Arsenal, the champions, secured a 2-1 victory over Leeds United at Emirates Stadium, coming from behind after James Justin opened the scoring for Leeds. Riccardo Calafiori netted the equaliser for Arsenal.
The decisive goal came from Bruno Guimaraes, who was introduced from the bench and scored the winner. Declan Rice provided a clever assist for Guimaraes's goal.
Arsenal's David Raya made smart saves to deny Jayden Bogle and Gudmundsson, while Ben White's header set up Calafiori's equaliser. For Leeds, James Justin scored a well-worked opener and Gabriel Gudmundsson provided an excellent assist.