Arsenal vs Leeds - Premier League LIVE: Mikel Arteta's side return to action in first top-flight match since bombshell Man City guilty verdict
By WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER and ISAAN KHAN, REPORTER and RIATH AL-SAMARRAI, CHIEF SPORTS FEATURE WRITER
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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Arsenal entertain Leeds in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.
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Countdown to kick off continues
What a beautiful day it is for football to return, with this crisp autumn conditions perfect for football.
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How does the Premier League look?
There's been three weeks since we last had any Premier League action so it's easy to forget just what happened before the lengthy hiatus.
Today's clash will see two impressive teams take each other on, with Leeds still unbeaten and up in fifth place, three points adrift of second-placed Arsenal.
It will no doubt be an extremely tricky test for Daniel Farke's side, but they're definitely not a team to take lightly, as we've seen in their early results.
Here's a reminder of how the table looks before today's action begins...
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Leeds TEAM NEWS
It's been a good start to the season for Leeds and Daniel Farke will hope to continue that today in what will be one of his side's toughest matches of 2026-27.
They are unchanged from their last game before the international break - a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.
(3-4-2-1): Trafford; Justin, Elevedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Zetterer, Bard, Bijol, Wilson, Bahoya, Gruev, Longstaff, Aaronson, Nmecha
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Arsenal TEAM NEWS
Arsenal's team is in...
And you have to say there's plenty of positive news for Mikel Arteta.
Ezri Konsa and Kai Havertz were both forced to withdraw from international duty during the break through injury, while Declan Rice also dropped out beforehand - but today they all start.
There is no Christos Tzolis though, after the winger suffered an issue with Greece.
(4-3-3): Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Havertz, Madueke.
Subs: Kepa, Hincapie Eze, Timber, Gyokeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Dowman
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Premier League football returns!
A relatively incident free three-week international break then?
Not quite!
It was two weeks yesterday when arguably the biggest news in Premier League history broke - Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges levelled at them for breaking the top flight's financial rules.
A groundbreaking judgement, albeit one City continue to contest and are appealing, but it has dominated the footballing agenda ever since and will likely continue to do so.
City were blasted by the Premier League for making 'sham' agreements to manipulate their financial accounts to the tune of £900million over a nine-season period from 2009-2018 which saw them win eight trophies, leading to many reflecting on how that timeframe should now be judged.
It remains an extremely hot topic, and there will be continued discussions throughout the action this weekend as football returns, but at least we now have some on-pitch action to talk about, starting with Arsenal vs Leeds!
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Good Morning
And welcome to the Daily Mail Sport's live coverage of Arsenal vs Leeds in the Premier League as top flight football returns.
Be sure to stay with us for all the latest team news, build-up and updates from throughout the clash at the Emirates Stadium.
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