P

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 16 G
Gabriel Martinelli 28 G
Bukayo Saka 42 G
Emile Smith Rowe 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Cody Drameh
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Tyler Roberts

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Crysencio Summerville for Jack Harrison 31
Sam Greenwood for Mateusz Klich 78
Liam McCarron for Crysencio Summerville 81

Substitutions:

Cédric Soares for Takehiro Tomiyasu 64
Emile Smith Rowe for Bukayo Saka 78
Nuno Tavares for Martin Odegaard 85

Cards:

Joe Gelhardt 52 Y
Stuart Dallas 57 Y
Robin Koch 88 Y

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson
Defender Kris Moore
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lewis Bate
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Nohan Kenneh
Midfielder/Forward Liam McCarron
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 16th Leeds United had now lost three consecutive league games for the first time since November 2017 in the League Championship. They had now scored 50 goals in 40 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 60). Aged 15 years and 281 days, Archie Gray became the youngest-ever player to selected in a matchday squad for the Whites, and only the second 15 year-old after Peter Lorimer on 29 September 1962 against Southampton in League Division Two (15 years and 289 days). [c/o Jonny Cooper]

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal (7,003) became the third team to score 7,000 goals in the top division after Everton (7,139) and Liverpool (7,069). One of the Gunners’ last 18 goals in the Premier League had now been scored by a player over the age of 23. [c/o Orbinho] This was their biggest away win in the Premier League since a 4-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 2 January 2021.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Raphinha penalty 75 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Cody Drameh
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Tyler Roberts

Substitutions:

Crysencio Summerville for Jack Harrison 31
Sam Greenwood for Mateusz Klich 78
Liam McCarron for Crysencio Summerville 81

Cards:

Joe Gelhardt 52 Y
Stuart Dallas 57 Y
Robin Koch 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson
Defender Kris Moore
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Lewis Bate
Midfielder Jack Jenkins
Midfielder Nohan Kenneh
Midfielder/Forward Liam McCarron
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 16th Leeds United had now lost three consecutive league games for the first time since November 2017 in the League Championship. They had now scored 50 goals in 40 games in the Premier League in 2021 (conceded 60). Aged 15 years and 281 days, Archie Gray became the youngest-ever player to selected in a matchday squad for the Whites, and only the second 15 year-old after Peter Lorimer on 29 September 1962 against Southampton in League Division Two (15 years and 289 days). [c/o Jonny Cooper]

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 16 G
Gabriel Martinelli 28 G
Bukayo Saka 42 G
Emile Smith Rowe 84 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Cédric Soares for Takehiro Tomiyasu 64
Emile Smith Rowe for Bukayo Saka 78
Nuno Tavares for Martin Odegaard 85

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal (7,003) became the third team to score 7,000 goals in the top division after Everton (7,139) and Liverpool (7,069). One of the Gunners’ last 18 goals in the Premier League had now been scored by a player over the age of 23. [c/o Orbinho] This was their biggest away win in the Premier League since a 4-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 2 January 2021.