premier league,
Round 6
arsenal
ARS
10/10/2026
12:30
Leeds
LEE
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place
- Emirates Stadium
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referee
- Paul Tierney
Arsenal v Leeds preview
arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion last time out as hosts Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium.
The defending Premier League champions were beaten 3-0 on the south coast in their last meeting, their error allowing Manchester City to establish a three-point lead at the top of the table.
Although City’s title prospects depend on the sanctions and the outcome of the appeal process after they were found guilty of 114 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, the Gunners will still be keen to regain their crown defence.
Due to the long international break, Arsenal have had almost four weeks to take care of their performance in Brighton.
The long wait should give Arsenal extra motivation to put things right and celebrate manager Mikel Arteta signing a new long-term contract in style.
However, Leeds are unlikely to make it easy for Arteta’s men, having made an excellent start to the new campaign.
Daniel Farke’s side are one of five teams yet to experience defeat this season and sit just three points behind Arsenal in the table.
While Farke is aware of the challenge facing his team, he is excited for Leeds to get the chance to attack the task ahead of them.
Farke said in his pre-match press conference: “It’s probably the most important task at the moment to play away at Arsenal.
“They are one of, if not the best team in Europe. No other team has had this consistency in recent years.
“We travel respectfully, knowing Arsenal are a good team, but it’s also a good opportunity to show how far we’ve come in the last year.
“We travel with respect but not with fear. We want to show a good performance but also fight for the points.”
Premier League table
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position 1, 2, 3, 4: Promotion – Champions League (League stage)
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position 5: Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
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position 18, 19, 20: Relegation – Championship
Arsenal v Leeds team news
Arsenal will face Leeds with a depleted forward line, with Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis suffering hamstring injuries while in the squad.
Ezri Konsa is a doubt with a dead leg, and fellow centre-back William Saliba remains sidelined with a back problem.
Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie should be fit to feature in some capacity.
Daniel James will miss out at Leeds with a back injury, but Harry Wilson (quad) and Jean-Matteo Bahoya (ankle) could be fit.
Expected lineups for Arsenal-Leeds
Arsenal: Stripe; Timber, Consa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Odegaard, Eze; Gyokeres
Leeds United: Trafford; Justin, Muharemovic, Elvedi; Bogle, Tanaka, Ampadu, Stach, Gudmundsson; Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
Arsenal v Leeds recent form and stats
- Arsenal have won nine of their last 10 Premier League games against Leeds, including each of their last seven.
- Leeds have won just one of their last 17 away league games against last season’s top-flight champions.
- The Whites’ last away win against Arsenal was a 3-2 win at Highbury in 2003. They have never won at the Emirates.
- Mikel Arteta has won all four Premier League games as manager against Daniel Farke.
- Only Newcastle United’s Lukas Hornicek has made more saves (19) than Leeds’ James Trafford (18) this season. Trafford’s save percentage of 87 is the best in the Premier League.
Where to watch Arsenal v Leeds: TV and online streaming
Arsenal-Leeds United kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday. It will air on TNT Sports 1 and will be available to stream via HBO Max. Sky customers with a TNT subscription can also stream the game via Sky Go.
Prediction for Arsenal v Leeds
Leeds are a different proposition to the team that crashed out of the Championship last season, but the task of getting a result in north London is likely to be beyond them.
arsenal
3-1
Leeds
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