Summary

  • FT: Leeds 1-4 Arsenal - Martinelli scores twice for Gunners and Saka on target

  • Raphinha pulls one back from penalty spot before Smith Rowe scores

  • Five games all called off because of Covid

  • Aston Villa v Burnley was postponed earlier today

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  1. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Raphinha comes back on. He's going to give it a go.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

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    Whisper it quietly but Arsenal are looking good for a top-four finish. West Ham seem to be on the slide sadly, United inconsistent, Spurs absent!

    Tom in London

  3. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Granit Xhaka escapes here with no punishment.

    Raphinha's day might be finished though. That looked nasty and the medical team have been dealing with him for a while.

  4. VAR

    Video Assistant Refereepublished at 49 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Granit Xhaka takes some ball... and some of Raphinha's ankle with a studsy tackle.

    VAR is having a look. Raphinha is in pain.

  5. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Gabriel's header is blocked, and so too is Granit Xhaka's follow-up shot.

  6. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Gabriel is put off as he tries a volley from the corner. But Leeds can't clear and end up conceding another corner.

  7. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Twenty seconds in and Gabriel Martinelli wins a corner for Arsenal.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

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    The second half begins.

    No changes for Leeds - because it's just kids on the bench.

  9. 'Leeds are an absolute shambles'published at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    HT: Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Ex-Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness, speaking to Sky Sports: "Leeds play like they're in the school playground, they really do.

    "When you're a defender you have decisions to make. As a defender you must decide what's the most dangerous thing. That's where your concentration needs to be.

    "3-0 does not flatter Arsenal. You have to say Leeds are an absolute shambles, an absolute shambles.

    "They've got young players and injuries, but the way they've been asked to play, they're not going to survive in this league."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

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    Sho: Leeds affected massively by injuries of course, but whatever players you have these tactics by Bielsa are asking for trouble. Arsenal should have six already. This is the reason he's never been a manager of a big club, no matter how people rate him.

    Leeds injuries and lack of squad depth has to be down to Bielsa. How many other teams have four players out with hamstring injuries? Time to go.

    Ali

  11. Postpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

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    The last time Leeds conceded three goals at home before half-time in the Premier League was also against Arsenal on 1 November 2003.

    They lost 4-1 that day. I think they'd take that now.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

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    Dean Plumley: Can we all stop the Bielsa bashing? With the injuries we have any team would struggle, leave the manager alone.

    Can't believe the criticism of Bielsa. He's barely got 11 players to pick from.

    Nick

  13. Postpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Bukayo Saka has been Arsenal's most attacking player so far based on this average position graphic, despite Gabriel Martinelli's double

    OptaImage source, Opta
  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

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    Leeds trail 10-0 on aggregate over the last game and a half of football.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

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    Steve Schofield: Feels like I'm watching Bielsa's last game, we're clueless in defence.

    I said at the start of the season Bielsa would quit before Christmas. I say it once again.

    Chris

  16. Postpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Update of an earlier stat...

    Thirteen of Arsenal's 26 Premier League goals this season have been scored by players aged 21 or younger (50%), the second-highest ratio by a side in a single season, behind Leeds in 1999-2000 (65%).

  17. INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

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    Three minutes added on. Raphinha can't get a shot away.

  18. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Leeds 0-3 Arsenal

    Illan Meslier saves from Martin Odegaard's 20-yard effort. Marcelo Bielsa just needs to get his team in for the breaknow. I'm not sure what's he going to do though.

    Another good Meslier save, down low from Bukayo Saka.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2021

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    Miles: Unfortunately Bielsa's desire to have a small squad is going to cost us dear. If we don't spend in January we will be back in the Championship for sure.

    Gee Em: The freedom that Leeds play with, when it works they look a billion dollars. When it gets intercepted and the entire team is out of position, they look like the seniors vs the elite junior squad. A dogs breakfast at the moment.

  20. goal

    GOAL - Leeds 0-3 Arsenalpublished at 42 mins

    Bukayo Saka

    Leeds 0-3 ArsenalImage source, Getty Images

    Leeds' defence all over the place again.

    Bukayo Saka gets the ball on the wing and cuts in. The ball breaks to Alexandre Lacazette and then comes back to Saka.

    He hits a shot which is deflected off a defender and flies into the bottom corner.

    The defenders just didn't know what to do there.