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Player Ratings: Arsenal 5-0 Leeds – Dowman’s impressive debut

By on August 24, 2025

Arsenal secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Leeds United in their first home game of the season on Saturday night.

The Gunners were sharp in attack and ruthless in front of goal. Declan Rice delivered a superb corner early in the match, which Jurrien Timber met with a precise header to open the scoring.

The second goal came before the break, as Timber’s clever pass found Bukayo Saka, who lashed home a superb strike for 2-0.

After the restart, Viktor Gyökeres added a third with a lovely finish after weaving his way into the box.

Timber then struck again from close range following a scramble in the box.

The fifth came from the penalty spot when Gyökeres converted after 15-year-old Max Dowman was fouled inside the area.

Arsenal in control from start to finish

The hosts dominated possession and barely gave Leeds a chance to create anything meaningful.

David Raya made one key save from Pascal Struijk’s header but had little else to do.

Timber was the standout performer with two goals and an assist, dictating play from defence and pushing forward with confidence.

New signing Gyökeres impressed with his movement and capped his display with two goals.

Arsenal will now travel to Anfield next weekend to face Liverpool, but they could be without Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard after both players picked up injuries against Leeds.

Player Ratings

David Raya – 7 – Made a fine save from Struijk at 0-0 and stayed composed in goal.

Jurrien Timber – 9 – Two goals, one assist, and solid defending. Outstanding display.

William Saliba – 7 – Dominant in defence, highlighted by an excellent first-half tackle.

Gabriel Magalhães – 7 – Steady performance against from the Brazilian. Barely gave the Leeds attack a sniff.

Riccardo Calafiori – 7 – Pushed forward well and linked up with the attack effectively.

Martin Zubimendi – 7 – Grew into the match, strong presence in midfield.

Declan Rice – 8 – Delivered a perfect corner for Timber’s opener and broke up play.

Martin Ødegaard – 6 – Showed glimpses before injury forced him off before half-time.

Bukayo Saka – 7 – Scored the second goal with a superb finish but came off early with a hamstring concern.

Noni Madueke – 6 – Improved after switching flanks but lacked real threat overall.

Viktor Gyökeres – 8 –  Bagged two goals and worked tirelessly across the front line.

Substitute

Ethan Nwaneri – 6 – Replaced Ødegaard early but struggled to influence the game.

Leandro Trossard – 6 – On for Saka, showed sharpness and linked well with Dowman.

Myles Lewis-Skelly – 6 – Slotted into inverted left-back seamlessly after replacing Calafiori.

Cristhian Mosquera – 6 – Came in for Timber, solid defensively but offered little attacking threat.

Max Dowman – 7 – Impressive debut. Energetic and lively, nearly scored with a curling effort from distance, won the penalty for the 5th goal.