:00 on October 16, Beijing time, Premier League ushered in a focus battle in the 11th round: the leader Arsenal away against rival Leeds United .
Before the game, Arsenal led the Premier League standings with 8 wins and 1 loss in 9 games, with 24 points; Leeds United ranked 15th with 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in 8 games, ranking 15th, only leading Southampton, who is 18th in the relegation zone, with 2 points, and the pressure to relegate is not small.
is a player, Arsenal starts 4231, center Jesus , Martinelli, Odega , Saka, double midfielder Zaka and Thomas, four defenders Fu'an Jianyang , Gabriel , Saliba, Ben White , goalkeeper Ramsdale. The total value of the eleven starters is 460 million euros.
Leeds United starts 4231, center Rodrigo Moreno, Sistra, Harrison, and Aronson on the forward line, double midfielder Roca and Adams, four defenders Struyk, Cooper, Koch, Rasmus Christensen, goalkeeper Meslier. The total value of the eleven starters is 200 million euros.
As soon as the game started, there was a problem with the referee's equipment, and the game was interrupted for about 40 minutes. After the game resumed, Leeds United took the lead in launching an offensive. Sistra midfielder took the ball and pushed it near the top of the arc to take a long shot, and missed the left post.
In the 9th minute, Gabriel cleared not far away. Rodrigo took the ball and quickly advanced. He dunked Fu'an Jianyang and forced a shot, but was cleared by Saliba.
In the 18th minute, Martinelli made a precise cross from the left, and Ode shot high, but it bounced out on his teammate Jesus.
In the 20th minute, Martinelli passed the ball to the penalty area from the left, Odgao ferrying, and Jesus shot high.
In the 24th minute, Sistra received the ball behind his teammate and sent the ball to the penalty area. Rodrigo flew in and shot, but was blocked by the defender.
In the 29th minute, Jesus broke through the speed in the middle and was knocked down by the defensive player. Arsenal received a free kick in the frontcourt. Odegao took the penalty and shot directly, but was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 34th minute, Leeds United intercepted the ball and attacked forward. Rodrigo's big foot was transferred but was cut off by Saka. Saka and Odegao cooperated and entered the penalty area and shot. The ball entered! Arsenal leads Leeds United 1:0.
In the 44th minute, Fu'an Jianyang conceded the ball under the double-team of the two. Harrison took the ball and missed the opportunity when hesitated and shot the ball high above the crossbar.
In the second half, Leeds United made substitution adjustments and strengthened the offensive. As soon as the second half started, Bamford, who came on as a substitute, carried Gabriel and scored, but the referee signaled that he would foul first.
In the 59th minute, Saliba was confronting his opponent in the penalty area and handball did not escape VAR. The referee saw VAR and awarded a penalty. Banford took the penalty, but lost it.
All-time stoppage time, Gabriel and Bamford fell to the ground one after another after fighting in the penalty area. After communicating with the linebacker, the referee gave Gabriel a red card, which was possible to give another penalty, but the referee still decided to go to see VAR. Seeing that Bamford was the first to foul Gabriel, he gave Gabriel a yellow card instead, and of course there was no penalty.
After withstanding the opponent's fierce attack, Arsenal finally defeated Leeds United 1-0 with difficulty and luckily, 9 wins and 1 loss in 10 games and continued to lead the Premier League standings with 27 points. He has led Manchester City 4 points in one round. In this round, Manchester City will play away against Liverpool and may not be able to get points. Arsenal is even expected to expand its lead.
The winner of this game, Saka, became the first player to participate in 50 goals (26 goals and 24 assists) in various competitions since Arteta coached Arsenal. So far this season, Saka has contributed 5 goals and 4 assists to Arsenal in 13 games.
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