Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Arsenal Show Their Steel to Overcome Leeds After Falling Behind
Arsenal played Leeds United at home on Saturday.
Leeds scored first when James Justin put the ball in the net.
Riccardo Calafiori soon scored for Arsenal to make the score even.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta brought on some substitutes.
Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench and scored the winning goal in the 70th minute.
Arsenal won 2-1.
The win moved Arsenal to second place in the league, level on points with Manchester City.
City are ahead because of goal difference.
City deny breaking the league's financial rules and say they will appeal the commission's decision.
Arsenal came from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
James Justin put Leeds ahead in the 55th minute, before Riccardo Calafiori equalised seven minutes later.
Substitute Bruno Guimaraes scored the winner in the 70th minute after Mikel Arteta made changes.
Arsenal moved to second with 15 points, level with Manchester City, who lead on goal difference.
Manchester City deny more than 100 alleged financial-rule breaches and say they will appeal an independent commission's findings.
- Who
- Arsenal and Leeds United; Bruno Guimaraes scored Arsenal's winner.
- What
- Arsenal came from behind to defeat Leeds United 2-1.
- When
- Saturday, as the Premier League resumed after the international break.
- Where
- Emirates Stadium, London.
- Why
- Arsenal were seeking to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion before the break.
Independent Commission
Manchester City
Financial-rule findings
Independent Commission
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of more than 100 breaches of the league's financial rules over nine years, as well as failing to co-operate with the investigation.
Manchester City
Manchester City deny wrongdoing and say they will appeal the decision.
- Final score
- Arsenal 2, Leeds United 1
- Leeds goal
- James Justin, 55th minute
- Arsenal equaliser
- Riccardo Calafiori, 62nd minute
- Winning goal
- Bruno Guimaraes, 70th minute
- Arsenal position
- Second, with 15 points
- Manchester City
- Level with Arsenal on points and ahead on goal difference; due to travel to Liverpool on Sunday
- Leeds position
- The reports differ: one says fifth and the other sixth; both list Leeds on nine points
- Manchester City financial case
- An independent commission found more than 100 breaches over nine years; City deny wrongdoing and say they will appeal
