London’s Emirates Stadium is set for Arsenal’s return from the international break, with Leeds arriving on 10 October as Mikel Arteta’s champions look to put a sharp Brighton defeat behind them and restart their Premier League run.
Arsenal return after Brighton setback
Arsenal had opened the season with seven wins from seven fixtures across all competitions before their last outing prior to the international window. Their sequence included four Premier League victories, one Champions League success, one League Cup win and the Community Shield, where they beat Manchester City 3-0 to lift the trophy.
That momentum stopped abruptly on 19 September, when Brighton defeated Arsenal 3-0. The result was a bruising interruption for the reigning English champions, who also finished as Champions League runners-up last season.
- Competition: Premier League, sixth round
- Date: 10 October 2026
- Kick-off: 13:30 Brasília time
- Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
- Referee: Paul Tierney
- Broadcast: ESPN and Disney+
Arteta commits his future in north London
The Leeds match comes days after Arteta agreed a new Arsenal contract running until 2030. The deal is worth around £20 million per year, a figure that places him clearly above every other Premier League manager in annual salary.
Despite concerns around players being released early from their national-team camps during the break, Arsenal’s confirmed injury list remains limited. Greek attacking midfielder Tzolis is the only established absentee, with a thigh problem.
Likely teams at the Emirates
Arteta is expected to retain a strong core for the visit of Daniel Farke’s Leeds, with David Raya behind a defence containing Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhães and Riccardo Calafiori. Declan Rice and Bruno Guimarães are set to form the midfield base, while Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Eberechi Eze support Viktor Gyökeres.
- Arsenal: David Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhães, Calafiori; Declan Rice, Bruno Guimarães; Saka, Ødegaard, Eze; Gyökeres.
- Head coach: Mikel Arteta.
- Leeds: Trafford; Justin, Muharemovic, Elvedi; Bogle, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin.
- Head coach: Daniel Farke.
For Arsenal, the afternoon offers an immediate chance to show that the trip to Brighton was an isolated stumble rather than the beginning of a wider loss of rhythm. Leeds, meanwhile, travel to north London facing a side whose ambitions still extend well beyond the domestic calendar.
