Arsenal vs Leeds United. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more

Arsenal will host Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium in the 36th round of the English Premier League. The match will take place on May 8, beginning at 18:30 IST.

Parimatchnews will tell you everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming match.

Arsenal News & Current Form:

Arsenal had an embarrassing decline in the first half of April as the lose to Crystal Palace (3-0), Brighton (1-2) and Southampton (1-0). These defeats to quite everage teams were quite unnecessary and frustrating, it seemed that the tough matches ahead would finish the Londoners and kill all the hopes for UCL next season. 

However, they somehow managed to get back on track. In the last three rounds, they beat direct rivals Chelsea 4-2, Manchester United 3-1 and West Ham 2-1 to move into fourth place, giving Mikel Arteta’s side a two-point lead over Tottenham. 

The final three games of the season will be particularly exciting for the Gunners. After all, Arsenal can qualify for the Champions League for the first time since the days of Arsene Wenger. 

Next week, Arsenal travel to arch-rivals Tottenham. This game looks to be a key one for both teams. Saturday matches brought us some really unexpected results. Chelsea slipped up again as Wolves managed to snatch a draw in the final minutes, while Tottenham made all Arsenal fans really nervous as they could have taken all three points against Liverpool. 

Mikel Arteta’s side, knowing the outcome of the game at Anfield, will have some relief, as there is still a gap which grants uppers place over Spurs. This information about the draw will affect the course of the match against Leeds – now Gunners know, everything is in their hands.

Leeds United News & Current Form:

Under Jesse Marsh, Leeds produced a streak of five games without defeat, scoring as many as eleven points. But even that wasn’t enough to 100% prevent the team from relegation. Moreover, in the previous round, the Whites unexpectedly became the underdog in the race for survival. Jesse Marsh’s side lost 0-4 at home to Manchester City, while Burnley and especially Everton secured unexpected victories.

Leeds are still two points ahead of the Toffees. But Jesse Marsh’s team’s chances of survival are quoted lower, due to three factors. The first is the complexity of the calendar (the Yorkshire side will play Chelsea after Arsenal). Secondly, Everton have a match in hand.

And the third issue is Leeds’ injury problems. In the game against Manchester City, Jesse Marsh’s side lost Stuart Dallas (the Northern Irishman will not play this season) and previously lost Liam Cooper. In addition to the pair, Leeds’ top scorer from last season, Patrick Bamford, as well as Adam Forshaw and Tyler Roberts, whose absence leaves the coach without variation in the centre of the pitch. Cooper, though, returned to the main group this week and, according to Marsh, is ready to play in London.

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Arsenal season form guide (all competitions): L-L-L-W-W-W

Leeds United season form guide (all competitions): W-W-D-W-D-L

Arsenal vs Leeds United Head-To-Head Record:

In the first leg English Premier League meeting, Arsenal came out confidently at Leeds United to win by a massive 4-1 margin.

Arsenal vs Leeds United Predicted XI:

Arsenal Predicted Starting Line-up (4-2-3-1): Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding, Gabriel, Nuno Tavares, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabirel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah.

Leeds United Predicted Starting Line-up (4-2-3-1): Illan Meslier, Sam Greenwood, Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Pascal Struijk, Junior Firpo, Raphinha, Mateusz Klich, Kalvin Phillips, Jack Harrison, Rodrigo.

Statistical preview of the match Arsenal vs Leeds United:

• Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 matches against Leeds United in the EPL.
• Arsenal have achieved a positive result in their last four home games against Leeds United in all competitions;
• Arsenal have won their last three matches in the Premier League;
• The total over 2.5 was seen in five of the last six Arsenal matches in the EPL;
• Arsenal have scored at least two goals in their last three EPL games;
• Leeds United have conceded at least two goals in their previous three matches against Arsenal in all competitions.
• Leeds have lost only once in their last five matches.
• Arsenal have won their previous three matches against Leeds by a combined score of 10-3.

What has been said before the match:

Mikel Arteta, who recently signed the new contract win Arsenal, shared his thoughts:

“It’s a lot to play for and obviously. The situation that they are in, they are going to show how much they want to get out of that zone as quickly as possible. For us, this is the defining moment of the season after everything we’ve done, so we want to capitalise on what we’ve done in the last nine or 10 months.“

“Hopefully, we can play better with the ball than what we did (against West Ham). It is true that as well we did a lot of good things in that game to earn the right to win it. The way we competed it, the way we managed the strength of West Ham and how much we limited them. Every game has different demands and against Leeds it will be a completely different game, the way they play, but really competitive as well.”

Jesse Marsch:

“All I care about is focusing on each match, and right now that’s on Arsenal. The key is to try to do everything you can to control your own results, that’s my strategy. We will try to win the game for sure. We respect Arsenal a lot, they have a lot of quality players and they’ve developed a lot over the past few years with Mikel Arteta.”

“We’ve gone over a lot of what we want the game to look like and what their strengths are, so we know they’re a good team. They like to spread the field, play with combinations, they’re a passing team and have very good movement. So, our ability to limit that and then have ability to still command the game with the ball, be good in possession and in transition phases.”

“One thing that was disappointing in the Manchester City game was that we’ve been relatively stable in defensive set-pieces, then we gave up two. So, we talked through that a little bit and worked on it again on the pitch, I expect us to be better at that in the next four games.”

Arsenal vs Leeds United Prediction:

Arsenal are on their way to the Champions League at full throttle. For the Gunners, qualifying for Europe’s premier tournament would be a real triumph. And it looks like Mikel Arteta’s side have the potential to return to the company of the elite.

Leeds United are in a dangerous situation: if they lose, they could find themselves in the relegation zone. Definitely, the club will attack, looking for their chances against the currently strong Arsenal. But in this case it will be difficult to count on even a draw.

Parimatch News staff prediction:

We say: Arsenal will not lose and the match total over 2 – Yes.