Leeds 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka scores winning goal

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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport

Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Bukayo SakaBukayo Saka present has 4 goals and 5 assists this season

Premier League leaders Arsenal held connected to triumph astatine Leeds successful a melodramatic decorativeness aft the lucifer had been delayed by astir 40 minutes due to the fact that of a powerfulness outage.

There was play successful stoppage clip erstwhile referee Chris Kavanagh sent disconnected Arsenal's Gabriel for kicking retired astatine Leeds striker Patrick Bamford and awarded the hosts a penalty, but some decisions were overturned aft Kavanagh reviewed the incidental connected the pitchside monitor.

Earlier, helium halted the lucifer aft 23 seconds of play due to the fact that of a powerfulness chopped astatine Elland Road, which meant Kavanagh mislaid connection with the video adjunct referee officials, portion goalline exertion was down too.

Once they got going again, the awesome Bukayo Saka scored the winning extremity successful the archetypal fractional by punishing Rodrigo's escaped pass, exchanging passes with Martin Odegaard earlier smashing successful precocious astatine the adjacent post.

Bamford was sent connected astatine the commencement of the 2nd fractional and the Englishman astir made an contiguous interaction but his close-range onslaught was ruled retired for a propulsion connected Gabriel.

Before the stoppage-time controversy, Leeds were awarded a punishment erstwhile William Saliba was adjudged to person handled the ball, but Bamford dragged his effort wide.

Leeds piled connected the unit and Luis Sinisterra's goal-bound changeable was blocked by Gabriel, portion Brenden Aaronson's arrowed onslaught from agelong scope was pushed distant by Aaron Ramsdale.

Mikel Arteta's broadside are present 4 points wide aft making a highly awesome commencement to the run which has seen them cod 9 victories from 10 Premier League games.

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Leeds United

  1. Squad number1Player nameMeslier

  2. Squad number25Player nameKristensen

  3. Squad number5Player nameKoch

  4. Squad number6Player nameCooper

  5. Squad number21Player nameStruijk

  6. Squad number12Player nameAdams

  7. Squad number8Player nameRoca

  8. Squad number7Player nameAaronson

  9. Squad number11Player nameHarrison

  10. Squad number23Player nameSinisterra

  11. Squad number19Player nameRodrigo

  1. Squad number9Player nameBamford

  2. Squad number10Player nameSummerville

  3. Squad number30Player nameGelhardt

  4. Squad number43Player nameKlich

Arsenal

  1. Squad number1Player nameRamsdale

  2. Squad number4Player nameWhite

  3. Squad number12Player nameSaliba

  4. Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães

  5. Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu

  6. Squad number5Player namePartey

  7. Squad number34Player nameXhaka

  8. Squad number7Player nameSaka

  9. Squad number8Player nameØdegaard

  10. Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

  11. Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus

  1. Squad number3Player nameTierney

  2. Squad number14Player nameNketiah

  3. Squad number16Player nameHolding

  4. Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira

Line-ups

Leeds

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Meslier
  • 25Kristensen
  • 5Koch
  • 6Cooper
  • 21Struijk
  • 12Adams
  • 8RocaSubstituted forSummervilleat 84'minutes
  • 7Aaronson
  • 11HarrisonSubstituted forKlichat 75'minutes
  • 23SinisterraSubstituted forGelhardtat 89'minutes
  • 19RodrigoSubstituted forBamfordat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Ayling
  • 3Firpo
  • 9Bamford
  • 10Summerville
  • 13Klaesson
  • 14Llorente
  • 30Gelhardt
  • 42Greenwood
  • 43Klich

Arsenal

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 4WhiteSubstituted forTierneyat 76'minutes
  • 12SalibaBooked astatine 62mins
  • 6GabrielBooked astatine 90mins
  • 18Tomiyasu
  • 5Partey
  • 34Xhaka
  • 7SakaSubstituted forHoldingat 82'minutes
  • 8ØdegaardSubstituted forFerreira Vieiraat 73'minutes
  • 11Martinelli
  • 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forNketiahat 82'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Tierney
  • 14Nketiah
  • 16Holding
  • 17Cédric Soares
  • 21Ferreira Vieira
  • 23Sambi Lokonga
  • 24Nelson
  • 27Oliveira Alencar
  • 30Turner

Referee:Chris Kavanagh

Attendance:36,700

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Leeds United 0, Arsenal 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Arsenal 1.

  3. Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the close pursuing a corner.

  4. Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.

  5. Hand shot by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).

  6. Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).

  7. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  8. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellowish card.

  9. VAR Decision: No Red Card Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).

  10. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  11. Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).

  12. Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).

  13. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  14. Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).

  15. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  16. Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Luis Sinisterra.

  17. Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.

  18. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  19. Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Leeds United).

  20. Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the six gait container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a transverse pursuing a corner.

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