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Bruno Guimaraes off the bench secures Arsenal comeback against Leeds

October 10, 2026 16:20

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Bruno Guimaraes off the bench secures Arsenal comeback against Leeds
WHAT HAPPENED
Arsenal recovered from a first-half goal by James Justin to beat Leeds United 2-1 at the Emirates. Riccardo Calafiori nodded home the equaliser and Bruno Guimaraes — introduced on 63 minutes — came off the bench to score the winner.

KEY PERFORMERS
- Bruno Guimaraes (Arsenal): Introduced from the bench and credited with changing the game; he scored the decisive goal (rating: 8).
- Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal): Scored the equaliser after Arsenal fell behind and produced adventurous runs from left-back (rating: 7). Ben White’s header helped set up his goal.
- James Justin (Leeds): Scored Leeds’ opener from a well-worked move and contributed defensively with important clearances (rating: 7).
- David Raya (Arsenal): Made a smart stop to deny Jayden Bogle and a stronger save to keep out Gudmundsson, though the cross for the Leeds goal evaded him (rating: 6).
- James Trafford (Leeds): Will be disappointed by how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser; he also showed passing range in trying to find Dominic Calvert-Lewin (rating: 6).

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Several players on both sides were given mid-range ratings as the match featured moments of quality but lacked consistent attacking fluency. Other notable ratings included Tarik Muharemovic, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Ao Tanaka (each rated 7).