Arsenal versus Leeds, 17:30 BST Saturday 23 August

Burnwinter

Alright, well now. It's been such a quiet and sedate week. Bring on Premier League match day two.

This could be the Premier League's Clash of the Titans. I read somewhere Leeds are only recruiting players over 6' tall.

I guess this makes Leeds Temu Arsenal.

Leeds are also fresh off nicking 3 points against Everton with a super-dodgy PGMO penalty call, so a draw or better is necessary here to stay ahead of … Leeds … based on alphabetical order.

Should the sizzling rumours be fully confirmed, Eze almost certainly won't feature. But fingers crossed he doesn't jinx his medical in Palace's ECL Fredriskstad playoff this evening.

We still don't know how bad Havertz's knee is.

Jurrien Timber and Ben White also didn't train so … mini right back crisis incoming? We might see Mosquera.

Liverpool don't play Newcastle away till Tuesday, so if we wrap up some tasty transfer business and get a win out the way here, there will be a scrap of added pressure on them before we go to Anfield.

banduan

Really looking forward to this. Could be Gyo's first goal.

Burnwinter

banduan Hope it is given he's doing double duty till Havertz comes back … can't say I felt the pressure on us to get all 3 points versus United, but if we can't bulldoze Leeds at home that's very bad news.

Qwiss

banduan if Gyo scores this week the mood change around the club is going to insane.

Expect Eze in the stands.

Klaus

Three easy points here, and against a despicable club too. We need to do our part to send them back to the Championship.

Sicario2

Klaus what is wrong with them? I much prefer them than a shit no name championship team being in the prem. At least Leeds have history.

awooga83

This is the game that should allow us to see what the plan is for these types of games against opposition where we've often tried to use control ball. Will we change the approach and play with a bit more risk and show the changes in approach we are doing to need for the season.

Pepe LeFrits

I'd expect Eze on the bench tbh

USArsenal

Pepe LeFrits

As long as he gets registered in time, maybe. Otherwise, he'll watch from the stands

Don Pacifico

Pepe LeFrits doing his medical tomorrow - do you think so?

Think I've managed to wangle a late ticket to the game so would love to see him make his debut (as well as getting a convincing win!). 🤞

Qwiss

Pepe LeFrits I expect him on the bench vs Liverpool but you never know.

RocktheCasbah

Pepe LeFrits Seems like the medical won't take place in time to register him, but I imagine he'll at least get to say hello to us all (yes, I'm going too!)

Qwiss

Pepe LeFrits looking likely now.

Don Pacifico

Sicario2 a history of being dirty.

Klaus

Sicario2 Just a scummy club. They were the prototype billionaire club before the chavs themselves struck gold with Roman and I couldn't stand how fucking snooty they were last time when Bielsa were in charge. Horrible stain on English football that needs to be washed away. Some things can't be reformed, they need to be burned to the ground.

Dom

Sicario2

Leeds are like Milwall. They cultivate a certain type of fan following. I've been to Leeds a few times and that football club is a disgrace to their city. The club has historically been poison and many of their fans (who seem distant to modern day Leeds) are still proud of the traditional Leeds Utd values like violence, cheating and bigotry.

Sicario2

Don Pacifico lol from the 1960’s.

They had a good young team under David O’Leary that reached the 2001 CL semi finals, that’s the Leeds I remember.

Pepe LeFrits

RocktheCasbah bummer if so

HomeSteak

RocktheCasbah registration deadline is tomorrow, can still happen, but no point to rush him.

RocktheCasbah

Pepe LeFrits well, look at it this way, when he scores the winner at Anfield next week, it's going to be the best Arsenal league debut ever (sorry, Wrighty!)

Sicario2

I reckon there is a small chance he can be on the bench v Leeds but he will play no more than 5/10 mins if he is playing tonight for Palace.

Sicario2

Klaus fair enough but would still prefer them in the league than the likes of Burnley and other clubs with zero history.

Their game is also a derby v Man Utd so good to have a team that can get the latter to drop points.

Qwiss

Klaus Blackburn were the prototype billionaire club. Leeds were just stupid with their spending and chucked it all away thinking it'd guarantee CL football and they'd be fine.

Don Pacifico

Sicario2 to be fair to Burnley, they were one of the founding members of professional football in this country. At this point, history is literally all they have!