Arsenal 5-0 Leeds United result - Viktor Gyokeres scores twice, but Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka go off injured in emphatic win

Premier League / Matchday 2
Emirates Stadium / 23.08.2025
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    07:38 PM
    ARSENAL BLOW LEEDS AWAY IN EMPHATIC EMIRATES VICTORY
    Arsenal made a superb start to this season's Premier League campaign at Emirates Stadium after ultimately outclassing Leeds United - but the mood was dampened by injury concerns.
    Viktor Gyokeres scored his first two goals for The Gunners - including one from the penalty spot - while Jurrien Timber also netted twice in a convincing victory in north London.
    Daniel Farke's side held firm for the first 34 minutes, before the floodgates opened with Timber's header.
    The Gunners' incredible knack of scoring from set-pieces continued, as the Dutchman expertly nodded home from Declan Rice's corner.
    Bukayo Saka added a second in first-half stoppage time, latching onto Timber's perfectly-weighted through ball before rifling a ferocious angled finish past Lucas Perri.
    Then, the moment which Arsenal fans had eagerly been awaiting arrived, as Gyokeres netted his first goal for the club with a superb individual effort three minutes after the restart.
    There was time for Timber to get his second from another Rice corner just shy of the mark, before Gyokeres rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot in added time.
    A fine day was capped off by the Premier League debut of 15-year-old Max Dowman, who showcased his obvious talent and won the penalty which led to Arsenal's fifth goal.
    The only blemishes on an otherwise fine day for Mikel Arteta's side concerned the injuries to Martin Odegaard and Saka.
    Odegaard was forced off with an apparent shoulder injury, while a pulled hamstring looked to have ended Saka's evening.
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    2nd Period
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    FULL-TIME: ARSENAL 5-0 LEEDS
    A commanding win for The Gunners, who underlined their title credentials here after dispatching Daniel Farke's newly-promoted side.
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    GYOKERES SCORES!
    Gyokeres gets his second and Arsenal's fifth, emphatically dispatching the spot-kick after sending Perri the wrong way.
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    Penalty kick
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    PENALTY TO ARSENAL!
    Dowman goes down in the box under the challenge of Stach, and Arsenal can make the scoreline even more emphatic here.
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    FIVE MINUTES OF ADDED TIME
    Five minutes left to endure for Farke's side.
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    UNVEILING THE MASK FOR THE FIRST TIME
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    WIDE FROM DOWMAN!
    Nwaneri's free-kick is headed clear by Struijk, and the rebound falls to Dowman, who fires over the bar.
    The 15-year-old is determined to make an impact here!
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    Card - Yellow
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    Card - Yellow
    GUDMUNDSSON BOOKED
    Gudmundsson heads into the referee's book following a collision with Dowman.
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    OVER FROM DOWMAN
    Trossard picks out Dowman, who cuts in from the right and sees his right-footed shot sail high over the bar.
    That would've been a very popular goal at the Emirates!
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    DOWMAN FOLLOWING IN NWANERI'S FOOTSTEPS

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    OKAFOR ON FOR DEBUT
    Summer signing Okafor is brought on for his Premier League debut, replacing Gnonto.
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    JAMES TAKEN OFF
    James is taken off and replaced by Aaronson, as part of a double Leeds change.
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    MOSQUERA INTRODUCED
    Mosquera comes on for his Premier League debut, replacing double goalscorer Timber.
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    CALAFIORI WITHDRAWN
    The second part of a triple change sees Calafiori replaced by Lewis-Skelly.
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    DOWMAN MAKES PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUT
    At 15 years and 235 days old, Max Dowman makes his Premier League debut and replaces Madueke.
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    TANAKA WITHDRAWN
    The second change sees Tanaka replaced by Longstaff.
    Damage limitation now for The Whites.
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    DOUBLE LEEDS CHANGE
    Farke makes a double change, the first of which sees Piroe replaced by Nmecha.
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    TIMBER AGAIN!
    Arsenal look like they're going to score every tine they have a corner!
    It'd another outstanding corner by Rice which sparks a game of pinball in the box, and Timber eventually fires home.

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    WIDE FROM NWANERI
    Timber picks out the youngster, whose striker takes a deflection before going wide.
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    Substitution
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    SAKA WITHDRAWN
    Another injury blow for Arteta, as Saka is forced off and Trossard enters the fray.
    Two potential big blows for The Gunners after Odegaard's earlier injury.
    It looks like it may be a hamstring problem.