Arsenal defeated Leeds United 5-0 with Viktor Gyokeres scoring twice. Eberechi Eze was presented to the Emirates Stadium crowd and made an appearance. Jurrien Timber opened the scoring and added another goal for Arsenal. Bukayo Saka scored the second but later pulled up with an apparent hamstring issue. Martin Odegaard was substituted before half-time while nursing his right shoulder. Kai Havertz had already been lost to injury earlier in the week. Fifteen-year-old Max Dowman made his debut, won a stoppage-time penalty, and produced notable attacking contributions. Arsenal climb to the top of the table alongside Tottenham.
Viktor Gyokeres opened his Premier League account with a double as Arsenal romped to a 5-0 win over Leeds United, though there were injury concerns for both Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka. With Eberechi Eze presented to the Emirates Stadium crowd and fellow new signing Gyokeres getting up and running in a comfortable victory, it was largely a day of celebration for Arsenal fans.
Arsenal have already lost Kai Havertz to injury this week as three key men who missed stretches of last season potentially face further spells on the sidelines. Saka had earlier scored Arsenal's second, adding to an opener from Jurrien Timber, who was on target again for the fourth. Number five came courtesy of a last-gasp Gyokeres penalty won by 15-year-old debutant Max Dowman.
Data debrief: Debutant Dowman delivers The two Arsenal injuries ensured this was an evening of mixed emotions at Emirates Stadium, but there was plenty to cheer as Eze arrived, Gyokeres scored and, perhaps most excitingly, Dowman shone. He became the second-youngest player in Premier League history, sharing the pitch with the youngest. Ethan Nwaneri was 54 days younger than Dowman when he debuted in 2022.
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