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Who changed the game? - player ratings for Arsenal v Leeds

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Howell, A. (2026, October 10). Who changed the game? - player ratings for Arsenal v Leeds. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmx2dpwv02e1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-10 · by Alex Howell

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Arsenal defeated Leeds United 2-1 in a match at Emirates Stadium, with Riccardo Calafiori scoring the equalizer after James Justin gave Leeds an early lead. Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench to secure victory for Arsenal. The article provides detailed player ratings from both teams, highlighting key moments and performances, such as David Raya's saves, Declan Rice’s assist for the winning goal, and James Justin's well-executed opener for Leeds.
Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Arsenal faced Leeds in a crucial Premier League match after an international break during which Arsenal suffered multiple injuries. TV coverage started at 11am BST, with kickoff at 12:30pm, and was broadcast on TNT Sports 1. Both teams had injury concerns; Arsenal's Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa were doubtful post-international duty, while Leeds' Daniel James and Joe Rodon would miss the game.

Despite going behind early in the second half when James Justin scored for Leeds, Arsenal staged a comeback with goals from Riccardo Calafiori and substitute Bruno Guimaraes, securing a 2-1 win. This victory helped Arsenal maintain their title contention, moving them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table.

Manager Mikel Arteta praised Bruno Guimaraes' performance but noted he still needed to improve his consistency after scoring in consecutive matches from the bench. The match highlighted Arsenal's ability to recover despite early setbacks and reinforced the importance of key signings like Guimaraes for future success.

Written for “Arsenal Vs Leeds Match Updates” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

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0 of 28 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Who wrote this

Alex Howell
17 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Dowman, 16, was sent off in the 85th minute of Arsenal's penalty shoot-out loss to Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday after reacting to a heavy challenge by Harrison Neal and will serve a three-match ban.
🔮 Dowman is one of best young players in Europe and tough treatment from defenders is something Arteta has previously said that Dowman will have to get used to.
🔮 - Published Arsenal fear Bukayo Saka could be out for up to eight weeks with the quadriceps injury he sustained in their Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Arsenal fear Saka could be out for two months
🔮 Despite the loss of Saka early on in the game, Arsenal still produced a good performance and could have won the match late on after Declan Rice's late equaliser.
🔮 The reasons for struggles and where he could start This is not the first time Eze's role in the squad has been called into question.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Why Eze is struggling to find his form at Arsenal
🔮 When asked by the media what could have been done to prevent the injuries, Arteta joked the pair should not have trained.
🔮 They did not bring in the attacker they wanted but Guimaraes looks like he could be that key arrival to help Arteta's men build on their success.
🔮 Will be disappointed with how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser.
🔮 The Real Madrid man was left out of Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions squad in October 2025 and his place at the World Cup was called into question, with the German head coach saying Bellingham wouldn't get star treatment.
🔮 Manchester City's O'Reilly started at left-back, a position he made his own during the World Cup, and his absence would open an opportunity for Lewis Hall to play.
2026-09-28 · mixed framing · Konsa and O'Reilly doubts to face Czech Republic
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Topics

Arsenal Leeds Leeds United Lewis-Skelly

Subjects

Arsenal ORG · 9× Leeds GPE · 7× Bruno Guimaraes PERSON · 4× Gudmundsson PERSON · 3× Calafiori PERSON · 2× Calvert-Lewin PERSON · 2× James Justin PERSON · 2× Jayden Bogle PERSON · 2× Leeds United ORG · 2× Riccardo Calafiori PERSON · 2×

Narrative

James Justin scored the opener for Leeds before Riccardo Calafiori levelled with Bruno Guimaraes coming off the bench to score the winner.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 Will be disappointed with how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser.
2026-10-10 · BBC News
Who changed the game? - player ratings for Arsenal v Leeds · assertive framing

Claims (28 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Arsenal came from behind as the champions beat Leeds United 2-1 at Emirates Stadium. asserted
champions → publish → Stadium
James Justin scored the opener for Leeds before Riccardo Calafiori levelled with Bruno Guimaraes coming off the bench to score the winner. asserted
Guimaraes → score → winner
Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below. asserted
you → rat → them
The cross for the Leeds goal evaded him though. asserted
cross → evade → him
6 Ben White: His header set-up Calafiori for the equaliser. asserted
header → set → equaliser
Caught offside a couple of times when Arsenal were building good attacks in the first half. asserted
Arsenal → catch → half
The Leeds goal came down his side. asserted
goal → come → side
6 Riccardo Calafiori: Scored the equaliser after Arsenal went behind. asserted
Arsenal → score → equaliser
Tried to make things happen with his adventurous runs but the Arsenal attack did not click. asserted
attack → try → runs
7 Declan Rice: Tried to inject some energy into the Arsenal as they struggled to create in the first half. asserted
they → try → half
6 Martin Odegaard: Tried to get on the ball to make things happen and had a tame effort saved by Trafford. asserted
effort → try → Trafford
6 Bukayo Saka: The winger caused Gudmundsson some problems early but never capitalised on the opportunities. asserted
winger → cause → opportunities
6 Viktor Gyokeres (on 63, Havertz): Brought physicality to the attack. asserted
Gyokeres → bring → attack
6 Bruno Guimaraes (on 63, Lewis-Skelly): Came on, changed the game and scored the winner. asserted
Guimaraes → come → winner
Will be disappointed with how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser. asserted
he → disappoint → equaliser
Showed his passing range as he tried to pick out target man Dominic Calvert-Lewin. asserted
he → show → Lewin
6 Jayden Bogle: Forced Raya into a save with a good half chance in the first half. asserted
Bogle → force → half
6 James Justin: Scored the very well-worked opener. asserted
Justin → score → opener
7 Tarik Muharemovic: The imposing centre-back dealt with most things that came his way. asserted
that → deal → things
7 Nico Elvedi: Part of a Leeds backline that almost caused an upset. asserted
that → cause → upset
Had to deal with the threat of Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz who pulled over to Gudmundsson's side too. asserted
who → have → side
6 Anton Stach: The midfielder made his physical presence felt in the middle of the pitch. asserted
presence → make → pitch
Overhit a pass when he had a great chance to play Stach through. asserted
he → Overhit → Stach
6 Calvert-Lewin: Held the ball up very well and gave Konsa and Gabriel a physical battle. asserted
Lewin → hold → battle
6 Harry Wilson (on 71, Tanaka): Came on as Leeds chased a way back into the match. asserted
Leeds → come → match
6 Brenden Aaronson (on 71, Okafor): Tried to make something happen. asserted
something → try → 71
How did you rate the players? asserted
you → rate → players
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. asserted
score → rate → users
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