Noni Madueke just scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal without realising

Noni Madueke has now opened his Premier League account for Arsenal after netting in their 4-0 win away to Leeds, but he may not have realised he has done so.

The winger put in a brilliant performance at Elland Road as he was a nuisance for the hosts' defence throughout his whole time on the pitch.

Initial statistics suggested he came away from West Yorkshire with an assist to his name, but a big decision almost an entire day after the game has decided differently.

Noni Madueke awarded goal against Leeds

Madueke ended up getting on the scoresheet toward the end of a rampant first-half, but he would have only just found out. He swung a corner into the box, but it didn't find a teammate as it looked to have gone straight in at the near post. Karl Darlow got his hands to it, but not well enough as it bounced off the ground and into the net.

The goal was initially given as an own goal by the former Newcastle United goalkeeper, but the Premier League Match Centre confirmed on X that wasn't the case as the goal accreditation panel adjudged it to belong to Madueke.

That strike sees him get up and running in the Premier League for the Gunners, having already struck three times in the Champions League, netting against Bayern Munich and Club Brugge, scoring twice against the latter.

Madueke was never intended to start in Arsenal's trip to Leeds with Bukayo Saka named as the starter on the right wing. However, he suffered an injury in the warm-up, prompting his England teammate to be brought into the side.

He impressed when given the chance, assisting the opening goal with a well-placed cross for Martín Zubimendi to meet and head past Darlow. He then notched the second and continued to cause plenty of problems for the Leeds backline until he was withdrawn just after the hour mark.

The winger will be delighted to have got himself up and running in the league for the Gunners. An injury early in the season prevented him from impressing when Saka was unavailable, but he has looked good since returning at the back end of last year.

It is unclear how long Saka will be out for after suffering the fitness setback, but Madueke will be eager to pounce on the opportunity and will be hoping his first domestic strike for Arsenal will spur him on.