The Saturday evening kick-off in the Premier League sees title contenders Arsenal face newly promoted Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium. The visiting side's victory at home to Everton on Monday was needed, as in this fixture, they are expected to face a gulf in quality against an Arsenal side which is packed with talent, such as Bukayo Saka and Viktor Gyokeres.
Mikel Arteta's home record as Arsenal manager has been impeccable over the last two seasons, with his Arsenal side only losing four matches across two campaigns. The defensive area of Arsenal should have enough player quality in the side to deal with the threat of Leeds United, as their defensive record last season saw the home side record 13 clean sheets in the Premier League, following on from 18 in the 2023/24 campaign.
Leeds United tend to struggle in their fixtures against Arsenal, as the Gunners have won the last six meetings between the two sides and have remained unbeaten in the last 13 meetings. In fact, due to Leeds United spending 16 years outside the Premier League, the last victory the Peacocks recorded against Arsenal was in a 2-3 victory at Highbury thanks to a late goal from Mark Viduka. Daniel Farke's record at the Emirates as a manager is rather limited, but based on his results as Norwich City manager (4-0 & 5-0), it will be very unlikely that his Leeds United side will gain a result here.
Therefore, we are going for an Arsenal victory in their first home game of the season. The Gunners' defence is still as strong as ever, with the resolute display on show at Old Trafford and their attacking players will likely find more room to exploit against a lesser quality opponent in Leeds United.
Arsenal 2-0 Leeds United
