Leeds v Arsenal ratings: Ayling 6, Harrison 5; Martinelli 9, Odegaard 8

Three straight Premier League wins for the Gunners

LEEDS UNITED RATINGS: Illan Meslier – 7 Was called into action early and forced to make several crucial saves in the opening exchanges. Made a brilliant reaction save to keep Lacazette out in the 35th minute, but couldn’t do anything about Arsenal’s goals. Getty

Cody Drameh – 5 Made his first Premier League start as Leeds’ injury woes continue, but was too often guilty of losing possession.Always at a disadvantage defending against Martinelli, who was a constant threat. Getty

Luke Ayling – 6 Continued in an unfamiliar position and stood firm as Lacazette and Saka connected well in the first half, and though he seemed to start knitting things together in the second half from the back, it was too little too late. Getty

Robin Koch – 6 A long-awaited return to action for the German, who hadn’t played since the opening day defeat against Manchester United. He couldn’t control Lacazette, and watched as the ball pounced between him and Ayling before Smith-Rowe fired in. Getty

Stuart Dallas – 6 Gave the ball away in the middle third, which saw him dispossessed by Granit Xhaka who assisted Martinelli’s second. Took a couple of blows to his head and ribs but able to continue. Booked. Getty

Mateusz Klich – 6 Fired across a great ball across the goal after the restart but he couldn’t find any of his teammates in the box. Worked his way into the game in the second half but was unable to thread passes together. Getty

Adam Forshaw – 5 Failed to clear the ball for Martinelli’s opening goal. Whipped in a great ball for Raphinha in the second but Ramsdale was equal to it. AP

Raphinha – 7 Switched off for Tierney’s shot in the first half but, seconds later, sprinted onto a clearance to open Arsenal’s defence. Unfortunately, he was unable to hit the target. Later tried his luck from the halfway line but couldn’t get the better of Ramsdale. No messing around finding the top corner from the spot. Getty

Tyler Roberts – 6 Had a couple of efforts from a distance but was unable to trouble Ramsdale. Getty

Jack Harrison – 5 Lost the ball in the build-up to Arsenal’s opener, which sparked Saka’s run forward. Added to Marcelo Bielsa’s selection woes as he was forced off early after carrying a knock for 20 minutes. AP

Joe Gelhardt – 6 Started for the second time this season and was forced to play off scraps, holding up play instead and closing down Ramsdale. Won the penalty for Leeds. Getty

SUBS: Crysencio Summerville (Harrison 31’) – 6 Made his fifth league appearance with Harrison unable to continue, and saw an ambitious bicycle-kick finish over the bar. Lively cameo who came into his own in the second half. Getty

Sam Greenwood (Klich 78’) – N/R, The 19-year-old made his Premier League debut as Leeds looked to close the deficit. Reuters

Liam McCarron (Summerville 82’) – N/R, A straight swap with Summerville playing his most minutes in a game this season as McCarron made his debut for the club. Getty

ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale – 7 Had a quiet first half as Arsenal ran riot, but was then alert to save from Raphinha and Roberts. Had no chance of saving Raphinha’s penalty. Getty

Takehiro Tomiyasu – 7 Was solid in the air and made some great movements to deny Klich’s cross into the box and block a move from Summerville storming into the six-yard box. Getty

Ben White – 6 Moved from Leeds to Arsenal in the summer and had celebrated with Ramsdale after tackling Gelhardt in the box, only to see a penalty given to his old side. Getty

Gabriel – 7 Stood his ground at the back and looked confident, keeping his out of trouble. Reuters

Kieran Tierney – 6 The Scotsman had two opportunities in the opening stages to keep Meslier busy. Battled well with Raphinha as Leeds tried to find a way back in the game. PA

Bukayo Saka – 7 Shot wide in the opening stages and played a part in the opening goal when he drove forward to play in Lacazette before Martinelli found the net. He then produced a great turn and one-two with Lacazette to squeeze the ball inside Meslier’s near post. Forced Meslier to produce another low save before half-time and came close again in the second half. Getty

Thomas Partey – 6 Straight into the action but largely quiet overall. The Ghanaian was denied one opportunity by Meslier’s quick reactions. Getty

Granit Xhaka – 7 Produced two brilliant through balls within minutes of each other, linking with Tierney to force a save, before producing another dream ball to Martinelli, who sprinted on to score. Booked for time-wasting. AFP

Gabriel Martinelli – 9 The Brazilian was electric on the wings. He made no mistake pouncing on Forshaw’s loose ball to help the Gunners into an early lead and then netted a second as he ran onto a great ball by Xhaka. Getty

Martin Odegaard – 8 The Norwegian enjoyed playing in an advanced role and he threaded through some great passes to set up Partey and Lacazette. He had one shot from the edge of the box which was easily collected by Meslierm but he was a constant thorn in the Leeds’ defence. PA

Alexandre Lacazette – 7 The Frenchman nearly added a third to Arsenal’s goal tally and forced Meslier in a great low save. He couldn’t add his name to the scoresheet but seemed an important part of every Arsenal attacking move. Reuters

SUBS: Cedric Soares (Tomiyasu 64’) – 6 Played his first minutes since his substitute appearance against Norwich in November. Getty

Emile Smith Rowe (Saka 78’) – N/R, Read Odegaard’s ball beautifully to volley home past Meslier. AFP

Nuno Tavares (for Odegaard 85’) – N/R The final substitute for Mikel Arteta, who was simply looking to close out the game. Getty

Gabriel Martinelli fired a first-half double as Arsenal chalked up a third straight Premier League win with a classy 4-1 victory at injury-hit Leeds.

Martinelli’s brace put the Gunners 2-0 up in 28 minutes and when Bukayo Saka added a third just before half-time, Leeds appeared set for another thrashing.

But Marcelo Bielsa’s side improved markedly after the break and reduced the deficit through Raphinha’s penalty before substitute Emile Smith Rowe’s late effort snuffed out any faint hopes of a fightback.

Leeds, in the middle of a daunting run of fixtures and hammered 7-0 by Manchester City in a club-record Premier League defeat in midweek, were without nine senior players through injury and suspension for what was the only Premier League game of the day as coronavirus outbreaks destroyed the rest of the fixture list.

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