Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: How the players rated
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Leeds starting XI:
James Trafford: Will be disappointed with how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser. Showed his passing range as he tried to pick out target man Dominic Calvert-Lewin. 6
Jayden Bogle: Forced David Raya into a save with a good half chance in the first half. Provided an attacking outlet and defended well. 6
James Justin: Scored the very well-worked opener. Made a couple of important clearances and worked well with Bogle in both attack and defence. 7
Tarik Muharemovic: The imposing centre-back dealt with most things that came his way. 7
Nico Elvedi: Part of a Leeds backline that almost caused an upset. 6
Gabriel Gudmundsson: Provided an excellent assist for Justin's goal. Had to deal with the threat of Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz who pulled over to Gudmundsson's side too. 7
Ao Tanaka: Very good on the ball and worked hard alongside Ethan Ampadu in the middle of the pitch. 7
Ethan Ampadu: Worked very hard in the middle of the pitch with Tanaka and gave Leeds a solid platform to build from. 6
Anton Stach: The midfielder made his physical presence felt in the middle of the pitch. 6
Noah Okafor: Went close in the first half with an early Leeds chance. Overhit a pass when he had a great chance to play Stach through. 6
Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Held the ball up very well and gave Ezri Konsa and Gabriel a physical battle. 6
Leeds substitutes:
Harry Wilson (on 71, Tanaka): Came on as Leeds chased a way back into the match. 6
Brenden Aaronson (on 71, Okafor): Tried to make something happen. 6
Jean-Matteo Bahoya (on 86, Bogle): Not given many minutes. 5
Jaka Bijol (on 86, Elvedi): Not much time to make an impact. 5
Subs not used: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Nmecha, Longstaff.