United Club One Time Pass Leave and Come Back
19:40
Nick Ames was our man at Elland Road this evening. His report has landed. Here it is! Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.
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19:39
An extremely happy Gabriel Martinelli, the man of the match, talks to Sky Sports. "It was a very good result. It was away. We are so happy with the result and our good work. We have a young team but a very strong team with very good players. It's all about the team."
19:26
Arsenal put a bit of distance between themselves and West Ham United ...
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 17 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 35 | 40 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 17 | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | West Ham | 17 | 7 | 28 |
... while Leeds continue to look over their shoulder towards the relegation zone, their goal difference having taken a pounding this week.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Leeds | 18 | -18 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 15 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle | 17 | -19 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich | 17 | -26 | 10 |
19:24
FULL TIME: Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal
Another dreadful result for Leeds, though for a while it threatened to be a lot worse. Arsenal, impressive in attack, consolidate fourth spot; Leeds will try to take whatever succour they can from an improved second-half showing.
19:22
90 min +2: The Leeds fans are giving their team a proper ovation, loud and four-square behind their manager.
19:20
90 min +1: On Sky, Gary Neville names Martinelli as man of the match. You can't argue with the decision.
19:20
90 min: Just as they did at the Etihad on Tuesday night, the Leeds fans make one hell of a defiant racket. There will be three added minutes.
19:18
88 min: Koch is booked now, though, fouling Martinelli from behind in the frustrated style.
19:17
87 min: Lacazette turns into Koch and takes a whack in the coupon. The Arsenal striker thinks it was deliberate; the referee isn't of that opinion. Lacazette wanders off in a gentle seethe.
19:16
86 min: Xhaka is booked for taking his sweet time over a free kick. No punishment for that obnoxious challenge on Raphinha, remember. He's lucky to still be on the park.
19:15
85 min: Tavares comes on for Odegaard, whose work here is done.
19:14
GOAL! Leeds 1-4 Arsenal (Smith Rowe 84)
... so having said that, Odegaard drives at the back-tracking Leeds defence, then dinks a ball between Ayling and Koch for Smith Rowe, who batters the ball past Meslier. Any doubts are gone.
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19:13
83 min: Plenty of noise in Elland Road again. Leeds have shown admirable spirit in this second half, and they're being rewarded with plenty of support.
19:11
81 min: Liam McCarron comes on to make his Leeds debut. He takes the place of the substitute Summerville. Odegaard is good to continue.
19:10
80 min: Odegaard is down, holding his head, having been clanked by Forshaw from behind. There wasn't much in it, and play goes on for a while, but eventually Leeds are stopped mid-attack. On comes the trainer.
19:08
78 min: Both teams make a change. Klich is replaced by Greenwood, while Saka makes way for Smith Rowe.
19:08
77 min: Martinelli looks for his hat-trick goal again but can't get a shot away from a position on the left. Then up the other end, Klich crosses from the right. Summerville meets it, six yards out, but can only bicycle kick wildly over the bar. A sense that the scoring is far from over, one way or another.
19:06
76 min: Suddenly Leeds are a little quicker to everything. Roberts and Raphinha combine down the inside-right channel, the former taking too long to consider a shot. Eventually he has a go, but there's no time or space and the ball squirts harmlessly away.
19:05
GOAL! Leeds United 1-3 Arsenal (Raphinha 75 pen)
Raphinha absolutely larrups the penalty into the top right. The home fans celebrate by hollering Marcelo Bielsa's name from the rafters.
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19:03
Penalty for Leeds!
73 min: Gelhardt dribbles in from the left. He reaches the edge of the six-yard box, but before he can shoot, he's taken out by White's foolish scissor tackle. The referee points to the spot.
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19:02
72 min: Summerville glides in from the left and considers shooting. He declines the invitation extended by the crowd, who want him to have a dig. Instead he tees up Roberts, who sends a pea-roller straight at Ramsdale. A poor effort that nonetheless stands as Leeds' first on-target effort this evening.
18:59
70 min: Summerville strokes a pass down the left to release Gelhardt, who has the jump on Tierney. Ramsdale takes matters into his own hands by racing out of the box and hoicking clear.
18:58
68 min: Saka combines with Martinelli down the left and drags a shot across Meslier and inches wide of the right-hand post. After a relatively quiet start to the second half, Arsenal are beginning to bare their teeth again.
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18:57
67 min: White, formerly a hero round these parts, is rubbing his erstwhile fans up the wrong way. Now he tangles with Summerville just inside the Arsenal box. Both men fall over, but while Leeds want a penalty, there's nothing in it other than mutual levels of clumsiness.
18:55
66 min: Martinelli has a run at Ayling and very nearly gets a shot away on the edge of the box. No hat-trick goal yet, and the flag goes up for offside anyway.
18:54
64 min: White and Raphinha go nose to nose over a trivial matter. They have to be pulled apart. For a second, both men looked ready to rumble.
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18:54
63 min: Tomiyasu is replaced by Cedric.
18:53
62 min: A strange episode as Forshaw is fouled. The referee raises his whistle but doesn't blow. Everyone stops, except Roberts, so the ref waves advantage. Roberts immediately loses the ball and Arsenal race off upfield, the Leeds players and fans apoplectic. Fortunately nothing comes of Arsenal's attack.
18:52
61 min: Drameh drives down the right at pace. He loops a long cross towards Gelhardt, who opts to cushion a volley back across the face of goal instead of hoofing towards it. Strange decision; that shot was there to be taken.
18:50
60 min: Forshaw makes a little space in the middle of the park and shovels a pass down the centre, nearly releasing Raphinha. Not quite, but Leeds have perked up, and are finally asking a couple of questions of the Arsenal defence.
18:48
59 min: Partey's loose pass in midfield allows Raphinha to break upfield. He feeds Roberts, who launches a wild effort over the bar. This is a little better from Leeds, though the bar isn't set high. Meanwhile Dallas comes back on.
18:47
57 min: Dallas is booked for tugging away at Tomiyasu's shirt. Not sure if he's injured himself in the process, because now he's off the field having his ribs examined.
18:46
56 min: Raphinha and Klich combine well down the right, the latter fizzing a low ball through the six-yard box. Summerville races in, hoping to slam home from six yards, but Tomiyasu gets in the way to block and shepherd the ball away from danger. That's great football all round.
18:44
54 min: Odegaard nearly gets on the end of a long punt down the middle. Meslier reads the danger, races from his box, and hooks clear, just in time. Here's Sam Campbell: "If that's not a red for Xhaka then we should just pack VAR up as there is no point having it if it won't be used to punish terrible challenges such as that." Preach on, brother.
18:43
52 min: This won't help Leeds' mood. Gelhardt is booked for an almost identical challenge on Tomiyasu. He could easily have walked as well. Two really poor challenges. No idea what the referee and VAR dude are up to.
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18:41
50 min: Raphinha is off getting treatment on that ankle. It'll have been a sore one. He's fortunate Xhaka didn't connect further up his leg, because that could have done some serious damage.
18:40
49 min: VAR has a check, but absurdly there's no punishment. Xhaka responds with a wide smile and a laugh. He's really got away with one there. Another referee, another VAR operative, could easily have sent him packing.
18:39
48 min: Xhaka refuses to step away as Klich tries to take a quick free kick. He's not booked, but then goes in on Raphinha, unnecessarily hard, studding the Leeds man on his ankle. He could be in trouble here.
18:37
47 min: The second corner leads to Xhaka having a dig from just inside the box. The ball pinballs around and away, but already the signs aren't looking good for Leeds.
18:36
46 min: One corner leads to another, Leeds again struggling to clear their lines.
18:35
Arsenal restart the match. Within 20 seconds, they earn their first corner of the second half.
18:31
A thoroughly depressing reason for that discussion between the Arsenal staff and the officials. Sky Sports reports an allegation of racial abuse by Leeds fans directed at the subs on the Arsenal bench. The referee and his team will investigate.
18:18
HALF TIME: Leeds United 0-3 Arsenal
Arsenal have been effervescent in attack ... but Leeds are a shocking rabble. Absurdly open. If they're not careful, they'll be on the end of another seven-goal shellacking here. Bielsa walks off, head bowed. A smattering of booing. It's going to be a long second half for the hosts.
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18:16
45 min: Three more minutes for Leeds to hang on before they can scuttle off to the sanctuary of the dressing room.
18:15
44 min: Leeds are abject. In the space of 60 seconds, Odegaard and Saka take turns to force Meslier into desperate last-ditch saves. This could get extremely ugly for Leeds ... again.
18:14
43 min: The Leeds faithful aren't happy, and the referee tells Arsenal not to celebrate in front of them. VAR checks the goal for offside, but Leeds aren't getting away with it.
18:13
GOAL! Leeds 0-3 Arsenal (Saka 42)
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18:11
40 min: Gelhardt tries to close Ramsdale down, and gets reasonably close. The keeper clears just in time. It's the best Leeds have managed for a while.
18:10
39 min: The home fans have packed in the defiant verse, with Arsenal now strolling around in style. Lacazette and Saka combine down the right and nearly open Leeds up, but Ayling stands firm. Leeds need to hear the half-time whistle.
18:07
37 min: Arsenal are utterly dominant at the moment. The home fans try to get their side going with some defiant verse. No response as of yet.
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18:06
35 min: Leeds ship possession in their final third yet again, this time giving Lacazette the chance to shoot from a tight-ish angle to the left of the six-yard box. Meslier stops that one. Lacazette wears the look of a man who thinks he should have scored. Speaking of Arsenal goalscorers, young Martinelli has found a fan in Charles Antaki: "Au revoir, Auba, et merci."
18:04
33 min: Roberts continues for now. Meanwhile there's a brouhaha on the touchline, the Arsenal staff complaining to the fourth official, then the referee, about something. We know not what. Some form of crowd interaction? There's a lot of pointing towards an undetermined spot in the stand going on. More when we have it.
18:03
32 min: Roberts has a look from distance, but it's always sailing wide right. He bends over in pain afterwards. Surely not another injury? He's looking across to the bench.
18:01
31 min: Harrison limps off, to be replaced by Summerville. Everything is going wrong for Leeds at the minute.
United Club One Time Pass Leave and Come Back
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/dec/18/leeds-united-v-arsenal-premier-league-live-score-updates
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