On the 8th of May, Leeds United will travel to London to battle Arsenal in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Arsenal, recorded a 2-1 win against West Ham United. Rob Holding scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 38th minute, then Jarrod Bowen got the equalizer for West Ham United in the 45th minute on a feed from Vladimír Coufal. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while leeds United is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Manchester City. Rodri struck first for Manchester City in the 13th minute, then Nathan Aké added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Rúben Dias In the end, Leeds United was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 18th, Leeds United hosted Arsenal in their last match together. Arsenal took the match by a score of 4 to 1 in front of a crowd of just over 36000 spectators. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 16th minute on a feed from Alexandre Lacazette, then Martinelli added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka.
Leeds United’s most prolific scorer has been Jack Harrison. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Arsenal is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Edward Nketiah and Bukayo Saka each having 2 goals in their last 5
Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka, while Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United squad will be without Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford, Adam Forshaw and Tyler Roberts.