HIGHLIGHTS | Leeds vs Arsenal (1-4) | Premier League | Martinelli, Saka, Smith Rowe



A thoroughly dominant first-half performance laid the platform for an excellent away win at Leeds.

Gabriel Martinelli netted twice and Bukayo Saka was also on target in a mesmerising opening 45 minutes, in which we mustered 11 shots on target – the most in a single half of Premier League football since 2003/04.

Leeds rallied briefly in the second half, scoring from the penalty spot, but Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench to net his seventh Premier League goal of the season late on to seal the three points.

There were signs of what was to come from the very first whistle. We had three very good chances within moments of kick off.

Martin Odegaard found Alexandre Lacazette with a fantastic throughball, but the Leeds keeper Illan Meslier was down well to deny him when one on one. The rebound was prodded wide by Saka and with our next attack Thomas Partey saw his shot turned away at the near post.

It was a bright start full of intent and ambition, with Kieran Tierney next to test the keeper with a right-footed strike.

That was all in the first five minutes, and the game settled down until Martinelli lashed us into the lead.

The Leeds defence hesitated, appealing for a foul by Lacazette, but referee Andre Marriner waved play on, and crucially Martinelli remained alert, to smash the ball home. VAR also saw nothing untoward with the strike.

The goal brought up a milestone for the Gunners – it was our 7,000th scored in the top-flight of English football, becoming the third side to the landmark, after Everton and Liverpool. Our first came some 117 years ago.

Leeds, severely depleted with injury and missing nine players, were still full of running, and nearly brought themselves level when Raphinha wriggled past Tierney and shot just wide with Aaron Ramsdale wrong-footed.

We continued to make chances though, and soon doubled our lead. This time Granit Xhaka released Martinelli through the middle, and the 20-year-old forward kept his composure, bore down on goal, and lifted a wonderful finish over Meslier.

It was no more than we deserved after an excellent start.

We were swarming around the Leeds defence, and Lacazette was next to go close, forcing another save from Meslier after great build up play involving Saka and Odegaard.

Saka increased the lead just before half-time, his shot was deflected in past the keeper, after just about beating the offside trap.

The only surprise is that we weren’t leading by more at the interval.

Leeds were in no mood to lay down though, and cheered on by the Elland Road faithful, came out fired up for the second half.

A clumsy challenge from Ben White inside the area gave them a route back into the game when Raphinha fired home the resulting penalty. More than a quarter of an hour remaining and all of a sudden it was game on again.

The hosts’ tails were up, but a thumping finish from substitute Smith Rowe restored our three-goal advantage.

Odegaard pounced on a loose ball and weighted his pass into the advancing Smith Rowe, and the England man made no mistake with his first-time finish.

It sealed an excellent away win – our first since beating Leicester in October – and consolidated our place in the top four going in to Christmas.

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34 opiniones en “HIGHLIGHTS | Leeds vs Arsenal (1-4) | Premier League | Martinelli, Saka, Smith Rowe”

  13. I have loved this season so far. Even in the losses we have taken (maybe not at the start) we have had an urge to improve and showed improvement. We can't demand more, this is what we need to be

  21. Partey was poor many misplaced passes and loss of possession in dangerous areas he really needs to capture his form from Athletico or Arteta will bench him and get in another CM because we need everyone to be playing their best to have a chance of top four

  22. We need an alternative of Partey. He is not realizing that even he can be upgraded. Ndidi, Bissouma and Guendouzi are far more better than him. Serious doubts are pertaining over his adaptation to PL.

  24. Arsenal now needs one creative box to box midfielder like Fabregas or Xhaka, One monster creative Attacking midfielder like Santi Carzola.
    Both should be experienced midfielders to give mentorship to the youngsters like Viera did to Fabregas. And to help them hold their nerves against big teams

  29. Odegaard is the player i was hoping Mesut Ozil was, you can tell Mesut was only interested in the offensive side but less interested in defensive duties, Martin not only tracks back he also pressures the defensive line every single minute of play, hes really grown on me, and passes like that one to ESR, almost Playstation like

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