Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has predicted the score for Leeds vs Arsenal this weekend.
The Gunners head into the Leeds match coming off the back of a 3-2 win against Kairat in the Champions League, in which, the likes of Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz performed very well, to stake a claim to start on Saturday.
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Mikel Arteta will be wary though, as his side lost to Man United in their last Premier League game, and have just a four-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa at the top of the table.
Furthermore, Leeds are unbeaten in 10 of 11 games under Daniel Farke, and look a real threat to some of the bigger clubs, so it won’t be an easy trip to Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.
Chris Sutton predicts narrow Arsenal win
Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has made his weekly Premier League score predictions for BBC Sport, and he included that the Arsenal vs Leeds game will be a close one, as the Yorkshire-based side could cause the Gunners some problems.
Sutton wrote: “There are lots of question marks around the Gunners’ form and whether ‘the choke’ is on. Plenty of Arsenal fans I know are getting nervous and you are thinking “blimey, there are still 15 games to go”… so heaven help them when they get into the home straight.
“Arsenal hammered Leeds 5-0 at Emirates Stadium in August, but now we are all wondering about their ability to score goals from open play. I still think Mikel Arteta’s side will win, but it is going to be very different to that last meeting. Instead this is the type of game where they will go and grind out a ‘one-niller’, by nicking a set-piece goal.”
Sutton predicts a 1-0 win for the Gunners, which most Arsenal fans agree would be enough for them in what could be a nervy affair on Saturday, especially as Man City hope to get a result against Tottenham Hotspur.
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