Leeds vs Arsenal

18 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

Raphinha 75’ (pen)

Gabriel Martinelli 16’, 28’
Bukayo Saka 42’
Emile Smith-Rowe 84’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 4-1 away at Leeds. Arsenal led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette, Martinelli made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, set up by Granit Xhaka, and Bukayo Saka made it 0-3 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Raphinha pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 75th minute and Emile Smith-Rowe made it 1-4 in the 84th minute, set up by Martin Odegaard.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 3.69 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Leeds's 1.31 from 9.

Match stats

9 Shots 21

2 Shots on Target 12

1 Corners 4

3 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.31 xG 3.69

0.55 Non-penalty xG 3.69

7 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Leeds Arsenal

Kick-off

16’

Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette

0-1

28’

Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Granit Xhaka

0-2

42’

Bukayo Saka

0-3

Half-time0-3

Raphinha
Penalty

1-3

75’

84’

Emile Smith-Rowe
Assist: Martin Odegaard

1-4

Full-time1-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Leeds

Robin Koch
Stuart Dallas
Joe Gelhardt

Arsenal

Granit Xhaka

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Leeds 1.31 xGArsenal 3.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Arsenal attacking Leeds attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Illan Meslier	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Cody Drameh	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Robin Koch	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Luke Ayling	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Stuart Dallas	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.03	1
Adam Forshaw	MID	90		0	0.00	0.11	1
Mateusz Klich	MID	81		0	0.00	0.38	3
Raphinha	MID	90	1	4	0.91	0.00	0
Tyler Roberts	MID	90		4	0.12	0.00	0
Jack Harrison	MID	30		0	0.00	0.00	0
Joe Gelhardt	FWD	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Crysencio Summerville	Sub	54		1	0.29	0.01	1
Sam Greenwood	Sub	9		0	0.00	0.00	0
Liam McCarron	Sub	6		0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Aaron Ramsdale	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Takehiro Tomiyasu	DEF	67			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gabriel	DEF	90			2	0.04	0.00	0
Ben White	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.07	1
Kieran Tierney	DEF	90			2	0.08	0.00	0
Bukayo Saka	MID	81	1		7	0.84	0.09	1
Thomas Partey	MID	90			2	0.10	0.00	0
Granit Xhaka	MID	90		1	1	0.07	0.72	2
Gabriel Martinelli	MID	90	2		2	1.04	0.24	5
Martin Odegaard	MID	88		1	2	0.17	1.51	5
Alexandre Lacazette	FWD	90		1	2	0.98	0.46	2
Cédric Soares	Sub	23			0	0.00	0.00	0
Emile Smith-Rowe	Sub	9	1		1	0.37	0.02	1
Nuno Tavares	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leeds win 17% Avg odds 5.80

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35

Arsenal win 61% Avg odds 1.57

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leeds D W D L L

Arsenal W L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Arsenal 4-2 Leeds, 14 Feb 21 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Leeds, 08 May 22 All Leeds vs Arsenal meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.