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Emirates Stadium, London
Saturday, October 10, 12:30pm
Arsenal host Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, October 10, kicking off at 12:30pm for Matchday six of the Premier League season, live on TNT Sports.
Mikel Arteta's side sit second in the table after four wins from five games, three places and three points above a Leeds United side that have lost none of their five matches so far this season.
Leeds were relegated from the Premier League in 2023, and Daniel Farke, appointed that summer with Premier League experience already behind him from his time at Norwich City, has spent the years since rebuilding the squad before winning promotion back to the top flight.
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Arsenal vs Leeds United: Form Guide And Preview
Arsenal opened the season with a 3-0 win over promoted Coventry City at the Emirates on August 21, then won 1-0 away at Aston Villa a week later.
A 2-1 win at Chelsea followed on September 5, before a 2-0 win away at Sunderland made it four straight victories to start the campaign.
That run ended at the Amex on September 19, where Brighton won 3-0, the only blemish on an otherwise perfect start to the league season.
Bukayo Saka has scored three of Arsenal's eight league goals this season, while Viktor Gyokeres is yet to open his Premier League account.
Arsenal arrive as reigning Premier League champions after last season's title win, and as Champions League runners-up following a penalty shootout defeat in that final, so the pressure to retain top spot has not let up. Those still deciding where to place a bet on the weekend's fixtures can browse our wider list of best UK gambling sites first.
Leeds began life back in the Premier League with a 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest, then drew 1-1 at home to Brentford.
Farke's side have not lost since, drawing 1-1 away at Brighton before beating Newcastle United 4-1 at Elland Road.
A goalless draw with Crystal Palace in their last outing leaves Leeds fifth, level on goal difference with Arsenal but three points back.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored three of Leeds' seven league goals and has found the net in each of his last five home Premier League appearances for the club.
Arteta, in his seventh season at Arsenal, has agreed a new long-term contract, with the club and both BBC Sport and Sky Sports confirming the deal this week.
Farke took Leeds back into the top flight after a two-season absence following relegation, and Saturday already looks like the toughest test of his rebuild to date.
Saka and Calvert-Lewin arrive level on three Premier League goals apiece from five appearances, though Calvert-Lewin's influence runs beyond the scoresheet, with his aerial presence giving Leeds a focal point they have lacked in recent seasons.
That physical profile matters here. Arsenal's back line is already managing three separate fitness doubts, and a side missing some of its first-choice defenders is the sort of opponent a target man like Calvert-Lewin can trouble from set pieces.
Market prices make Arsenal clear favourites at 1.38, with the draw at 4.50 and a Leeds win at 7.50, a gap that reflects the home side's eight-match winning run against this opponent as much as their position in the table.
Team News And Predicted Lineups: Arsenal vs Leeds United
Arsenal Team News
William Saliba remains out with a lower back problem and is not expected back until December, while Christos Tzolis continues his recovery from a hamstring strain.
Kai Havertz is a doubt with a thigh injury, while Ezri Konsa is managing a separate fitness concern heading into the weekend. Havertz has been first-choice up front for Arsenal so far this season, with Gyokeres having to make do with a place off the bench.
Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera have both been spotted back in training this week and are available for selection.
Declan Rice is managing a hamstring issue but has still been named in two independently sourced predicted lineups for this fixture.
With Konsa managing his own fitness concern at centre-back, Arteta still has a decision to make at the back heading into the weekend.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Leeds United
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Guimaraes; Saka, Odegaard, Eze; Gyokeres.
Leeds United Team News
Daniel James will miss the trip to the Emirates with a back injury sustained on international duty with Wales, confirmed directly by Farke this week.
Joe Rodon and Harry Wilson are both out with a hamstring and a quad problem respectively, while Mateo Joseph continues a long-term recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Jean-Matteo Bahoya is a doubt with an ankle problem, leaving Farke with limited attacking cover away from Calvert-Lewin.
Farke's back line otherwise looks settled, with Jaka Bijol available to provide cover across the back three if Farke opts to freshen up personnel after a long run of away fixtures.
Leeds United predicted lineup vs Arsenal
Leeds United (3-4-2-1): Trafford; Muharemovic, Elvedi, Justin; Bogle, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin.
Both lineups are probable, built from two converging predicted-lineup sources, not confirmed team news.
Head-To-Head: Arsenal vs Leeds United Record
Arsenal have won each of their last eight meetings with Leeds, the most recent a 4-0 win at Elland Road on January 31 this year.
The hosts are also unbeaten in nine straight head-to-head meetings at the Emirates, the longest such run either side has over a Premier League opponent this season.
The all-time Premier League record between the two clubs, covering 108 meetings, is close to even at 45 wins for Arsenal, 25 draws and 38 wins for Leeds.
Saturday's meeting is only the third between the sides in the league since Leeds returned to the Premier League, so that wider historical record carries little weight on current form.
The last three meetings between these two clubs have each produced four goals or more, a pattern this preview's goals-related tips lean on alongside this season's form.
Arsenal's shape against a back three tends to involve pushing both full-backs high to stretch the opposition's wing-backs, which should give Saka and whichever left-back starts plenty of room in behind Leeds' own front line.
Leeds, in turn, will look to use Calvert-Lewin as an outlet against a high line, the same approach that has brought three of his league goals this season and kept Farke's side unbeaten through five matches.
Our Arsenal vs Leeds United Prediction And Betting Tips
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Odds correct as of Thursday, 8 October 2026, 17:45 BST.
- Scorers: Gyokeres, Saka, Odegaard
- Arsenal have won each of their last eight meetings with Leeds, the division's most one-sided current head-to-head run
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