Arsenal defended their lead in the English Premier League with a 1-0 (1-0) win at Leeds United. Due to a power failure in the Elland Road stadium, the match was interrupted shortly after kick-off when the score was 0-0.
As Leeds announced, the power failure caused technical problems in the referee’s communication with his assistants. The game between the team of ex-Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch and the previous leaders Arsenal was continued after more than half an hour from the 69th second of the game.
Bukayo Saka (35 minutes) scored the only goal in the Gunners’ victory. Patrick Bamford missed a penalty for Leeds in the 64th minute.
In the final minutes, referee Chris Kavanagh showed Arsenal player Gabriel a red card for an alleged trick against Bamford and awarded the hosts another penalty. However, after consulting the video assistant, Kavanagh looked at the scene again on the monitor and reversed both decisions.