Arsenal vs Leeds United

Whites beaten away from home. Premier League. Arsenal 2 (Nketiah 5', 10'). Leeds United 1 (Llorente 66'). Arsenal: Ramsdale ...

Leeds were then reduced to 10 players as their torrid start to the game continued. Just five minutes later, the home side doubled their lead. Jesse Marsch’s side got off to the worst possible start, conceding inside just five minutes of the game.

That was a significantly injury / COVID depleted lineup coached by the now-sacked Marcelo Bielsa. American Jesse Marsch is now in charge at Elland Road and has ...

Even though Leeds have been playing much better since Marsch took over, the Gunners have no excuses in this one. The Gunners catch a bit of a break on the Leeds United injury front: Liam Cooper, who some thought might have been set to return, was not passed fit. This isn’t the same Leeds United side that the Gunners dismantled 4-1 in December, however. Arsenal host a desperate Leeds United team at the Emirates today in a tricky Premier League test. Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney are both out for the rest of the season. The Gunners, on the other hand, have a magic number of 9 points either won by Arsenal or dropped by Spurs, to finish 4th and qualify for the Champions League.

Eddie Nketiah's early double and Luke Ayling's red card let Jesse Marsch's relegation-threatened side with too much to do.

51 min Leeds are hell-bent on damage limitation, gathering everyone behind the ball in a 4-3-2 formation. 55 min Leeds manage half a minute of possession and win a couple of free kicks, but it’s all in their own half. 57 min Four corners in a row for Arsenal, who stand third behind Man City and Liverpool in the goals-from-corners table this season. Everton are still 2-1 up at Leicester, against the run of their whole season. Leeds get their first corner, there’s a neat flick-on and Diego Llorente is there, unmarked at the far post, to cash in with a crisp shot. Guess which of them is in the rock-star shades. Leeds are on 34 points, the same as Burnley, but are in effect a point behind because their goal difference is awful (-35) while Burnley’s is not too bad (-17). Both of them have three games to go while Everton have four. A Leeds defender tidies up on the halfway line. On the hour, Marsch plays his final card: Raphinha off, in case his yellow card turns red, and Rodrigo on. 69 min Leeds are now playing with a bit of belief. Poor old Leeds sink into the bottom three – but since going down to ten men in the 27th minute, they’ve actually won this game 1-0. So Everton are a point ahead of both Burnley and Leeds, with a game in hand.