Arsenal bench allegedly subjected to racist abuse from a Leeds fan during Premier League match at Island Road | football news

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The Premier League is investigating alleged racist abuse against the Arsenal seat of a Leeds fan during the first half of Saturday’s match at Island Road.

Just half an hour later, Arsenal Submariners summoned the fourth official and the Premier League confirmed allegations of racist abuse reported by visitors.

“It has been reported and the stadium manager will have to deal with it with the authorities,” Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports after his team’s 4-1 win.

“Very frustrating because we’ve done so much in football to try to avoid that, but he’s one person. I don’t think it’s worth a stadium to pay the price for.”

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“It was one incident and it had to be reported. It was reported, and now the authorities will have to work with the clubs to understand what happened.”

Arsenal beat Leeds 4-1 thanks to a Gabriel Martinelli double, cementing their place in the top four.

Bukayo Saka and substitute Emile Smith Rowe scored Arsenal’s other goals to score their third consecutive win – and their first away from home since October 30.

It was the only Premier League game on Saturday due to a spike in coronavirus cases across the league, with Burnley’s trip to Aston Villa postponed two hours before kick-off.

Arsenal are fourth with four points, but rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham all have games in hand for Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Leeds have scored just one win in their last eight games and find themselves within five points of the relegation zone, having played at least two games more than Newcastle and Burnley behind them.

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