Leeds 0 Arsenal 1 LIVE RESULT: Saka inspires Gunners to gruelling win after Gabriel has RED CARD rescinded
ARSENAL incredibly hung on for all three points against Leeds in what was a chaotic affair at Elland Road.
Bukayo Saka's right-footed strike from a tight angle was eventually enough for the Gunners to get the win.
But Arsenal's party would have been spoiled had Patrick Bamford scored from the penalty spot and Gabriel's red card not been rescinded.
- RESULT: Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
- Leeds XI: Meslier, Struijk, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Harrison, Sinisterra, Rodrigo
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Jesus
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Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
84, Marsch throws on Summerville for the last 5 minutes or so.
Roca is off for the hosts.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
82, Nketiah and Holding are on for the visitors.
Jesus and goalscorer Saka are off.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
80, Ten minutes to go and Leeds still look like scoring.
Arsenal are holding on by skin of their teeth.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
78, A scrappy penalty area following the Leeds corner, but no one in white can turn it home.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
77, Aaronson has a pop from outside the box, forcing Ramsdale into a smart save. The Arsenal keeper has kept his side in this second half.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
76, White is off. Tierney is on to help protect this lead.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
75, Harrison makes way for Klich.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
71, Arteta makes his first change of the afternoon.
It's a like for like swap. Vieira for Odegaard.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
70, Harrison plays Bamford in behind and Ramsdale is equal to it again. Bamford's effort was tame and straight at the Arsenal keeper.
He could have had a hat-trick in this second half!
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
69, Nearly at the 70 minute mark and no changes from Arteta yet.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
68, Xhaka is down on the deck and Arteta uses the opportunity to berate his players.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
66, Aaronson slides in Sinisterra who's effort is blocked from point blank range.
Arsenal need to wake up. Leeds are in full control of this second half.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
65, Marsch stares to the floor in disbelief.
Bamford had to score that.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
63, PENALTY MISSED!
Bamford shanks it wide!
Arsenal escape, again.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
61, Penalty to Leeds!
The handball is given. Saliba is the guilty party, handling the ball in his area.
Saliba is booked. Bamford will take.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
61, The Leeds players are convinced of a handball in the penalty area.
VAR will take a look.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
59, Almost at the hour mark and Leeds continue to pile on the pressure.
Looks like Arsenal are going to have to do this the hard way.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
57, The fans inside Elland Road sense this is their opportunity.
Arsenal have fallen a bit flat, making mistakes and inviting pressure from Leeds. They might not have long until Arsenal get back into gear so the fans are louder than ever.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
55, Bamford attempts to wriggle free in the penalty area but the Arsenal players manage to crowd him out at the last second.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
54, Xhaka has his players in a quick huddle before resuming play.
They look a little bit shaky al of a sudden.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
52, Chance for Bamford!
Bamford intercepts a poor Saliba pass and bears down on goal with Ramsdale out of position. But the keeper reacts well to save.
Sinisterra is then stripped of possession before he can find a white shirt.
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
49, After nearly the dream start for Bamford he wins a corner for his side. Instant impact from the Englishman.
Harrison has switched with Aaronson who is now occupying the number 10 position.
Goal disallowed - Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
Bamford has the ball in the back of the net inside 30 seconds of the restart. But Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle for a push in the area against the forward.
VAR aren't inclined to disagree.
Let-off for Arsenal.
SECOND HALF - Leeds 0-1 Arsenal
We're back underway in West Yorkshire.
One change to report. Bamford is on for Rodrigo.
Half-century is up
Saka is the first Arsenal player to have been involved in 50 goals under Mikel Arteta in all competitions.
.Credit: PA
