Image Source : AP Arsenal moved up a spot into tenth with 34 factors, snapping a two-game shedding streak. Leeds, in the meantime, dropped down a spot to eleventh with 32 factors.
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rediscovered his scoring prowess together with his first Premier League hat trick in a 4-2 win over Leeds on Sunday.
Aubameyang put the hosts in entrance within the thirteenth minute at Emirates Stadium, teasing Leeds proper again Luke Ayling with a sequence of stepovers earlier than skipping previous him. The ahead then squeezed a shot between Ayling and Liam Cooper to beat the goalkeeper on the close to submit.
Aubameyang’s penalty within the forty first minute gave Arsenal a second, and proper again Hector Bellerin scored the group’s third objective simply earlier than halftime after good buildup play. Aubameyang rounded out his hat trick when midfielder Emile Smith Rowe’s cross arrange his captain to go residence within the forty seventh.
“I thought he was superb today,” Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta stated of Aubameyang. “He had a great performance.”
It’s been a tough interval for Aubameyang as he has struggled for kind and handled private points — taking day off to take care of his mom, who was unwell. He had solely restarted to regain his kind when he abruptly left to be together with his mom for a number of days.
“It’s been a tough time for me, but now it’s time to get the smile back, win games and score goals,” Aubameyang stated as he cradled the match ball in his arm.
Leeds got here again into the sport within the second half, with supervisor Marcelo Bielsa making a double substitution. Pascal Struijk scored with a towering header from a nook to beat goalkeeper Bernd Leno within the 58th. The guests received a second within the 69th when Helder Costa slotted previous Leno after being arrange by fellow substitute Tyler Roberts.
Arsenal moved up a spot into tenth with 34 factors, snapping a two-game shedding streak.
“Life is very different when you win,” Arteta stated.
Leeds, in the meantime, dropped down a spot to eleventh with 32 factors.
Arsenal beat the guests at their very own sport within the first half, with high-pressing and attacking depth. Leeds was lacking midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who’s recovering from a calf harm, and Arsenal was capable of exploit house in midfield to pile ahead.
Arsenal managed the primary half and have been completely satisfied to let Leeds have the ball throughout spells of the match, particularly after the Gunners went forward. Minutes after Aubameyang’s objective, Bielsa’s frustration confirmed when he kicked a cup from the touchline.
The Argentine supervisor’s disappointment continued to construct as he yelled at his gamers to press greater and run faster. But his gamers’ sloppiness let Arsenal seize management within the first half.
Referee Stuart Atwell pointed to the spot twice within the match, the primary of which was overturned after a video evaluation decided that Cooper didn’t journey Bukayo Saka within the penalty space. When Atwell signaled one other penalty minutes later, there was no want for VAR to intervene.
Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier was careless when he obtained a again cross and, as Saka pounced on the ball, Meslier fouled him. Aubameyang stepped up and his spot kick simply beat Meslier, whose first-half efficiency he’ll wish to rapidly neglect. The Frenchman was additionally crushed twice at his close to submit, first by Aubameyang after which by a robust end from Bellerin.
Bielsa was extra happy with the way in which his group performed within the second half, however he wasn’t impressed with the efficiency within the first half. He stated his group could not take care of Arsenal’s defensive midfielders, Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos.
“We didn’t defend well,” he stated. “We didn’t defend effectively as a result of the ball went from again to entrance too comfortably for Arsenal.”
