ARSENAL are through to the Carabao Cup quarter-final after beating Leeds 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah were on the scoresheet for the Gunners, with the latter winning Man of the Match.
- RESULT: Arsenal 2-0
- Arsenal XI: Leno, Cedric, White, Holding, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Pepe, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah
- Leeds XI: Meslier, Dallas, Strujik, Llorente, Drameh, Phillips, Forshaw, James, Roberts, Harrison, Rodrigo
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FULL TIME SCORES
Both of the games that went to penalties have now been decided.
And the first three of the Carabao Cup last eight have been decided
- Arsenal 2-0 Leeds
- Chelsea 1-1 Southampton (4-2 on penalties)
- QPR 0-0 Sunderland (1-3 on penalties)
UP FOR THE CUP
Eddie Nketiah continued his incredible League Cup record tonight.
The 22-year-old now has seven goals in eight games in the competition, including two while on loan at Leeds.
AROUND THE GROUNDS
Arsenal are the only team tonight to get the business done inside the 90 minutes.
Chelsea vs Southampton has gone to penalties after a 1-1 draw.
And so has QPR vs Sunderland, with that one goalless after 90 minutes.
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STAT ATTACK
Here's a look at the full time stats from the Emirates.
Both sides had 14 shots overall, with Leeds managing five on target to Arsenal's four.
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FT: ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
Goals from Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah seal Arsenal's passage through to the last eight of the Carabao Cup.
The former scored just 23 seconds after coming on, while Nketiah effectively settled the game with 20 minutes to play.
On the whole it was probably the right result.
After a promising first half the visitors dropped right off the boil in the second and were poor after the break.
Mikel Arteta has a beaming smile on his face.
His side make it eight games unbeaten in all competitions.
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PEEEEEEEP!
THAT'S FULL TIME!
ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS!
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
92. As they have been for some time, both teams are just waiting for the final whistle here.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
91. Drameh does well and slides the ball into the path of Summerville on the right hand side of the Arsenal box.
The Leeds sub loses his footing at the vital moment though and the ball runs out for a goal kick to the home side.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
90. Four minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.
Arsenal are all but into the last eight.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
89. CHANCE!
Lacazette nearly makes it three!
He robs Phillips high up the pitch and bears down on goal.
The Frenchman is tackled on the edge of the box but the ball ricochets kindly for him.
He takes aim from 18 yards and sends an effort whistling inches over the bar.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
88. Summerville tries to work something down the right but the ball ends up tricking harmlessly out for an Arsenal goal kick.
Two minutes of the 90 left to play.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
86. Lokonga tries to release Pepe on the right hand side but Cooper is there to mop things up for the visitors.
He plays it back to Meslier instead of looking forward.
Marcelo Bielsa's side aren't really playing with much urgency despite being behind.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
84. Summerville trips Lokonga in the middle of the park after the Arsenal man had breezed past him.
Just over five minutes left to go at the Emirates now.
A Leeds goal sets up a grandstand finish, but it's not really looking likely.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
83. Again a foray into Arsenal territory is wasted.
This time the visitors manage to work the ball into the Gunners' box.
Summerville crosses in from the right but it's a tame delivery straight into the arms of Leno.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
82. Leeds enter the final third for what seems like the first time in ages.
But the chance is almost immediately wasted.
Harrison crosses into the box but puts far too much on it and sends it straight out for a goal kick.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
81. Nketiah is down after a taking a clattering from Phillips.
It's an Arsenal free kick midway inside the Leeds half.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
80. The game has really dropped in tempo now.
Both sides seem content to play this one out 2-0, despite there still being ten minutes left to play.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
78. The visitors just haven't quite got going in the second half.
After testing Leno a couple of times in the first 45 minutes, they haven't threatened at all since the break.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
76. That's the end of Rob Holding's night.
He's replaced by Nuno Tavares.
It means Sead Kolasinac will slot in at centre-back and Tavares will go over to left-back.
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SUPER SUB
Calum Chambers broke the deadlock this evening just 23 SECONDS after coming on as a substitute.
Talk about an immediate impact.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
74. Rob Holding clears downfield and goes down holding his leg.
He looks like he's struggling with cramp.
There's still 15 minutes left for him to get through yet.
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JUST ABOUT
Eddie Nketiah made the finish far more difficult than it needed to be.
Somehow he nearly missed from a yard out.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
72. Now it's Arsenal's turn to make a change.
Alexandre Lacazette is coming on in place of the lively Emile Smith Rowe.
Albert Lokonga is also on for Mohamed Elneny.
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
70. Bielsa responds by making a double change.
Greenwood and Summerville are on for Rodrigo and James.
Is that an admission of defeat?
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ARSENAL 2-0 LEEDS
69. Jake Cooper gets a header back to Meslier all wrong, and Nketiah pounces.
He gets to the ball ahead of the Leeds keeper and deftly lofts it over his head.
The striker takes it down and has an empty net to roll it into, but does his best to miss from two yards.
The ball somehow comes off his shin, and JUST about squeaks over the line and into the side netting.
That could have been embarrassing!
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