Leeds United vs Arsenal

Premier League strugglers Leeds United and fourth-placed Arsenal will face off at Elland Road in contrasting circumstances.

Leeds United have gone winless in three Premier League matches in a row (D1, L2) since a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace, including a humiliating 7-0 defeat to reigning champions Manchester City last time out. Following an eye-catching returning Premier League campaign last season, the ‘Whites’ have faltered this term, winning just three (17.65%) of their top-flight games so far (D7, L7). It goes from bad to worse away from home, where Marcelo Bielsa’s players are winless in their last four Premier League fixtures (D1, L3), conceding 2+ goals in each defeat in that sequence. An embarrassing run of ten competitive H2Hs without winning (D2, L8) douses any embers of optimism when it comes to a possible upset. Indeed, Leeds have lost their last two meetings with Arsenal by a two-goal margin.

In the meantime, Arsenal eased past a 10-man West Ham side 2-0 last time out to follow up a 3-0 home win over Southampton with another comprehensive triumph. Interestingly, since playing out back-to-back Premier League draws in October, none of Arsenal’s last nine Premier League games have ended level (W6, L3), with 66.66% of those results (win/loss) featuring a full-time margin of 2+ goals. Worryingly, though, the ‘Gunners’ have lost each of their last three Premier League away fixtures and could make it four top-flight away defeats in a row for the first time since May 2018 under Arsene Wenger’s tenure. Mikel Arteta’s men have conceded nine goals across those three abovementioned losses, one more than they had across their previous nine on hostile turf combined (8). On the other end of the pitch, the Londoners have scored a single second-half goal in their eight Premier League road trips this season.