Viktor Gyokeres opened his Premier League account with a double when Arsenal called a 5-0 win over Leeds United, although there were injury problems for both Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
2025/2026 Premier League
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Match report
With Ebereechi Eze presented to the Emirates Stadium -Mixte and Colleague Gyokeres who was used in a comfortable victory, it was largely a holiday for Arsenal fans.
But Kapitein Odegaard was replaced before he took care of the rest of his right shoulder, and Saka pulled early in the second half, shortly after Gyoke's first goal, so there was reason for Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal has already lost Kai Havertz this week on injuries, because three important men who missed it were possible with further spells on the sidelines last season.
Saka had previously scored the second of Arsenal and contributed to a more open Jurrien Timber, who was on goal again for the fourth. Number five came thanks to a final Gyokeres-Penalty Gyokeres Penalty Won by the 15-year-old Debutant Max Dowman.
With champions Liverpool next to the Gunners – who joined Tottenham at the top of the table while Leeds slipped in the bottom half – Arteta hopes for positive news about his wounded stars.
Data Debrief: Debutant Dowman supplies
The two arsenal injuries ensured that this was an evening of mixed emotions at the Emirates Stadium, but there was plenty to cheer when Eze arrived, Gyokeres scored and, perhaps the most exciting, seemed Dowman.
He became the second-year-old player in the Premier League history and shared the field with the youngest. Ethan Nwaneri was 54 days younger than Dowman when he made his debut in 2022.
Nwaneri, Op voor Odegaard, is still finding his feet in the first team, but Dowman made an immediate impact, tried two shots, three dribbles, won five of his seven duels and eventually earns the stop-time penalty for Gyokeres.
15 – Arsenal's Max Dowman (15Y 235D) is only the third player who appears in a Premier League match before he turns 16 years old after teammate Ethan Nwaneri v Brentford in September 2022 (15y 181d) and Jeremy Monga for Leicester City v Newcastle United in April (15y 271). Kick. pic.twitter.com/12wjstfiat
– Optajoe (@Optajoe) August 23, 2025
Match -Events
0 'Arsenal's new no.10 Eze introduced to the Gunners for the first time
8 'Odegaard's shot wide out
9 'Yellow card! Jayden Bogle booked
15 'Huge opportunity for Gyokees, but he doesn't even get it on goal!
17 'Gyokees could not get Madueke's pass
19 'Bullet Header van Struijk and Raya responds quickly to palm it over the bar
28 'Odegaard does not look good while he sits down and racing the physios
34 'goal! Rice's Corner goes home through wood professionally! Arsenal 1-0 Leeds United
38 'Ødegaard is injured and must be replaced by Nwaneri!
40 'Madueke has blocked a shot, but the referee is blowing for an error
46 'goal! Saka doubles the management with a brilliant finish! Arsenal 2-0 Leeds United
48 'goal! Gyökeres scores his first PL goal! Arsenal 3-0 Leeds United
52 'Bukayo Saka keeps it ahead
56 'goal! Timber -Scores delete from a different angle! Arsenal 4-0 Leeds United
63 'A triple replacement: the 15-year-old Dowman, Lewis-skelly & Mosquera arrive
74 'Max Dowman runs with the ball, wears on goal, but it is too high
79 'Max Dowman plays with his opponent!
81 'Dowman with a decent volley but cuts it wide cuts
95 'goal! Arsenal 5-0 Leeds United (Viktor Gyökeres)
Line-ups
Arsenal XI: David Raya, Ødegaard, Rice, Viktor Gyökkeres, Gabriel, Martín Zubimendi, Saliba, Saka, Madueke, Timber, Calafiori
Subs: Trossard, Kepa, Merino, Martinelli, Kiwior, Crithian Mosquera, Nwaneri, Lewis-skelly, Max Dowman
Leeds United XI: Daniel James, Lucas Perri, Joe Rodon, Gabriel Gudmundson, Pascal Struijk, Jayden Bogle, Joël Piroe, Ao Tanaka, Anton Stach, Ilia Gruev, Wilfried Gnonto
Subs: Darlow, Byram, Nmecha, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jack Harrison, Okafor, Sean Longstaff, Jaka Bijol, Brenden Aaronson