Arsenal Beat Leeds 2-1 in Premier League Match
Listen to the story
Arsenal won a football match against Leeds. The score was 2-1. Arsenal were losing in the game. Then they scored two goals and won.
Riccardo Calafiori scored a goal for Arsenal. Bruno Guimaraes also scored a goal. Their team is called the champions. This means they won the league before.
After the goals, Arsenal went level with Manchester City. This means both teams have the same number of points now.
Mikel Arteta is the manager of Arsenal. A manager leads the team. He said the win was good. But he also said Arsenal still has problems. He wants to fix these problems.
Many people talked after the game. This is called a quotes round-up. It means many short comments from different people. Arteta, the Leeds manager Farke, and players Timber, Justin, and Bruno G all spoke. Former player Parlour also spoke.
Vocabulary15 words
- Calafiori
- a football player for Arsenal
- champions
- the best team; the team that won before
- Arteta
- the manager of Arsenal
- quotes round-up
- many short comments from different people put together
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- decisive
- very important for the result
- level
- the same as another team's score
- goal
- a point in football
- match
- a game between two teams
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- scored
- made a goal
- fight back
- to try hard to win after losing
- issues
- problems
- address
- to try to fix a problem
- points
- numbers teams get for winning or drawing
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. 2-1 to Arsenal 2. Calafiori and Guimaraes 3. They went level with Manchester City
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Arsenal won a football match against Leeds. The score was _____. Arsenal were losing in the game. Then they scored two goals and won.
Riccardo _____ scored a goal for Arsenal. Bruno Guimaraes also scored a goal. Their team is called the _____.
After the goals, Arsenal went _____ with Manchester City. This means both teams have the same number of _____ now.
Mikel _____ is the manager of Arsenal. He said the win was good. But he also said Arsenal still has _____.
Many people talked after the game. This is called a _____. Arteta, the Leeds manager Farke, and players Timber, Justin, and Bruno G all spoke.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.
