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Three famous Leeds United wins over Arsenal ahead of Elland Road clash

Leeds United will host Premier League leaders Arsenal this weekend at Elland Road but the cards seem stacked against Jesse Marsch's men.

The Whites come into their biggest test of the season on a run of five games without a win, while the Gunners are coming off a huge 3-2 win over Liverpool.

Historically, Leeds haven't beaten the Gunners in over 19 years, with their last win coming in 2003 - since then, their 12 games against them have resulted in two draws and ten losses.

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But what have been Leeds' best memories when facing Arsenal? Well here are three of the best wins the Whites have found against the Gunners over the years...

Leeds 6-1 Arsenal - May 9, 1973

Just four days after their heart-breaking 1-0 F.A Cup final loss to Sunderland, Leeds bounced back to thrash Arsenal 6-1 in what is still their biggest ever win against the Gunners.

In their final game of the season, Don Revie's Whites were determined to put one of the biggest cup upsets of all time behind them and attacking midfielder Pete Lorimer wasted no time in doing so.

Two goals in four minutes for the Scotsman, including the opener from the penalty spot after Joe Jordan was brought down in the area, meant a nice cushion at halftime.

However, the Gunners would find their own goal after George Armstrong fired a strike from outside the box to bring the lead to just one.

Lorimer would find his hattrick just 15 minutes later though, as Jordan threaded a ball across the area which the Scotsman dispatched accurately for his third to restore Leeds' two-goal lead.

Billy Bremner would find a goal for the Whites to make it 4-1 before two goals from Jordan in two minutes before the final whistle meant a devastating scoreline of 6-1.

Leeds 3-0 Arsenal - November 21, 1992

Despite being the last First Division champions, the first season in the Premier League was rough for the Whites but a highlight of their campaign was this 3-0 win over Arsenal.

Five minutes into the game, Leeds defender Chris Fairclough headed home the opener after a corner was flicked on by Chris Whyte in his direction.

It was another header that sent them 2-0 up, with former Arsenal player David Rocastle finding Rodney Wallace on the wing who played a fantastic ball into Lee Chapman who thundered it past David Seaman.

Arsenal's John Jensen lost the ball in midfield by Gordon Strachan who played a faint ball into Gary McAllister who chipped the ball over Seaman to make it 3-0 and grab all three points for the Whites.

Despite having one of the best home records in the Premier League, only losing once to a Nottingham Forest side that finished bottom, it was their horrendous away record that saw them finish in 17th and just two points away from relegation (Leeds' only away win that season was a 3-1 win in the F.A Cup Third Round replay against Division Two Charlton Athletic.

Arsenal 2-3 Leeds - May 4, 2003

Although a win meant historic rivals Manchester United would win the Premier League title, Peter Reid's Leeds United still turned up to Highbury to give title challengers Arsenal a show.

It only took five minutes for Whites striker Harry Kewell to find the back of the net - an audacious volley from outside the area fired across Seaman to give Leeds the lead.

Gunners legend Thierry Henry would equalise 25 minutes later but with the score level at the break, Leeds found another quickly after play resumed. Ian Harte's effort from 20 yards went past everybody in the box and into the far corner, meaning he'd scored in three consecutive seasons at Highbury.

Dennis Bergkamp then equalised in the 63rd minute to give the Gunners hope of staying in the title hunt but an 89th-minute winner from Mark Viduka sealed all three points for the visitors.

In a season where Leeds finished 13 places behind Arsenal in the table, it was arguably their best win of the season alongside a 6-1 thrashing of Charlton Athletic a few weeks earlier.

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