Match report – Player ratings – Video Arsenal earned a big three points against Leeds yesterday in what was almost a classic game of two halves. In the first 45 we were front-footed and dynamic, edging possession, taking 8 shots, scoring three times, and with an 82% pass success rate. In the second we consolidated our lead early on as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed his hat-trick, but Leeds scored twice, had 61% possession, and our pass success rate fell to just 67%. In part that was down to game-state – you don't need to be as proactive when you have a 4-0 lead; in part because Leeds didn't stop running and trying; and in part because we made a substitution which didn't...
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