Arsenal had to come from a goal down to defeat Leeds at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners struggled to get to grips with the game in the first-half, surrendering the better of the chances to their opponents, while failing to find a way beyond their stubborn defence.
James Justin gave Leeds a deserved lead just before the hour mark, however, they were unable to repel the reigning Premier League champions over the duration of the ninety minutes.
Riccardo Calafiori has proven to be a threat at the top end of the pitch on multiple occasions in the past and the Italian his side back on level terms just seven minutes after Justin's opener.
Mikel Arteta's men really turned on the style for the winner. Summer signing Bruno Guimaraes finished off a flowing Gunners move, slotting into the bottom left corner from the edge of the box, beyond the reach of James Trafford in the Leeds goal.
Arsenal v Leeds Timeline
- 36' - Yellow card for Ao Tanaka. (LEE)
- 38' - Yellow card for Ethan Ampadu. (LEE)
- 55' - GOAL! James Justin. (LEE)
- 59' - Yellow card for Tarik Muharemovic. (LEE)
- 62' - GOAL! Riccardo Calafiori. (ARS)
- 63' - Ben White OFF, Jurrien Timber ON. Kai Havertz OFF, Viktor Gyokeres ON. Myles Lewis-Skelly OFF, Bruno Guimaraes ON.
- 70' - GOAL! Bruno Guimaraes. (ARS)
- 71' - Ao Tanaka OFF, Harry Wilson ON. Noah Okafor OFF, Brenden Aaronson ON.
- 78' - Yellow card for James Justin. (LEE)
- 79' - James Justin OFF, Lukas Nmecha ON.
- 82' - Riccardo Calafiori OFF, Piero Hincapie ON.
- 84' - Yellow card for Martin Odegaard. (ARS)
- 86' - Jayden Bogle OFF, Jean-Matteo Bahoya ON. Nico Elvedi OFF, Jaka Bijol ON.
- 90' - Martin Odegaard OFF, Mikel Merino ON.
Arsenal v Leeds Match Stats
Arsenal | 2-1 | Leeds |
58% | Possession | 42% |
13 | Shots | 11 |
2.58 | Expected Goals | 0.68 |
6 | Shots on Target | 5 |
4 | Big Chances | 3 |
4 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
2 | Corners | 4 |
435 | Completed Passes | 352 |
12 | Fouls Committed | 20 |
25 | Clearances | 19 |
7 | Offside | 4 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
