Arsenal Furious, Leeds United Kena Bantai Empat Gol

JAKARTA - Arsenal raged and slaughtered Leeds United 4-0 in an English Premier League match at Elland Road Stadium, Saturday, January 31, 2026 WIB.

The situation was critical before the match. Wing player Bukayo Saka suffered an injury while warming up. Manager Mikel Arteta immediately overhauled the squad just moments before kick-off. Wing player Noni Madueke who then became the first choice to replace Saka. Together with Leandro Trossard, he supported striker Viktor Gyokeres to penetrate the Leeds defense.

Arteta also made changes in the midfield. Captain Martin Odegaard was unexpectedly left out of the bench by Arteta, who gave Kai Havertz the chance to be a starter. After Havertz's recovery, Arsenal's front line was even more cramped because there were already Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus.

As a result, Arteta experimented by putting Havertz in the middle. Only that decision forced Odegaard, who was called the former defender Martin Keown who is now a pundit, to have better qualifications than Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, who actually started the match by sitting on the bench.

Despite getting a small disturbance before the match, Arsenal still played with high spirits. They seemed to want to prove that they didn't just rely on corners or dead balls to break into the opponent's goal.

Moreover, The Gunners have never won in the domestic competition four times. Last time, Arsenal was humiliated by Man Utd 3-2 at the Emirates. The defeat at home clearly tarnished the face of the North London club. Even the defeat made Man City and Villa manage to cut the points gap to four with Arsenal.

Only during the away game, Arsenal needed up to the 27th minute to break the deadlock. Midfielder Martin Zubimendi opened Arsenal's goal party after completing Madueke's assist. This is Zubimendi's fifth goal since joining Arsenal at the start of this season.

1-0 ahead, Arsenal was more aggressive pressing the Whites' defense. The result, they increased the lead when Karl Darlow made a suicide goal in the 37th minute. The goal, again, started from Madueke's corner kick which Darlow was going to throw away. But his attempt actually made the ball slide into his own goal.

This is the fifth own goal Arsenal has scored this season. The goal also confirms Arsenal as a specialist in dead balls. Anyway, Arsenal was 2-0 ahead and the score remained until the first half ended.

Entering the second half, Arsenal did not slow down the game. They still played aggressively pressing the defense of the team coached by Daniel Farke. As a result, Arsenal managed to break the Leeds goal for the third time. Gyokeres was able to score again after receiving Gabriel Martinelli's assist in the 69th minute.

Then Jesus consolidated Arsenal's lead in the 86th minute. He completed an assist from Odegaard who came in to replace Havertz. The score became 4-0 and lasted until the end of the match.

The victory makes Arsenal stronger at the top of the table with 53 points. Six points ahead of Man City and Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Leeds must be wary because they failed to get out of the bottom zone. They are stuck in 16th place or two strips above the relegation zone with 26 points. Leeds are only three points ahead of West Ham United who are in 18th place or the red zone of the English League.