On Saturday Dec 18th, Arsenal and Leeds United will play a match in Leeds in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 16th placed Leeds United, recorded a 0-7 blowout loss against Manchester City. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 8th minute, then Jack Grealish added another in the 13th minute In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Arsenal, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Southampton. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Arsenal in the 21st minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Kieran Tierney In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Leeds United and Arsenal last played eachother at the Emirates Stadium on Monday Jan 6th. Arsenal was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 58000 excited fans. Reiss Nelson struck first for Arsenal in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Leeds United couldn’t manage to score, and Arsenal took the shutout win.
Arsenal’s top weapon lately has been Martin Ødegaard, who has three goals in the last five matches. Raphinha has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in the last 5 matches with two goals
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s Leeds United squad will be without Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Pascal Struijk, while Granit Xhaka, Martinelli, Sead Kolašinac, Emile Smith Rowe and Bernd Leno are unavailable to play for Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s team.