Arsenal face Leeds United in Premier League matchday 8 at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, 10 October 2026, with kickoff set for 12:30pm local time (11:30 UTC), according to Sports Mole and Sofascore. Paul Tierney is the referee for the fixture, per Sofascore.
Arsenal go into the match second in the table on 12 points from five games, while Leeds sit fifth on 9 points, according to ESPN's pre-match data. ESPN's figures also show Leeds have not lost in the league this season, with two wins and three draws from their opening five matches.
Confirmed Arsenal lineup
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made three changes to the side that lost 3-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion before the international break, according to Sports Mole. David Raya starts in goal behind a back four of Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori. Declan Rice and Myles Lewis-Skelly form the midfield pairing, with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Noni Madueke supporting Kai Havertz up front.
Arsenal's official club website reported that Havertz, Rice and Konsa all recovered from issues that flared up during the international break in time to start. Havertz picked up a muscular injury while playing for Germany against the Netherlands; Rice had sat out the entire break because of a problem dating back to his return from the World Cup; and Konsa had missed England's final group match with an ongoing concern. White, who missed the Brighton game with a groin injury, returned to the side.
Madueke was handed his first Premier League start of the season in place of Christos Tzolis, who Arsenal.com said will be sidelined for several weeks after sustaining a muscle injury as a substitute for Greece against the Netherlands. Viktor Gyokeres, who had scored on international duty, remained among the substitutes, a selection call noted by Arseblog News.
Confirmed Leeds United lineup
Leeds manager Daniel Farke made no changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace, fielding James Trafford in goal with a back three of James Justin, Nico Elvedi and Tarik Muharemovic, according to ESPN and Sports Mole. Jayden Bogle, Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka and Gabriel Gudmundsson made up the midfield, with Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin leading the attack.
Sports Mole reported that Leeds forward Harry Wilson was available on the bench after recovering from a thigh issue, and Jean-Matteo Bahoya was fit following a minor ankle concern.
Team news before kickoff| Topic | Arsenal | Leeds United |
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| League position before matchday 8 | 2nd, 12 points | 5th, 9 points |
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| Previous result | Lost 3-0 away to Brighton | Drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace |
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| Changes to lineup | 3 (Madueke, Rice, Lewis-Skelly in) | 0 (unchanged XI) |
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| Key absence | Christos Tzolis (muscle injury, several weeks) | None reported |
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Head-to-head context
Sofascore's pre-match data noted that Arsenal won the teams' previous meeting 4-0. Bookmakers' implied probability put Arsenal at around 74% to win this fixture, per the same source.
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