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Arsenal come from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 and end the visitors' unbeaten start

Leeds led through James Justin in the second half before Riccardo Calafiori turned in Ben White's header to level. Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench and curled in the winner on 69 minutes.

Also covered by The Guardian and The Athletic.

Piero Hincapie carried off during the warm down after the Leeds win

Hincapie, a substitute for the last ten minutes, appeared to hurt his ankle during post match running drills and was helped off by Illan Meslier. He will be assessed over 48 hours before Tuesday's Champions League tie with Lille.

Also covered by The Athletic and BBC Sport.

Bruno Guimaraes is the first player to score twice off the bench in the league this season

His first Emirates Stadium goal was also his second as a substitute, after the winner that started the 2-0 win at Sunderland. Arteta said the £75m midfielder has had no pre-season and needs easing into a rhythm.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Arteta says Noni Madueke gave him no option but to start him on the left

Madueke started ahead of Eberechi Eze with Christos Tzolis injured, and his cross led to the equaliser. Arteta said Madueke had been the best player in training over the previous ten days.

Also covered by Evening Standard and Sky Sports.

Arteta says his conscience is clear over Manchester City's rule breaches

Speaking for the first time since an independent commission found City guilty of breaching more than 100 financial regulations, Arteta answered yes when asked directly and called for the process to be respected. He was Pep Guardiola's assistant from 2016 to 2019.

Calafiori is the first player to score in the Beckham anniversary Predators

He equalised wearing the special edition Adidas boots released to mark 25 years since David Beckham's free kick against Greece, becoming the first professional to wear them and the first to score in them.

Odegaard's column: Arteta's new deal, and learning from Brighton

In his matchday programme column the captain said Arteta signing a new contract will lift the energy around the club. He called the 3-0 defeat at Brighton a bad performance the squad has to make sure was a one off.

Women

Six Arsenal women score for their countries on international duty

Georgia Stanway and Alessia Russo both scored in England's 3-1 World Cup play-off win in Greece, with Stina Blackstenius, Geraldine Reuteler and Frida Maanum also on the mark on Friday. Olivia Smith was named player of the match for Canada.

Academy

Under 21s held to a fourth Premier League 2 draw by Sunderland

Trey Ogunsuyi scored twice for Sunderland, who were reduced to ten men when Aji Alese was sent off. James Scanlon and a late Andre Harriman-Annous finish earned the 2-2 draw.

Also covered by Arsenal.com (Horseman interview).

Under 18s come from behind to beat Birmingham City 3-2 in the cup

Jaden Maghoma scored two penalties and Abraham Owusu-Gyasi headed the other as the under 18s recovered from an early Birmingham goal to open their U18 Premier League Cup campaign with a win.

Isabella Damm captains Denmark under 19s to a 5-1 win over England

Damm wore the armband and played the full 90 minutes as Denmark opened Group A5 of the U19 European Championship with three points.

Social

• u/deadmetallucyluce on Reddit: Arteta's post match words on Viktor Gyokeres, who stayed on the bench, and how he expects his substitutes to make their case.
• u/AnyBad7112 on Reddit: Footage of Hincapie after the warm down injury, being helped from the pitch.
• u/arsenal on Reddit: The club's post marking Bruno Guimaraes' first goal at Emirates Stadium.
• Orbinho on Bluesky: A statistic on Myles Lewis-Skelly, who has now started as many Premier League games this season as he did in all of 2025-26.
• Daily Cannon on Bluesky: The match data behind Madueke's afternoon: nobody sprinted more, shot more, dribbled past more players or created more chances.
• James Benge on Bluesky: A full time read on a strange game, and on Leeds looking a hard side to break down this season.

Podcasts

• The Real Arsenal Deal, Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: 10-Minute Blitz & Bruno G Stunner Rescues 3 Points! (35 min). Rav on the first hour against Leeds and on needing match winners when the system is not working.
• Latte Firm - Arsenal FC, Bruno to the rescue! Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United | Match Reaction (44 min). Match reaction built around Bruno Guimaraes' goal and the win over a strong Leeds side.
• THE NORTH BANK, INSTANT REACTION! Arsenal 2 Leeds United 1 (7 min). A short reaction recorded at the ground after a laboured hour, Calafiori's leveller and Bruno's winner.
• The Thing About Arsenal, Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United: That's why we're Champions (22 min). Laura and Jim record straight after full time on turning an average afternoon into three points.
• Arsenal Women: Trailblazers, Arsenal Women: Reasons to Smile, Reasons to Hope & The Latest Squad News (29 min). A catch up on a difficult start to the Arsenal Women season and the latest squad news.

On This Day

2020. Vivianne Miedema scored in the tenth minute and again in stoppage time as Arsenal won 5-0 away at Brighton in the WSL, with Danielle van de Donk, Jen Beattie and Lotte Wubben-Moy also on the scoresheet. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

2015. Marta Corredera and Danielle Carter struck inside the opening quarter of an hour and Alex Scott added a third as Arsenal beat Birmingham City 3-1 in the WSL Cup semi-final. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

1986. Groves, Hayes from the penalty spot and Quinn scored in a 3-1 First Division win over Watford, watched by 24,076 at Highbury. Via Wikipedia

1880. Jimmy Sharp, who played for Arsenal from 1905 to 1908, was born 146 years ago, the birthday this date carries.