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Arsenal Heavy Favourites as Leeds Visit in Saturday Late Kick-Off

Mikel Arteta is without Kai Havertz through a knee injury, putting summer signing Viktor Gyokeres under the spotlight up front.

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Overview

  • Kick-off is 5.30pm on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
  • Kai Havertz is out with a knee injury, Christian Norgaard and Gabriel Jesus are sidelined, and Ben White faces a late fitness test as Viktor Gyokeres is expected to lead the line.
  • Bookmakers make Arsenal short-priced at around 1-4, with widespread predictions of a home win to nil and tips backing Gyokeres to score.
  • Leeds began with a 1-0 victory over Everton from a late Lukas Nmecha penalty and could debut Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor.
  • Form trends lean Arsenal’s way, including 12 wins in their last 14 meetings with Leeds and 13 clean sheets recorded last season.