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- Leeds 0-0 Arsenal (0-0)
Neither team could score when Leeds hosted Arsenal at Elland Road on Sunday night.
Leeds were the best team throughout the game, but it was still an Arsenal player who was going to steal the headlines. Five minutes into the second half, Arsenal winger Nicolas Pépé headed Leeds’ Ezgjan Alioski, who fell slightly to the ground. After the game, the Ivorian receives much criticism for the action.
– He’s so disloyal to the rest of the team. It’s such a low level, Brede Hangeland said in the TV 2 Premier League studio after the game.
– Mikel Arteta is already struggling with the discipline of this Arsenal team. This really doesn’t help. So unnecessary, writes Adam Bate in Sky Sports.
“He has failed his teammates and his coach there,” former Liverpool and Leeds player Stephen Warnock told the BBC.
– It is unacceptable. Unacceptable. You can’t do that at this level, Arteta told the BBC.
– Madness!
Leeds dominans
The last time Arsenal won a football match was against Molde in the Europa League in early November. It must be said that he has only played one game since then, losing 3-0 to the surprise team Aston Villa.
Tonight they met Leeds, a team in decline, but which has also surprised with a positive poster this season.
The first half was largely dominated by the dominance of Leeds. The home side was dangerous up front on several occasions and came very close to scoring when Patrick Bamford volleyed at 16 meters after half an hour. Arsenal’s most dangerous chance was a shot off the crossbar by Nicolas Pépé.
Despite the pressure, Leeds were unable to score in the first half and the teams went to half-time 0-0.
– Leeds have been by far the best team, said Nils Johan Semb, TV 2 expert.
Show of Power – Good to Know
Expulsion
The second half started in the worst possible way for Arsenal. With just over five minutes into the game, Nicolas Pépé opted to put Leeds’s Ezgjan Alioski on the forehead, causing him to fall to the ground.
Judge Anthony Taylor did not catch the incident and had to look at the situation again with the help of the VAR. There, Taylor quickly concluded and showed Pépé the red card.
– Pepe’s idiotic act, said Semb in the commentary booth.
After the expulsion, Leeds continued to push for the goal of management. Bamford was again dangerous up front with a shot to the post. But despite the pressure and an extra man on the pitch, Leeds failed to score and the match ended 0-0.
