Arsenal vs Leeds United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Leeds United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Arsenal vs Leeds United
That's all from the Emirates Stadium today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Arsenal vs Leeds United
While Arsenal's destiny may well be decided by Thursday's North London derby - where they can secure Champions League qualification with a win over arch-rivals Spurs - Leeds will return to Elland Road for their midweek clash with faltering Chelsea.
Arsenal vs Leeds United
Though they ultimately had to drag the result over the line, Arsenal claim a merited three points following their dominant first-half display. Victory takes the Gunners four points clear of Tottenham in the race for fourth place, but due to Everton's win at Leicester, Leeds slip into the bottom three with just three games left to play. The visitors were architects of their own downfall today, having given away a goal and gone down to 10 men early on, but battled bravely after the break and still remain in the fight for survival.
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Meslier is up in the Arsenal area again, but it is Firpo who wins the ball with a header, which almost falls fortuitously to Rodrigo inside the six-yard box. Well placed to gather the ball, Ramsdale intervenes.
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After the corner is cleared away at the near post by Arsenal, Meslier is stranded in the opposition area! However, covering across, James prevents Pepe racing clear to shoot at an open goal from near the halfway line.
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A rare Leeds break ends with Tomiyasu turning the ball behind for a corner under pressure from Koch near the byline. Meslier is coming up for the set-piece!
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With a total of 19 shots at goal and boasting 74 per cent of the possession during this second half, Arsenal are somehow only one goal to the good - surely they won't be punished for such profligacy?
Arsenal vs Leeds United
Meslier plucks the ball out of the air near his right-hand post, after Odegaard prods a disappointing free-kick from 20 yards towards goal. After an interminable build-up, it was hardly worth waiting for.
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