Arsenal Come From Behind to Beat Leeds 2-1

Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-1 comeback victory over Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium. Ricardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimarães scored in the second half to overturn James Justin’s opener and secure three important points for Mikel Arteta’s side.

The match began evenly, with Leeds creating some of the better opportunities before the break. In the 28th minute, Dominic Calvert-Lewin tested David Raya, who made an important save to keep Arsenal level. Gabriel Gudmundsson then came close to opening the scoring just before half-time, but Raya again denied the visitors.

Leeds finally broke the deadlock in the 56th minute. Gudmundsson found James Justin to the left of goal, and with Raya off his line, the defender took advantage to finish into an unguarded net.

Arsenal responded quickly. In the 63rd minute, Calafiori unleashed a powerful shot to restore parity and bring the home crowd back to life.

The turnaround was completed seven minutes later. Declan Rice found Bruno Guimarães on the edge of the penalty area, and the Brazilian created space before delivering a precise finish to make it 2-1.

Arsenal pushed for a third goal in the closing stages. Martin Ødegaard saw an effort saved by James Trafford, while Bukayo Saka narrowly missed after being played through in stoppage time.

The victory took Arsenal to 15 points, level with leaders Manchester City, who had a game in hand. Leeds remained fifth on nine points, with Bulgarian midfielder Ilia Gruev an unused substitute.