Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Arsenal

2 : 1

Leeds

Riccardo Calafiori62'
Bruno Guimarães70'

55'James Justin

Arsenal4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Leeds Leeds crest

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Assistant

Edmund Riemer

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Substitutions

63'
47.5A
B. White
126.9
J. Timber
63'
296.6
K. Havertz
146.7
V. Gyokeres
63'
497.2
M. Lewis-Skelly
398.2
Bruno Guimaraes
82'
336.6
R. Calafiori
56.9
P. Hincapie
90'
86.6
M. Odegaard
23
M. Merino

Unused

Assistant

Edmund Riemer

Substitutions

71'
226.3
A. Tanaka
106.5
H. Wilson
71'
196.5
N. Okafor
116.2
B. Aaronson
79'
247.0
J. Justin
146.5
L. Nmecha
86'
26.6
J. Bogle
236.5
J. Bahoya
86'
306.3
N. Elvedi
157.0
J. Bijol

Unused

Home

W. Saliba
Back Injury
Out
C. Tzolis
Hamstring Injury
Out

Away

D. James
Back Injury
Out
M. Joseph
Knee Injury
Out
J. Rodon
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura

Midfielder · Arsenal

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes21

Pass accuracy95%

Defending

Duels won5 · 71%

Fouls won/made3 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
David RayaG	4	1	1,35	+0,35	19/30	3/14
James TraffordG	4	2	2,96	+0,96	28/50	12/33

Live stats

Possession & Passing

58%Possession42%

513Total passes354

85%Pass accuracy78%

3Corners4

Attack

13Shots11

6On target5

4Off target3

3Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

8Shots in box7

5Shots out box4

2.6xG0.7

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4

7Offsides4

12Fouls20

1Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,41xG0,41

4Shots7

1On target3

1Big chances2

13Touches in box8

60%Possession40%

0Corners2

Second half

2,17xG0,27

9Shots4

5On target2

3Big chances1

21Touches in box8

56%Possession44%

2Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Arsenal

2.5913958%

97% open play3% set piece

Leeds

0.6711842%

84% open play16% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

24 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Arsenal2,59 xG · 2 scored

Leeds0,67 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Arsenal26

Open play 23Dribble 1Defensive 2

Leeds18

Open play 12Set piece 4Foul won 2

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Arsenal75% pressure

Leeds25% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.59xG0.67

13Shots11

9On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Bukayo Saka 0.21 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

13 v 11

Arsenal shoot right, Leeds left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ARSArsenalLEELeedsgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ArsenalLeedsgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ArsenalDefensive line 42%

LeedsDefensive line 37%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ArsenalUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Rice and Lewis-Skelly, 18 passes between them.

LeedsUntil 71'

Most-connected pair: Muharemović and Trafford, 14 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Noni Madueke

34.6 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Arsenal122.7 km

DistanceSprints

Martin Ødegaard12.2 km10×
Declan Rice11.7 km13×
Gabriel Magalhães11.2 km6×
Noni Madueke11.1 km26×
Bukayo Saka11.0 km19×

Leeds122.5 km

DistanceSprints

Anton Stach12.6 km17×
Ethan Ampadu12.3 km9×
Gabriel Gudmundsson11.4 km14×
Tarik Muharemović11.2 km10×
Dominic Calvert-Lewin11.0 km8×

Tactical battle

75control25

Noni Madueke

8 touches in box

In possession

70,8%Field tilt29,2%

13Passes into box7

23Progressive passes13

10Carries into final third7

11Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,81Press intensity (PPDA)10,03

8High turnovers8

6Regains within 5s15

16,9sBall recovery time20,7s

14Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

140Carries94

1491mCarry distance1295m

20Progressive carries5

843mProgressive carry distance556m

7Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won3

10Take-ons attempted8

328mProgressive pass distance264m

2Through balls1

3Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,38Expected threat (xT)0,36

1,96Action value (VAEP)0,91

26Shot-creating actions18

4Goal-creating actions2

20Box entries6

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack3,9

9,6sAttack duration12,0s

2,78 m/sAttack directness2,72 m/s

4Build-up attacks4

10Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

34Touches in box15

54Final third entries49

2Big chances3

1,56xG on target1,35

1Big chances missed2

Passing

7/16 (44%)Crosses6/21 (29%)

14/46 (30%)Long balls26/57 (46%)

16Throw-ins14

20Free kicks12

6Goal kicks5

Duels

53Total47

37/61 (61%)Ground24/61 (39%)

14/35 (40%)Aerial21/35 (60%)

6/9 (67%)Dribbles3/8 (38%)

7Dispossessed7

Defending

45Recoveries45

7Interceptions10

12Tackles10

67%Tackles won60%

22Clearances22

1Big chances scored1

1Errors led to shot2

1Fouled in final third2

116.2 kmDistance covered116.0 km

118Sprints119

7,59Average rating6,84

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ArsenalThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

LeedsThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal83%

67%2+ goals17%

17%3+ goals17%

They concede

50%1+ goal67%

17%2+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ArsenalshootallowLeeds

11.6%+3.2Six-yard box9.6%

63.7%+3.3Penalty area60.5%

21.7%-3.0Edge of the box24.3%

3.1%-3.4Long range5.6%

554 shots taken · 478 faced

LeedsshootallowArsenal

7.9%Six-yard box7.6%

60.5%Penalty area-2.857.6%

26.1%Edge of the box25.8%

5.4%Long range+2.48.9%

479 shots taken · 314 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Arsenal beat Leeds 2-1 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. It was goalless at half-time, and Arsenal came from behind to win. Scorers: Riccardo Calafiori (62'), Bruno Guimarães (70') for Arsenal; James Justin (55') for Leeds. In their last 12 meetings, Arsenal have won 11, Leeds 0, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.