Leeds United managed to earn a point from their trip to Everton on Monday night after a 1-1 draw. The result helped them to extend their lead over the relegation zone to six points.
The latest round of Premier League games has shaken things up at both ends of the table. West Ham and Nottingham Forest winning has turned the relegation dogfight interesting again, and Leeds still have a considerable buffer at this stage of the season.
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Arsenal’s defeat against Manchester United has brought intrigue back to the title race, with Manchester City now just four points behind the league leaders.
Gary Neville has already warned that another slip-up next weekend against Leeds could be huge, and Carragher conceded that the Gunners are in for a real fight at Elland Road.
Jamie Carragher insists Leeds will compete against Arsenal
Arsenal swatted aside Leeds earlier in the season when the two sides met at the Emirates Stadium. They won 5-0 and inflicted the biggest defeat of the Whites of the campaign thus far.
However, Carragher is expecting a very different game at Elland Road and insists that Leeds are going to be more than competitive next weekend.
He pointed out that Leeds have already beaten a few top teams at Elland Road and feels that if Arsenal win, it will be a narrow win as the Whites are always tough to beat at home.
Carragher said on Sky Sports: “I think the nature of the way Arsenal play, they went to Everton and I’d say a similar sort of level team [to Leeds] if you like and won there 1-0.
“If Arsenal are going to go to Leeds and win the game, it might be by the odd goal.
“Leeds should be able to stay in the game as long as they can, even if they are 1-0 down, you know the atmosphere, the crowd there will be what they’ve done there; they do have some big scalps, so I think it will be a really tough game.
“I expect Arsenal to win, but I can see it being by the odd goal.”
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Arsenal will be under pressure at Elland Road
Arsenal remain favourites to win the league this season, but they have been far from convincing in recent weeks. Manchester United deserved to win at the Emirates on Sunday.
The Gunners have looked edgy, and the pressure to win the league could be finally taking its toll on the players, who are feeling the pressure.
Leeds have a horrendous recent record against Arsenal. However, they could be playing the Gunners at the ideal time, given their current form.
The last five competitive results between Arsenal and Leeds United
Date Fixture Score Competition
23 Aug 2025 Arsenal vs Leeds United 5–0 Premier League
01 Apr 2023 Arsenal vs Leeds United 4–1 Premier League
16 Oct 2022 Leeds United vs Arsenal 0–1 Premier League
08 May 2022 Arsenal vs Leeds United 2–1 Premier League
18 Dec 2021 Leeds United vs Arsenal 1–4 Premier League
If the home side can stop Arsenal from scoring a set-piece goal, the league leaders could get really exposed at Elland Road, as they have not looked good in open play for weeks.
Leeds must fancy themselves against a less-than-fluent Arsenal side who are feeling the pressure of the title race tightening.