In a weekend match in week 18, on Saturday Dec 18th, Leeds United will play host to Arsenal in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 16th placed Leeds United, recorded a 0-7 blowout loss against Manchester City. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 8th minute, then Jack Grealish added another in the 13th minute In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Arsenal recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Southampton. Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 21st minute, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 27th minute In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Jan 6th, Arsenal was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 58000 jubilant fans. Reiss Nelson scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 55th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win.
Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Ødegaard. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Raphinha has been the most effective weapon for Leeds United lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Leeds United will be without Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Pascal Struijk, while Granit Xhaka, Martinelli, Sead Kolašinac, Emile Smith Rowe and Bernd Leno are unavailable to play for Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s team.