Arsenal estinguishes Leeds United 4-1 with an outstanding performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal annihilates Leeds United 4-1 with goals of

April 2, 2023

LONDON. Arsenal destroys Leeds United 4-1 with goals of Gabriel Jesus (33′ pen), Ben White (47′), Gabriel Jesus (55′) and Granit Xhaka (85′). Talking about the opposition, Leeds United scored with Rasmus Kristensen (76′). Arsenal was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the collaboration of Daniel Cook and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

4 - 1

Leeds United

! 67 Ball Possession 33

Shots

13 Total 7
6 On Target 5
2 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 1

127 Attack 78
60 Dangerous attack 41
103 Ball safe 88

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 67% while Leeds United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Leeds United shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (Robin Koch and P. Bamford).

Match Timeline

Gabriel Jesus(penalty)

33'

45'

Ben White(goal)Gabriel Martinelli

47'

Gabriel Jesus(goal)Leandro Trossard

55'

Jorginho- sub ->Thomas Partey

60'

Bukayo Saka - sub ->Gabriel Jesus

60'

66'

74'

L. Cooper- sub ->Robin Koch

74'

G. Rutter- sub ->C. Summerville

76'

85'

P. Bamford- sub ->Jack Harrison

85'

Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Martin Ødegaard

85'

Fábio Vieira- sub ->Granit Xhaka

86'

90'

P. Bamford- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this encounter, Arsenal will have 72 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Leeds United will stay with 26 points like Everton to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Leeds United will host Newcastle United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

7.1

Rob Holding 16.England

6.9

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.2

Ben White 4.England

7.3

47'

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

6.8

85'

Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland

8.1

86'

85'

Thomas Partey 5.Ghana

7.0

60'

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

7.3

85'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

7.4

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

8.2

60'

33', 55'

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

7.2

Substitutes

Matt Turner 30.United States

Reuell Walters 97.England

J. Kiwior 15.Poland

Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland

85'

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

86'

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

85'

Bukayo Saka 7.England

6.4

60'

Jorginho 20.Italy

6.6

60'

Reiss Nelson 24.England

Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (7.1), Benjamin White (7.3), Rob Holding (6.9), Gabriel Magalhães (7.2), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.8), Martin Ødegaard (7.3), Thomas Partey (7.0), Granit Xhaka (8.1), Leandro Trossard (7.4), Gabriel Jesus (8.2) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Fábio Vieira, Reuell Walters, Jakub Kiwior, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka (6.4), Kieran Tierney, Matt Turner, Reiss Nelson and Jorginho (6.6).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Thomas Partey for Jorginho (60′), Gabriel Jesus for Bukayo Saka (60′), Granit Xhaka for Fabio Vieira (86′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Kieran Tierney (85′) and Martin Ødegaard for Emile Smith Rowe (85′).

Best player: Gabriel Jesus

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Gabriel Jesus.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 28 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

5.4

Luke Ayling 2.England

6.4

Robin Koch 5.Germany

6.5

74'

45'

Junior Firpo 3.Spain

6.4

P. Struijk 21.Netherlands

6.1

Rasmus Kristensen 25.Denmark

7.3

76'

Marc Roca 8.Spain

7.1

Jack Harrison 11.England

6.5

85'

Brenden Aaronson 7.United States

7.0

66'

Luis Sinisterra 23.Colombia

6.7

66'

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

6.8

74'

Substitutes

Joel Robles 22.Spain

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

6.6

74'

A. Gray 63.England

Weston McKennie 28.United States

6.2

66'

D. Gyabi 18.England

Sam Greenwood 42.England

Rodrigo 19.Spain

6.6

66'

P. Bamford 9.England

85'

90'

G. Rutter 24.France

6.2

74'

Also Leeds United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Javier Gracia Carlos played with: Illan Meslier (5.4), Luke Ayling (6.4), Robin Koch (6.5), Pascal Struijk (6.1), Junior Firpo (6.4), Rasmus Kristensen (7.3), Marc Roca (7.1), Jack Harrison (6.5), Luis Sinisterra (6.7), Brenden Aaronson (7.0) and Crysencio Summerville (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joel Robles, Liam Cooper (6.6), Sam Greenwood, Archie Gray, Weston McKennie (6.2), Rodrigo (6.6), Patrick Bamford, Georginio Rutter (6.2) and Darko Gyabi.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Luis Sinisterra for Weston McKennie (66′), Brenden Aaronson for Rodrigo (66′), Robin Koch for Liam Cooper (74′), C. Summerville for Georginio Rutter (74′) and Jack Harrison for Patrick Bamford (85′).