Arsenal vs Leeds United

League Cup - Round of 16 26 Oct 2021, 18:45
Arsenal
Arsenal
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Leeds United
Leeds United
🏟 Emirates Stadium (London) 👤 A. Marriner Round Round of 16

Match report

Arsenal beat Leeds United 2-0 in the League Cup - Round of 16 on 26 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Arsenal had 14 shots to Leeds United's 14.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London), with A. Marriner in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 14 - 14 On target 4 - 5 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 5 - 12 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Calum Chambers
Arsenal · 1 goal
8 Bernd Leno 5 saves
8 Cédric Soares captained the side
8 Diego Llorente captained the side
7 Edward Nketiah 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–8 8–6
Shots On Goal 1–3 3–2
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 8–4 2–0
Attacks 55–29 43–58
Match statistics
16 Throw In 21
14 Free Kick 8
7 Goal Kick 9
3 Substitution 5
98 Attacks 87
38 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 5
14 Off Target 9
14 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 6
13 Shots Inside Box 9
1 Shots Outside Box 5
5 Fouls 12
10 Corners 4
3 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 2
347 Passes Total 452
279 Passes Accurate 372
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Leno
17 C. Soares 4 B. White 16 R. Holding 31 S. Kolasinac
25 M. Elneny 15 A. Maitland-Niles
19 N. Pépé 10 E. Rowe 35 G. Martinelli
30 E. Nketiah
Leeds United · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Meslier
37 C. Drameh 14 D. Llorente 21 P. Struijk 15 S. Dallas
23 K. Phillips 4 A. Forshaw
22 J. Harrison 11 T. Roberts 20 D. James
19 Rodrigo
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 32 Aaron Ramsdale
  • 21 Calum Chambers
  • 20 Nuno Tavares
  • 5 Thomas Partey
  • 7 Bukayo Saka
  • 23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
  • 65 Salah-Edine Oulad M'hand
  • 26 Folarin Balogun
  • 9 Alexandre Lacazette
Leeds United
Coach
M. Bielsa
Substitutes
  • 13 Kristoffer Klaesson
  • 6 Liam Cooper
  • 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde
  • 35 Charlie Cresswell
  • 43 Mateusz Klich
  • 39 Stuart McKinstry
  • 42 Sam Greenwood
  • 38 Crysencio Summerville
  • 30 Joe Gelhardt
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Klich ↓ A. Forshaw Leeds United
  • 53' ↑ J. Gelhardt ↓ T. Roberts Leeds United
  • 55' ↑ C. Chambers ↓ B. White Arsenal
  • 59' ↑ L. Cooper ↓ Diego Llorente Leeds United
  • 70' ↑ S. Greenwood ↓ Rodrigo Leeds United
  • 70' ↑ C. Summerville ↓ D. James Leeds United
  • 72' ↑ A. Lacazette ↓ E. Smith Rowe Arsenal
  • 72' ↑ A. Lokonga ↓ Mohamed Elneny Arsenal
  • 76' ↑ Nuno Tavares ↓ R. Holding Arsenal
Cards
  • 23' T. Roberts Leeds United
  • 59' C. Soares Arsenal
Head-to-head
Arsenal 8 1 draws 0 Leeds United
2026-01-31 Leeds vs Arsenal 0 - 4
2025-08-23 Arsenal FC vs Leeds 5 - 0
2022-10-16 Leeds United vs Arsenal 0 - 1
2022-05-08 Arsenal vs Leeds United 2 - 1
2021-12-18 Leeds United vs Arsenal 1 - 4
2021-10-26 Arsenal vs Leeds United 2 - 0
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Leeds United L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Leeds United?
Arsenal won 2-0 against Leeds United on 26 October 2021.
Who won Arsenal vs Leeds United?
Arsenal won the match 2-0.
Where was Arsenal vs Leeds United played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium (London).
Who had more possession in Arsenal vs Leeds United?
Leeds United had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.