Arsenal: The Gunners host French side Lille in the Champions League on Tuesday night before travelling to the City Ground to play Nottingham Forest next Sunday.

Leeds United: Following their first Premier League defeat of the season, Daniel Farke’s side have more than a week to dust themselves down before hosting Manchester United in what ought to be a spicy encounter at Elland Road next Sunday.

Saturday clockwatch: Sarah Rendall is here to bring you news of all the goals as they go in and any other major talking points from today’s four three o’clock kick-offs …

90+5 min: Gyokeres plays Saka in behind the Leeds defence and he’s clear on goal with only Trafford to beat. The Leeds goalkeeper does enough to force the Arsenal winger to shoot wide. It’s the final kick of the game and the referee blows for full time.

90+5 min: Gudmondsson sends a cross into the Arsenal box from the left. Gabriel heads it clear.

90+4 min: Leeds throw-in and Ethan Ampadu trebuchets the ball into the Arsenal penalty area. It’s headed clear.

90+2 min: With Trafford stranded in no-man’s land after a rush of blood to the head, Viktor Gyokeres passes up at least one opportunity to score into an empty goal from distance while apparently trying to walk the ball into the net from 30 yards out. What are you doing?!

90+1 min: We’re into five minutes of added time. Can Leeds snatch the point they almost certainly deserve from this match?

90 min: Arsenal substitution: Mikel Merino on for Odegaard, who’s been instrumental in helping Arsenal to restore parity and get what looks like being their winner.

89 min: A Dominic Calvert-Lewin cross into the box ricochets off Jurrien Timber but doesn’t quite break for Aaronson.

87 min: Since Arsenal equalised, Leeds seem to have run out of both energy and ideas. They’d played superbly for the opening 65 minutes but Arsenal have shown great strength in the face of extreme adversity.

85 min: Leeds double-substitution: Jean Matteo Bahoya and Jaka Bijol on or Bogle and Elvedi.

82 min: Jurrien Timber swings a cross to the far post, where Declan Rice takes it down, sells Jayden Bogle a dummy and drills the ball into the six-yard box. It’s blocked by Muharemovic but only on to the shins of Odegaard. Somehow, he fails to score and a shot he didn’t know much about is saved by Trafford. That’s a real let-off for Leeds after a wonderful soft-shoe shuffle in tight space from Rice. Who knew he had that in his locker?

81 min: Arsenal substitution: Piero Hincapie on for Riccardo Calafiori.

80 min: Leeds substitution: Farke sends on Lukas Nmecha for James Justin and his side switches from a back five to a 4-4-2.

78 min: Declan Rice heads a free-kick into the Arsenal box away, then leaps to head the return ball clear. Arsenal attempt to break upfield but James Justin takes a yellow card for his team by dragging Bruno back.

76 min: Leeds double-substitution from a couple of minutes ago: Harry Wilson and Brenden Aaronson on for Tanaka and Okafor, who have both been terrific.

75 min: Arsenal surge forward in numbers with Saka on the ball. Despite the support, he goes it alone and shoots over the bar.

72 min: Bruno started and finished that goal from a quickly taken free-kick. The ball was pinged down the left, zipping from Saka inside to Odegaard and on to Rice, who sent it into the path of the goalscorer with an audacious flick of his heel.

67 min: Arsenal have momentarily seized control of the game since equalising and ringing the changes. The ball breaks to Calafiori on the edge of the area when a cross is blocked his way by Calvert-Lewin. The Italian’s shot is wild and he fails to get near the target.

64 min: Arsenal triple-substitution: Jurrien Timber, Bruno Guimaraes and Viktor Gyokeres on for White, Lewis-Skelly and Havertz.

61 min: Leeds play out from the back and through the middle of Arsenal as Martin Odegaard gesticulates like a traffic policeman on amphetamines at rush hour as he tries to get assorted Arsenal teammates to close their opposite numbers down.

59 min: Arsenal win a free-kick in a promising position but Martin Odegaard sends his delivery straight into the gloves of James Trafford.

58 min: Jayden Bogle curls a wonderful low cross through the Arsenal penalty area after brilliant hold-up play from Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Noah Okafor stretches every sinew but can’t quite get a toe on the ball. It’s put out for a corner, from which nothing comes.

53 min: James Justin sends a curled shot from distance whistling narrowly wide of the far post. Soon afterwards, David Raya is forced to tip an Ao Tanaka shot over the bar after a heavy touch from Declan Rice gifted a shooting opportunity to the Japan international. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say Arsenal are on the ropes here.

51 min: Everything good about Arsenal today is coming through Noni Madueke and on this occasion his pull-back from the left is met by Martin Odegaard. The Arsenal captain’s shot is weak and comfortably saved by by Trafford.

50 min: Quite apart from the chances they’ve created, Leeds deserve a lot of praise for their defensive fortitude and stoutness. They are incredibly well organised and disciplined out of possession and are smothering Arsenal any time they try to get forward.

48 min: Madueke overhits a cross from the left but Saka is able to backpedal and try to nod the ball across the face of goal. He’s leaning back and get much power on his header and Trafford allows it to drop wide of the near post.

47 min: Saka plays a weighted pass to the byline for Ben White to chase. It’s overhit and the ball runs ourt of play again.

46 min: Muharemovic shields the ball well under pressure from Saka. It runs safely out play for a Leeds goal-kick.

An email: “Re: Mark Kerry’s pre-match concerns about Arsenal’s lack of a natural goalscorer,” writes Justin Kavanagh. “Fear not, Mark, I’m sure there’ll be a big, prolific Viking available to sign in the next transfer window.”

45+2 min: Arsenal have a loud penalty appeal turned down when a Saka run to try to press James Trafford is blocked by Muharemovic. It’s half-time.

44 min: A Leeds cross from the right evades the wrestling bout between Gabriel and Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the edge of the six-yard box and drops to Gudmondsson at the far post. He smashes the ball from a tight angle, forcing a superb save out of David Raya. Leeds are giving Arsenal plenty to think about in this first half. They’ve been outstanding.

43 min: Tanaka robs Rice as the Arsenal midfielder tried to rampage forward into Leeds territory.

42 min: Madueke cuts inside from the left again and gets the ball on to his right foot before pinging a little cross to Havertz. It’s a tall order and the German heads high over the bar.

40 min: Stach and Bogle get their wires crossed again, the latter pulling up and failing to make the run expected of him after playing a give-and-go with the former. Bogle gave but didn’t go, prompting Stach to throw his arms in the air in frustration.

38 min: Now Ethan Ampadu has his name taken for a foul on Ben White. Both Leeds central midfielders have been cautioned, as has their head coach, Daniel Farke. He didn’t foul anyone but I beleive he might have hurt the fourth official’s feelings.

37 min: Ao Tanaka is booked for a foul on Myles Lewis-Skelly.

34 min: Anton Stach takes a free-kick from deep, which Raya comes to punch clear. Ethan Ampadu sends a looping header goalwards and Raya has to be on his toes to get back to catch the ball before slamming on the brakes in order to avoid carrying it over his own line.

Disaster averted, Raya promptly pings a long diagonal to Madueke, who drills a low cross into the Leeds penalty area that Saka is unable to connect with under pressure from Stach.

32 min: Arsenal continue to dominate possessioon against a Leeds United side who have had the three best chances of the opening half-hour. Justin remains pitchside, waiting in frustration to be ushered back on after receiving treatment. He eventually gets the signal from referee Paul Tierney.

31 min: Justin has his nostrils plugged by the medics and play resumes.

29 min: Madueke rides a James Justin challenge to advance into the Leeds half before running into traffic. There’s a break in play so Justin can get treatment for a bloodied nose after his face-plant into the Emirates pitch.

27 min: Ao Tanaka sends a cross from the left into the Arsenal penalty area, where the ball breaks kindly for Bogle. He tries to lift it over David Raya, who gets enough on the ball to put it out for a corner, from which nothing comes. That was another decent chance for Leeds.

24 min: Gabriel Gudmondsson floats an excellent cross to the far post, where Anton Stach is waiting to volley goalwards. He connects with the ball, only to see his shot blocked by Jayden Bogle, his own teammate. That was an excellent chance for Leeds to go ahead but it was ruined by accidental self-sabotage.

22 min: Ao Tanaka coughs up extremely cheap possession in midfield, allowing Odegaard to advance on the Leeds penalty area with plenty of teammates up in support. The ball is worked to Lewis-Skelly on the edge of the area but he’s squeezed off the ball before he can get a shot away.

21 min: Madueke cuts in from the left and stands the ball up for Havertz, on the edge of the six-yard box. The German is leaning backwards as he heads the ball and is unable to generate enough power to trouble James Trafford.

20 min: Muharemovic is perfectly placed to intercept a neat Rice pass through the centre aimed towards the feet of Havertz. Good defending from Leeds.

18 min: On the right wing, Saka unsuccessfully tries to dribble around Gudmondsson, who is having none of it. Call him Gandalf Gudmondsson: “You shall not pass!”

16 min: Madueke jinks this way and that out on the left trying to create a yard to get a cross in. He’s unceremoniously dispossessed by Jayden Bogle. That rick aside, Madueke is looking quite lively in what is an unfamiliar position for him. It’s interesting that he was picked to play there ahead of Eberechi Eze.

14 min: Madueke gets on the ball out on the left touchline, before playing it inside to Myles Lewis-Skelly, who sends it towards Declan Rice. Leeds win possession back and go Route One, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin is unable to get to it before Konsa despite a well-timed sprint.

12 min: Just the one shot on goal so far, from the boot of Leeds United’s Noah Okafor.

10 min: Leeds enjoy a spell of good possession which ends abruptly when Anton Stach strays offside before latching on to a pass up the inside left from Gabriel Gudmonsson.

8 min: Noah Okafor sees a curled effort from the edge of the area deflected narrowly wide of the upright. From the ensuing corner, Arsenal break upfield with Bukayo Saka on the ball. Jayden Bogle makes a crucial tackle.

6 min: Odegaard ignores the urging of the crowd and passes up a shooting opportunity on the edge of the Leeds box, choosing instead to spray the ball wide to Madueke on the left. A promising move breaks down when Leeds win a free-kick for something-or-other.

5 min: Jayden Bogle boots the ball long from the Leeds right-back position but there’s far too much welly on his delivery, which carries through to David Raya on the edge pof the Arsenal penalty area.

4 min: Tarik Muharemovic and Trafford exchange passes under a heavy press from Arsenal, who end up winning a throw-in.

2 min: Arsenal are straight on to the front foot, with Noni Madueke on the ball out on the left wing. He plays a one-two with Odegaard and steers the ball into the centre for Saka, who collides with Trafford as he elects to try and poke it goalwards with a high foot instead of his head. Offside.

Not long now: With the opening riff of Eminem’s Loose Yourself booming out over the Emirates PA, referee Paul Tierney and his team of match officials lead out both sets of players. Kick-off is just a couple of minutes away.

Mikel Arteta: “It’s been a long international break with some players having different issues,” says Arsenal’s head coach in an interview with TNT Sports. “The team look good and we have a point to prove after what happened in our last game.”

An email: “Happy Saturday, Barry,” writes Mark Kerry. “Is it just me or are there other baffled Arsenal fans out there regarding Arteta’s obsession with starting Havertz as a centre forward? I just can’t see the rationale for it at this point, given that Havertz has proven over the last few seasons that he’s not at all prolific, whereas Gyokeres is clearly a capable finisher - as exemplified both by last season in the Premier League but also during recent internationals. Would Arsenal not be better to persist with, or even adapt to,a more natural goal scorer?”

I’m not an Arsenal fan, baffled or otherwise, but I don’t think Gyokeres is a good enough centre-forward to play for them and I’m not sure he’s done anywhere near enough to convince Mikel Arteta otherwise. His forte is running behind into the kind of space Arsenal just aren’t afforded by most teams they play against and for such a big unit, his hold-up play is dismal. It doesn’t surprise me that Kai Havertz is picked ahead of him.

Daniel Farke: The Leeds United head coach was one of several top flight managers who chose not to offer his thoughts on the Manchester City verdict in his pre-match press conference but he was happy to discuss the significant improvement shown by his own team in recent months.

“It’s not coincidence that in the last 10-11 months we are the fifth best team in the Premier League in terms of points,” he told reporter. “We haven’t won the lottery to be in fifth, it’s not coincidence that we are unbeaten after a very impressive start to the Premier League.”

Farke did point out that the only time he faced Manchester CIty during the years they have been found guilty of financial shenanigans he was in charge of a Norwich City side that won.

Mikel Arteta: The Arsenal head coach played a predictably straight bat while dealing with the obligatory questions about Manchester City, repeatedly stressing the need to “respect the process”. Arteta served as assistant coach at City under Pep Guardiola between 2016-19, a period which overlapped several seasons of financial skullduggery. Upon being asked if his conscience is clear, he offered a one-word reply: “Yes”.

During the football-related parts of his press conference that nobody was particularly interested in, Arteta had this to say about his side’s return to action. “We have been three weeks with no football for us, without club football. We play in front of the Emirates, in front of our people. The atmosphere we have created in recent months has been unbelievable.”

Comment: As the top flight returns, armed with the knowledge its serial champions have been the authors of a 10-year sham supremacy, the first question is simple: how is it going to feel? Words: Barney Ronay

Today’s match officials

• Referee: Paul Tierney

• Assistants: Richard West and Steve Meredith

• Fourth official: Oliver Langford

• VAR: Tony Harrington

• Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh

Those teams: Despite fears they may be unavailable, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz have all been passed fit to start for Arsenal, who make three changes to the side that lost against Brighton. Ben White, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Noni Madueke all come into the side, while Bruno Guimaraes, Jurrien Timber and the injnured Christos Tzolis drop out.

Daniel Farke fields the same Leeds starting XI for the fourth consecutive Premier League match. After missing out on international duty with Wales through injury, Harry Wilson starts on the bench. His international teammate Dan James is ruled out.

Early team news: The international break was not particularly kind to Arsenal, who have lost their Greek winger Christos Tzolis to a hamstring injury, while the particpation of Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa in today’s game is also in serious doubt. William Saliba remains sidelined with a back injury, but some or all of Declan Rice, Max Dowman, Ben White and Christhian Mosquera could return from short spells in the treatment room to feature today.

Should Havertz be forced to sit this game out, Viktor Gyokeres could get his first Premier League start of the season. While he has yet to score for Arsenal in the current campaign, he did score in four consecutive games for Sweden during the international break.

Neither Harry Wilson nor Joe Rodon featured for Wales during the international break. Rodon is definitely out of today’s game, while Wilson’s chances of playing are rated at 50-50. Their compatriot Dan James is definitely out after picking up a back injury on Wales duty. Jean-Matteo Bahoya may miss out after injuring his ankle on duty for France U21s.