Arsenal 5–0 Leeds United
- Timber 34'
- Saka 45+1'
- Gyökeres 48'
- Timber 56'
- Gyökeres 90+5' (pen.)
23 August 2025
The match in data
Arsenal got the better of Leeds United, 5–0, on 23 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), rated 54, thanks above all to 1 goal (non-penalty) and 0.41 xG (non-penalty). Gyökeres produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
For Leeds United, the highest-rated player was Anton Stach, with 59.
Jurriën Timber scored twice.
Viktor Gyökeres scored twice.
Viktor Gyökeres
Arsenal · 90'
Produced 1.18× and cost 0.73× their position's average
- 1 goal (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 0.41 xG (non-penalty) 1.5×
- 1 shot on target (non-penalty) 1.3×
- 2 failed dribbles 1.3×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.21 (non-penalty) 1.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristhian Mosquera | Defender | 26 | 69 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 38 | 67 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Midfielder | 26 | 65 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 53 | 59 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Viktor Gyökeres ★ | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 64 | 51 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | Defender | 64 | 48 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | 47 |
| Noni Madueke | Forward | 64 | 46 |
| Leandro Trossard | Forward | 37 | 40 |
| Ethan Nwaneri | Midfielder | 52 | 31 |
| Max Dowman | Midfielder | 26 | 29 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Stach | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Pascal Struijk | Defender | 90 | 50 |
| Daniel James | Forward | 66 | 50 |
| Joe Rodon | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Ilia Gruev | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Brenden Aaronson | Midfielder | 24 | 37 |
| Joël Piroe | Forward | 58 | 36 |
| Lukas Nmecha | Forward | 32 | 36 |
| Jayden Bogle | Defender | 83 | 34 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | Forward | 66 | 29 |
| Noah Okafor | Forward | 24 | 25 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | Defender | 90 | 22 |
| Lucas Perri | Goalkeeper | 90 | 19 |
| Ao Tanaka | Midfielder | 58 | 18 |
| Sean Longstaff | Midfielder | 32 | 15 |
| Sam Byram | Defender | 7 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Arsenal player won the most aerial duels?
Viktor Gyökeres, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Gabriel Magalhães 3, William Saliba 2.
In Arsenal's 5–0 victory, Viktor Gyökeres led the aerial battles with 4 duels won. Gyökeres outperformed central defenders Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba, highlighting strong attacking presence.
Which Leeds United player made the most tackles?
Wilfried Gnonto, with 4 tackles. Next: Gabriel Gudmundsson 3, Pascal Struijk 2.
Despite Leeds United's 5–0 defeat, Wilfried Gnonto led the team with 4 tackles. Defensive intervention came primarily from an attacker, outpacing defenders Gabriel Gudmundsson and Pascal Struijk.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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