Rampant Arsenal rout Leeds to steady ship but Bukayo Saka injury a concern

Good afternoon and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, minute-by-minute clockwatch for this afternoon’s Premier League fixtures, with six teams in action at 3pm, including league leaders Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s men will be looking to end their run of three league games without a win in their trip to Leeds United, following goalless draws against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, and defeat against Manchester United last time out.

However, the north London side, who completed a perfect league phase in Europe on Wednesday, have the chance to restore their lead to seven points ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Tottenham and Aston Villa’s home tie with Brentford, both on Sunday.

But they face a Leeds side who have proved incredibly tough to beat since Daniel Farke’s inspired switch to a back three at the end of November. The Yorkshire side have lost just one of their last 10 leagues, while going unbeaten at Elland Road since losing to Aston Villa over two months ago.

They start the weekend in 16th, within reach of Crystal Palace and Spurs, and just four points behind Bournemouth, who make the trip to bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Andoni Iraola’s men plummeted down the table after a fast start this season, but have enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence in recent weeks, with 3-2 victories at home over Spurs and Liverpool either side of a 1-1 draw away at Brighton. The latest triumph over Arne Slot’s side came in the most dramatic fashion, with Amine Adli scoring a 95th-minute winner after his side had blown a two-goal lead.

Despite Wolves now languishing 17 points adrift of safety, Rob Edwards’ side have proved a tougher nut to crack of late, going four league games without defeat before their 2-0 loss at City last time out.

Elsewhere, Everton make the journey to the South Coast to face Brighton, with David Moyes’ men starting the afternoon in 10th, two places and three points ahead of their opponents. With things remaining tightly congested in the top half of the table, Everton could go level on points with rivals Liverpool in sixth with victory at the Amex.

Brighton, meanwhile, have hit an incredibly sticky patch of form in recent months, with their defeat at Fulham last weekend meaning they have won just one of their last 10 league games, which has seen them drop to 12th after being as high as fifth at the end of November.