GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Leeds (Bukayo Saka, 45+1 mins)
Into three minutes of injury-time at the end of the half. AND ARSENAL SCORE!
They cut the ball out in midfield, it’s passed to Timber, who slips in Bukayo Saka and the England star hits it hard and early. Perri in the Leeds goal is unmoved as it flies in at his near post.
2-0 just before half-time
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:18
WATCH: Arsenal take the lead from a corner
Arsenal. Corners. Inevitable.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:13
Arsenal 1-0 Leeds, 40 mins
Leeds win a free-kick on the right touchline but the ball into the box isn’t great and Arsenal clear.
Stach retreats to deal with the cleared ball but makes a mess of it and Madueke wins the tussle, then heads towards goal. But Leeds are bailed out by the referee’s whistle as he gives them a free-kick for a foul on Stach. That was… erm… generous.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:12
Arsenal 1-0 Leeds, 37 mins
Arsenal really are unstoppable from corners – it’s such a weapon for them.
In bad news though, Martin Odegaard’s 200th appearance for the Gunners is cut short as he hasn’t been able to shake off that shoulder injury so young Ethan Nwaneri comes on for him.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:09
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Leeds (Jurrien Timber, 34 mins)
AND THEY’VE DONE IT AGAIN! Set-piece superstars Arsenal score from a corner!
Rice whips it into the near post, Jurrien Timber makes a darting run from the centre of the box and flicks his header into the far corner beyond Perri. Class, pure class.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:05
Arsenal 0-0 Leeds, 33 mins
A battle down in the right corner between Saka, Gudmundsson, Timber and Gnonto. Think tag-team wrestling…
Arsenal emerge with the ball but Leeds press hard and force them back into their own half. They come again though and Calafiori’s cross is nodded behind for a corner. The Gunners’s specialism of course…
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:03
Arsenal 0-0 Leeds, 31 mins
Nice reverse pass from Raya to Calafiori to launch an Arsenal attack. The Italian strides forward but overhits the pass to Madueke when trying to slip in the England international. It runs out of play for a goal-kick.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 18:01
Arsenal 0-0 Leeds, 28 mins
Odegaard walks to the side of the pitch but looks like he might try to give this a go initially. Nwaneri had stripped down into his kit but looks like he won’t be required just yet
Luke Baker23 August 2025 17:59
Arsenal 0-0 Leeds, 26 mins
After their bright start, Arsenal have lost their way a little bit – there’s not much cohesion so far.
Another worry is that Odegaard has gone down here and appears to be struggling with his right shoulder. The physio comes on to treat the Norwegian, who is sat on the pitch. Nwaneri warming up on the sideline and stripping off in case he’s needed.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 17:58
Arsenal 0-0 Leeds, 23 mins
James fires in a cross but Raya does well to get it away with traffic around. It looks like Raya may have hurt himself but he shakes it off.
Luke Baker23 August 2025 17:55