Eddie Nketiah’s first-half brace was eventually enough for us to claim all three points, but it was far from straight forward, despite Leeds being reduced to ten men from the 27th minute.
Our striker scored twice in the opening ten minutes, and we looked to be in total control, especially after Luke Ayling was dismissed for a lunge on Gabriel Martinelli.
But Diego Llorente’s second-half goal from a corner ensured a nervous finale.
We started like a train though. Nketiah created the opening goal out of absolutely nothing. Illan Meslier pondered on a back pass just too long, Nketiah pounced, dispossessed the keeper and bundled the ball over the line.
The Emirates was bouncing, and within minutes Nketiah dialled up the atmosphere even more with his second.
Gabriel Martinelli deserves a huge amount of the credit for the way he hassled and harried away on the left wing, broke into the box and cut the ball back for Nketiah to sweep home first time.
We were 2-0 up inside ten minutes, and looking to maintain the frantic early pace. Martinelli swung in another deep cross but it was just beyond Nketiah on the stretch.
Cedric – playing at right back with Takehiro Tomiyasu shifted over to the left – was next to try his luck, firing over after Martin Odegaard’s cut back just evaded Nketiah.
A wonderful first-time pass from Odegaard set up Saka inside the box, but his powerful shot was straight at Meslier.
Leeds were reduced to 10 men when Luke Ayling was red carded for a reckless foul on Martinelli on the byline. The former Arsenal youth player went in two-footed on the Brazilian, and referee Chris Kavanagh’s initial booking was overturned after VAR intervention.
In the ensuing melee Raphinha was booked – you could start to see why the visitors had set a new record for most yellow cards in a Premier League season.
We were starting to camp out in the Leeds half. Martinelli squeezed a shot right across the line before Odegaard had a free kick cleared from underneath the cross bar by Diego Llorente.
We continued to dominate after the break. Martinelli twisted and turned his marker before shooting at Meslier at the near post, while Nketiah had a header from a corner blocked.
From Leeds’ first shot of the game they got back into it. Junior Firpo flicked on a corner and Llorente was unmarked at the far post to score past Aaron Ramsdale.
All of a sudden from a position of total control, there were now some nerves around the Emirates.
Leeds – throwing everything at the game now in their relegation fight – sent Meslier up for a late corner. We cleared it to Pepe but he couldn’t get it under control on the halfway line with the goal vacant.
Ramsdale had to make a late save from Rodrigo, as incredibly we were hanging on for the points.
There was no little amount of relief when the final whistle went. Four points clear, three games to go. The quest for European qualification goes on.
#arsenal #nketiah #arteta
Enjoy match highlights, training and behind the scenes to get closer to the likes of Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Vivianne Miedema, Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette, Leah Williamson, Bernd Leno, Nikita Parris, Tobin Heath, Mana Iwabuchi, Jordan Nobbs, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kim Little, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Beth Mead, Ben White, Thomas Partey and more.
Subscribe to the Official Arsenal YouTube Channel:
Follow us on Facebook:
Follow us on Twitter:
Follow us on Instagram:
Follow us on TikTok:
This is the Official YouTube channel for Arsenal Football Club.
For more match action, highlights and training videos, make sure you become a digital member and sign up to Arsenal Player. It’s FREE and is the Home of the Game:
Arsenal Football Club were formed in 1886 and amassed 13 League titles, 14 FA Cups. Some of their greatest players include: Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, Ian Wright, Robert Pires, Liam Brady, Patrick Vieira, Cliff Bastin and Charlie George.
Camisetas FC Porto Últimas noticias de fútbol de 1ª división, la Champions League, UEFA, la Copa del Rey, equipos y mucho más
Tomiyasu can be on both sides
Arteta is amazing if he is in the top 3 with this strength. Tomiyasu did well! !!
Now let's handle our business against Spurs this week and wrap up this top 4 story once and for all. Well done boys ⚫⚪
Good performance We need to learn to kill off games but great performance Tomi and martinelli were great Also big up elneny
Mantap Arsenal..fans mu from indonesia
If arsenal beat Tottenham today guarantee qualification to champions league. If draw 50/50. If they loose welcome to europa league.
Martinelli ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Kebangkitan meriam London… Amazing
forever ???
Is like the ref was giving us (arsenal) direction to move forward
very disappointed pepe
Мартинелли жадничает, так бы уже 5-0 было.
If Xhaka did that tackle that ayling did, he would've been deported back to Switzerland for that! The fact that the ref had to look twice at it for him to give it a red is laughable.
What a player martinelli is. Closest thing to a young cristiano ronaldo
What a game from Elneny, Odegard, Gabi, Eddy and Tomiyasu
Чуть не обосрались
I know it is over stating but if Arsenal beat the spurs tomorrow and Chelsea screw up. Arsenal can easily nick 3rd. This young side is relentless. Even though the 3 game losing stretch in April against lesser teams Arsenal completely dominated those teams.
Nketiah brace but Matinelli wonderfull
I love arsenal
Мировая тенденция,розыгрыш с голкипером и гол,сколько можно таких голов пропускать?
Arsenal have a lot of premier league players…they need some europe champions league players …
Tomiyasu is the player of the year for Arsenal and the signing of the year for the EPL.
Arsenal played ▶️ ? ? ? ? ? well, but they need to defend better. Arsenal rocks ? ? ? ? ⛪️ ?.
Seems a lot of football games these days have goals from Keeper casually waiting to get tackled on his own line …
So Great To have Tomiyasu Back….Arteta has done wonders with these kids ?????????
We really missed chances in this match..
How cute ! They borrowed Ajax''s shirt
The winner never quit.????
Молодцы! Привет из Москвы)
Can someone explain to me why raphinia was so angry. He should have gotten 2 yellow for the protest
I get goosebumps watching arsenal play especially on home ground ?
Assalamualaikum ALLAHUMMA SHOLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMAD
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Barakallah ALLAHUMMA SHOLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMAD
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Shalawat Tanpa Tapi, Shalawat Tanpa Henti
?????
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلٰى اٰلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
So glad we won this. I hate to say it but I think Spurs will hold us to a draw, or possibly beat us as Arsenal's away performances haven't been great. But now we have 4 points on them. I can smell the CL!!!
Martinelli Nketiah partnership has so much potential
We can go to champions league!
Let's go Gunners!
Martinelli was engaged in every attack ????
We need clinical finisher.
we should subscribe and make this channel 3m subscribers please….
Leeds UTD. Relegation beckoning
If we beat tottenhum we qualify for the CL??
Spurs beat Man City so Arsenal better not show up like a mini Man City.