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Nicolas Pepe’s red card was the first of his career
Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe was sent off for a header when Leeds’ extravagance cost them a Premier League victory.
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds squandered a number of chances, both before and after Pepe was sent off after a video consultation with the assistant referee for sticking his head in Ezgjan Alioski’s face.
Substitutes Rodrigo, Patrick Bamford and Raphinha, in injury time in their first Premier League start, nailed it.
The Gunners were poor once again, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s effort in the 60th minute was the first of two shots on target.
He has scored a Premier League goal, an Aubameyang penalty against Manchester United, in five games since 4 October.
Both teams entered the game out of shape, with three losses in their previous four league games.
Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa will be happy with his team’s performance, barring the finish, with opponent Mikel Arteta relieved to score a point.
Arsenal remain in the lower half of the table, climbing to 11th place, two points above Leeds at 14th.
Leeds cheerleaders forget their final boots
Leeds were the first promoted Premier League team to score 14 goals in their first eight games since Charlton in 2000.
They could have used some of those goals at Elland Road, with just four of their 25 shots on target.
His three attempts against wood all came from minute 79 onwards.
Rodrigo’s 18-yard shot hit the angle of the bar and post, Bamford headed the post and Raphinha crashed a shot into the same post at the end.
Bamford had scored seven goals this season, but this time he didn’t look at the song, with two shots in a row to Bernd Leno in the first half.
Winger Raphinha, the first Brazilian to start a Premier League game with Leeds since Roque Junior in 2003, was animated and approached from the edge of the area, with Stuart Dallas forcing a good save from Leno.
On another day Leeds could have scored five but have only one point to show for their efforts and have only won once in their last six Premier League matches.
Worrying times for Arsenal
The good vibes around Arsenal when they won the FA Cup and started this season with three wins in all competitions is starting to feel like a distant memory.
Arteta has helped solidify his defense, but has only scored nine goals in nine league games this season. That’s the lowest figure at this stage since 1986-87.
Aubameyang had a rare opportunity to play as their main forward, with Alexandre Lacazette on the bench, but Arsenal struggled to create many clear chances.
It took him an hour to put Illan Meslier to the test, whose only other stop was to deny substitute Bukayo Saka later.
The Gunners had a penalty appeal when Liam Cooper blocked Aubameyang’s shot with his elbow, but the VAR team ruled it was not handball.
Arsenal, who only had 33.7% of the ball, held on, especially after Pepe’s red card.
The Ivorian, who has rarely justified his £ 75 million fee, had an ongoing battle with Alioski and eventually lost his temper with a ‘football header’.
Alioski fell to the ground and Pepe was sent off for the first time in his career.
Arsenal are kings of the red card under Arteta – match statistics
- This was only Leeds’ third goalless draw in 101 league games with Bielsa. Since Bielsa took over at Leeds in 2018, he has kept 41 clean sheets in 101 league games (excluding play-offs), more than any other team in the top four. English league levels at this time Arsenal have failed to score in four of their last five league games, this after having done so in just three of Arteta’s first 24 Premier League games in charge. Leeds is the most of all unmarked teams in the Premier League since Manchester City’s 26th against Southampton in July. They are only the third team to have as many shots in the league this season Since Arteta joined Arsenal in December 2019, the Gunners have received five Premier League red cards, at least two more than any other club in this time.
Whats Next?
Leeds will visit Everton next Saturday (17:30 GMT). Arsenal visit Molde in the Europa League on Thursday (17:55) and host Wolves on Sunday (19:55 GMT).
Man of the match
Rodrigo Rodrigo Moreno
with an average of 6.94
- LeedsLeeds UnitedLeeds UnitedArsenalArsenalArsenal
Leeds UnitedAvgTeam Number20Player NameRodrigoAverage Score
6.94
Squad Number 23 Player Name Phillips Average Rating
6.82
Squad Number 18 Player Name Raphinha Average Rating
6.80
Squad Number 1 Player Name Meslier Average Rating
6.79
Squad Number 15 Player Name Dallas Average Rating
6.71
Squad number 43 Player name Klich Average rating
6.57
Squad number 9 Player name Bamford Average rating
6.51
Squad Number 10 Player Name Alioski Average Rating
6.51
Squad number 7 Player name Poveda-Ocampo Average rating
6.48
Squad Number 22 Player Name Harrison Average Rating
6.47
Squad number 2 Player name Ayling Average rating
6.40
Squad Number 6 Player Name Cooper Average Rating
6.25
Squad Number 5 Player Name Koch Average Rating
6.04
ArsenalAvgTeam number1Player nameLenoAverage score
6.23
Squad Number 3 Player Name Tierney Average Rating
5.55
Squad number 7 Player name Saka Average rating
5.45
Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhães Average score
5.13
Squad number 2 Player name Bellerín Average rating
4.88
Squad Number 16 Player Name Retention Average Rating
4.77
Squad number 8 Player name Dani Ceballos Average rating
4.72
Squad Number 24 Player Name Nelson Average Rating
4.32
Squad number 34 Player name Xhaka Average rating
4.30
Squad Number 15 Player Name Maitland-Niles Average Rating
4.29
Squad number 14 Player name Aubameyang Average rating
4.11
Squad Number 28 Player Name Willock Average Rating
3.93
Squad Number 12 Player Name Willian Average Rating
3.55
Squad number 19 Player name Pepé Average rating
2.93
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
Lineups
- 1Meslier2AylingReplaced byRodrigo in 70 ‘minutes5Koch6CooperReserved at 86 minutes10 Alioski 23 PhillipsReserved at 90 minutes18 Days Belloli 43 Klich 15 DallasReserved at 15 minutes22 Harrison Replaced by Poveda-Ocampo in 80 minutes 9Bamford
Substitutes
- 7Poveda-Ocampo11Roberts13Casilla17Hélder Costa20Rodrigo21Struijk24Davis
Arsenal
- 1Leno2Bellerín16Holding6dos Santos Magalhães3Tierney8Ceballos34Xhaka19PépéBooked in 51 minutes28 Willock Replaced by Saka in 57 minutes Replaced by Maitland-Niles in 90 + 3 minutes 12 Willian Replaced by Nelson in 45 minutes 14 Aubameyang
Substitutes
- 7Saka9Lacazette13Rúnarsson15Maitland-Niles20Mustafi24Nelson30Nketiah
Referee: Anthony TaylorMatch StatsHome TeamLeedsAway TeamArsenalPossessionHome66% Away34% ShotsHome25Away9 Shots on targetHome4Away2CornersHome5Away3FoulsHome9Away8Live TextPost update
End of the match, Leeds United 0, Arsenal 0.
90 ‘+ 7’ Full time
Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Arsenal 0.
90 ‘+ 7’Post update
Corner, Leeds United. Corner committed by Gabriel Magalhães.
90 ‘+ 5’Post update
Raphinha (Leeds United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the center of the box. Assisted by Rodrigo.
90 ‘+ 5’Post update
Failed attempt. Rodrigo (Leeds United) header from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
90 ‘+ 3’ Reserve
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90 ‘+ 3’Post update
Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
90 ‘+ 3’Post update
Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90 + 3 ‘Change
Change, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is on for Bukayo Saka due to injury.
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Failed attempt. Attempt missed. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) left footed shot from the center of the box goes high and wide to the left.
90’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Robin Koch (Leeds United) header from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
88’Post update
Corner, Leeds United. Corner committed by Granit Xhaka.
87’Post update
Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) hits the left post with a header from the center of the box. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo with a cross.
86 ‘Reserve
Liam Cooper (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85 ‘Post update
Foul by Liam Cooper (Leeds United).
85 ‘Post update
Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84’Post update
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
84’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
83’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Robin Koch.
82’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
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