Arsenal roars back to beat Leeds 2-1 as Calafiori and Guimarães net Emirates firsts

Riccardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimarães scored their first goals at the Emirates Stadium as defending champion Arsenal recovered to beat Leeds 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

It was the perfect way for Arsenal to celebrate coach Mikel Arteta signing a contract extension this week and bounce back from a hefty defeat at Brighton before the extended three-week break for internationals.

Arsenal moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League ahead of a tricky trip to Liverpool for City on Sunday, in its first match since being found guilty of large-scale financial wrongdoing in the biggest scandal in Premier League history. City is appealing.

It was a first defeat for Leeds, which was hoping to leapfrog Arsenal into second — courtesy of a better goal difference — with a win.

The visitors frustrated Arsenal for large swathes of the match, defending well and looking dangerous on the counterattack.

Leeds scored in the 55th minute. Gabriel Gudmundsson rolled the ball across the area and it went past the flailing hand of a sprawling David Raya and through to James Justin, who blasted it into the roof of the net.

That seemed to spark Arsenal into life and it equalized just seven minutes later as Ben White headed a cross back to Calafiori, who bundled in from close range.

It was a sixth Arsenal goal for Calafiori, who joined the club in 2024, but all the defender’s previous goals had come away from home.

Arteta made a triple change moments later, bringing on Guimarães, Victor Gyokeres and Jurrien Timber and the comeback was complete in the 70th minute with a lovely team goal.

A free kick was taken quickly and it was flicked between a number of players before Declan Rice teed up Guimarães to drive into the bottom left corner from outside the area.

It was the Brazil midfielder’s second goal for Arsenal — having scored against Sunderland last month — after joining from Newcastle in the offseason, and he celebrated by diving into the crowd.

Manchester United was playing Tottenham later after four other Premier League matches.

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Arsenal's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. ( John Walton/PA via AP)

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta, left, leaves the field with Leeds' head coach Daniel Farke at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Leeds react disappointed after the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Arsenal's Bruno Guimaraes, centre, challenges for the ball with Leeds' James Justin, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

MIAMI (AP) — Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 150 mph (240 kph). A storm of that strength or greater is considered a major hurricane. Simon could bring as much as 10 to 20 inches (25-50 cm) of rain over parts of southwestern Mexico, with some areas receiving up to 30 inches, the center said.

The bulletin also urged residents to take immediate action to prepare, saying the hurricane will make landfall early Sunday, but tropical storm-strength winds could arrive much sooner.

Simon is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of southwestern Mexico, possibly concentrated along Jalisco’s coast and in parts of Michoacan, Colima and Nayarit.

“This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” the NHC said.

Jalisco suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of people from at-risk areas. It also asked the tourism sector in Puerto Vallarta, a popular destination for U.S. tourists, to ensure that both workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones by Friday afternoon.

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA shows Hurrican Simon in the Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)