Who changed the game? - player ratings for Arsenal v Leeds

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It was a close match between Arsenal and Leeds

By
Football reporter at Emirates Stadium
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Defending champions Arsenal came from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 at Emirates Stadium.

James Justin scored the opener for Leeds before Riccardo Calafiori levelled with Bruno Guimaraes coming off the bench to score the winner.

Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.

Arsenal

David Raya: A smart save to stop Jayden Bogle and then an even better one to deny Gabriel Gudmundsson soon after. The cross for the Leeds goal evaded him though. 6

Ben White: His header set up Riccardo Calafiori for the equaliser. Caught offside a couple of times when Arsenal were building good attacks in the first half. The Leeds goal came down his side. 6

Ezri Konsa: Involved with the physical battle against Dominic Calvert-Lewin. 6

Gabriel Magalhaes: It was not the usual convincing performance from the Arsenal back four or Gabriel. 6

Riccardo Calafiori: Scored the equaliser after Arsenal went behind. Tried to make things happen with his adventurous runs but the Arsenal attack did not click. 7

Declan Rice: Tried to inject some energy into the Arsenal as they struggled to create in the first half. A clever assist for Bruno Guimaraes winner. 7

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Back in the Arsenal starting line-up after being dropped for Guimaraes. Not his best day. 6

Martin Odegaard: Tried to get on the ball to make things happen and had a tame effort saved by Trafford. 6

Bukayo Saka: The winger caused Gudmundsson some problems early but never capitalised on the opportunities. Missed a big late chance to add a third. 6

Noni Madueke: Given the chance to start on the left wing in place of the injured Christos Tzolis. Some good deliveries but not enough of a threat throughout the game. 6

Kai Havertz: Included from the start after picking up a hamstring injury on international duty. Did not look at full match sharpness. 6

Viktor Gyokeres (on 63, Havertz): Brought physicality to the attack. 6

Bruno Guimaraes (on 63, Lewis-Skelly): Came on, changed the game and scored the winner. 8

Jurrien Timber (on 63, White): A calming presence in the backline. 7

Piero Hincapie (on 82, Calafiori): Brought on to see out the win. 6

Mikel Merino (on 90, Odegaard): No time to impact. 5

Subs not used: Arrizabalaga, Zubimendi, Eze, Dowman.

Leeds United

James Trafford: Will be disappointed with how he conceded the Arsenal equaliser. Showed his passing range as he tried to pick out target man Calvert-Lewin. 6

Jayden Bogle: Forced Raya into a save with a good half chance in the first half. Provided an attacking outlet and defended well. 6

James Justin: Scored the very well-worked opener. Made a couple of important clearances and worked well with Bogle in both attack and defence. 7

Tarik Muharemovic: The imposing centre-back dealt with most things that came his way. 7

Nico Elvedi: Part of a Leeds backline that almost caused an upset. 6

Gabriel Gudmundsson: Provided an excellent assist for Justin's goal. Had to deal with the threat of Saka and Havertz who pulled over to Gudmundsson's side too. 7

Ao Tanaka: Very good on the ball and worked hard alongside Ethan Ampadu in the middle of the pitch. 7

Ethan Ampadu: Worked very hard in the middle of the pitch with Tanaka and gave Leeds a solid platform to build from. 6

Anton Stach: The midfielder made his physical presence felt in the middle of the pitch. 6

Noah Okafor: Went close in the first half with an early Leeds chance. Overhit a pass when he had a great chance to play Stach through. 6

Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Held the ball up very well and gave Konsa and Gabriel a physical battle. 6

Harry Wilson (on 71, Tanaka): Came on as Leeds chased a way back into the match. 6

Brenden Aaronson (on 71, Okafor): Tried to make something happen. 6

Jean-Matteo Bahoya (on 86, Bogle): Not given many minutes. 5

Jaka Bijol (on 86, Elvedi): Not much time to make an impact. 5

Subs not used: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Nmecha, Longstaff.

How did you rate the players?

Player of the match

Number: 39 Bruno Guimarães
Average rating 7.36
Number: 39 Bruno Guimarães
Average Rating: 7.36
Number: 33 R. Calafiori
Average Rating: 6.82
Number: 41 D. Rice
Average Rating: 6.49
Number: 1 David Raya
Average Rating: 6.43
Number: 8 M. Ødegaard
Average Rating: 6.20
Number: 15 E. Konsa
Average Rating: 6.10
Number: 6 Gabriel Magalhães
Average Rating: 6.02
Number: 14 V. Gyökeres
Average Rating: 5.92
Number: 4 B. White
Average Rating: 5.91
Number: 7 B. Saka
Average Rating: 5.84
Number: 5 P. Hincapié
Average Rating: 5.80
Number: 12 J. Timber
Average Rating: 5.77
Number: 49 M. Lewis-Skelly
Average Rating: 5.72
Number: 20 N. Madueke
Average Rating: 5.72
Number: 23 Mikel Merino
Average Rating: 5.54
Number: 29 K. Havertz
Average Rating: 5.44

After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.