12′ Chance for Bamford! Leeds sweep dangerously across the pitch before Harrison feeds a deft pass into Alioski who cuts it back to Bamford in the six-yard box where the striker can only poke it straight at Leno! However, replays show Alioski was offside in the build-up and any goal wouldn’t have counted.
10′ Ceballos goes close! The Arsenal midfielder steals possession off Dallas before flashing a fierce effort into the side netting from 20 yards!
8′ Leeds have started this one well: they’re pressing furiously at every opportunity, forcing Arsenal into plenty of errant passes, while also carrying a threat in possession.
6′ Raphinha finds a pocket of space 30 yards from goal and he drives towards the edge of the area before slicing a wild shot well wide.
4′ Leeds look as though they might actually be lining up in a more conservative 4-1-4-1 formation after they were expected to field a three-man defence.
2′ Arsenal begin with intent as Gabriel curls a searching pass down the channel towards Willock that Alioski clears for a throw-in.
1′ Arsenal get the first half underway.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Leeds have lost their last two Premier League games – they’ve not lost three league games in a row under Marcelo Bielsa, last doing so in November 2017 under Thomas Christiansen.
Arsenal, meanwhile, make a raft of changes following their 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa. They switch from a 3-4-3 formation into a 4-2-3-1 with Thomas Partey, Lacazette, Saka and Elneny all dropping out with Willock, Pepe, Xhaka and Ceballos all coming in.
Leeds make two changes to the side that suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace last time out. Talisman Phillips returns in midfield while Costa is replaced by Raphinha on the wing.
SUBS: Renar Alex Renarsson, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette, Shkodran Mustafi, Reiss Nelson.
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney; Dani Ceballos, Granit Xhaka, Willian, Joe Willock, Nicolas Pepe; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
SUBS: Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Tyler Roberts, Helder Costa, Rodrigo Moreno, Kiko Casilla, Pascal Struijk, Leif Davis.
LEEDS UNITED (3-3-3-1): Illan Meslier; Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper; Stuart Dallas, Kalvin Phillips, Ezgjan Allioski; Raphinha, Mateusz Klich, Jack Harrison; Patrick Bamford.
Both sides enter this one in mid-table after inconsistent form: Leeds are 15th with two wins from six, while Arsenal are 12th with two wins from six – a win today for either would provide the foundations for pushing up the league.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Premier League fixture between Leeds United and Arsenal.
