Hits and misses: Could Konsa hold off Saliba's return?

Konsa's defensive excellence in Arsenal's clean sheet win over Hull puts pressure on Saliba to reclaim his place upon return from injury.

Arsenal maintained their defensive solidity with a seventh clean sheet in 10 Premier League games against Hull, with centre-backs Gabriel and Ezri Konsa excelling. Konsa won all seven of his duels and completed 51 of 53 passes, including a crucial last-ditch block on Mohamed Ali-Cho during a dangerous break. The Gunners have now gone 444 minutes without conceding in the league. William Saliba, who will build fitness with Arsenal's U21s on Sunday, faces a battle to reclaim his starting spot given Konsa's current form.

Elsewhere, Tottenham's hopes of a European push were dented by a deserved 1-0 defeat at Leeds, with Noah Okafor scoring just 97 seconds after entering the pitch. Spurs created only one big chance and managed an expected goals total of just 0.77, continuing their season-long goal-scoring struggles despite having the second-most shots in the Premier League. Manager Roberto De Zerbi acknowledged the loss was fully deserved and will need to address the attacking issues over the international break.

Leeds' victory marked their first win since mid-September and came on the back of a superb second-half display. Their defence remains among the league's best, with only Arsenal and Brighton conceding fewer goals, and summer signing Tarik Muharemovic leading the way with 13 clearances in the match and 85 total this season.