Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Leeds vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Leeds 1-0. Goals: A. Semenyo (45'). Leeds had 33% possession against Manchester City's 67%. Shots on target: 2-5.

Premier League · Regular Season - 28

Saturday, 28 February 2026

LeedsLeeds

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: Peter Bankes, England

Lineups

LeedsLeeds5-4-1
K. Darlow26K. DarlowG
J. Bogle2J. BogleD
J. Justin24J. JustinD
J. Rodon6J. RodonD
P. Struijk5P. StruijkD
G. Gudmundsson3G. GudmundssonD
A. Stach18A. StachM
E. Ampadu4E. AmpaduM
I. Gruev44I. GruevM
B. Aaronson11B. AaronsonM
D. Calvert-Lewin9D. Calvert-LewinF

Substitutes

1Lucas PerriG
23S. BornauwD
15J. BijolD
8S. LongstaffM
22A. TanakaM
7D. JamesM
29W. GnontoF
14L. NmechaF
10J. PiroeF
Manchester CityManchester City4-1-3-2
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
M. Guehi15M. GuehiD
R. Ait-Nouri21R. Ait-NouriD
Rodri16RodriM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyM
A. Semenyo42A. SemenyoF
O. Marmoush7O. MarmoushF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
4T. ReijndersM
5J. StonesD
6N. AkeD
11J. DokuF
14NicoM
26SavinhoF
45A. KhusanovD
47P. FodenM

Match Events

45'G

A. Semenyo

Assist: R. Aït-Nouri

65'S

B. Aaronson

Substitution 1

68'S

Omar Marmoush

Substitution 1

70'S

N. O'Reilly

Substitution 2

75'S

I. Gruev

Substitution 2

76'S

J. Bogle

Substitution 3

85'Y

G. Donnarumma

87'S

J. Rodon

Substitution 4

87'S

J. Justin

Substitution 5

88'S

R. Cherki

Substitution 3

90'+2Y

Sávio

90'+2Y

R. Aït-Nouri

Statistics

Leeds
33%67%
Manchester City
1.49Expected Goals (xG)2
14Total Shots14
2Shots on Target5
5Corners3
10Fouls8
1Offsides4
74Pass Accuracy (%)90
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Leeds host Manchester City on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at Elland Road. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Leeds go into the match 16th in the table; Manchester City sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Leeds have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Manchester City have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Nov 2025: Leeds 2-3 Manchester City; 6 May 2023: Leeds 1-2 Manchester City; 28 Dec 2022: Leeds 1-3 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Leeds 1-0. Manchester City replied with A. Semenyo 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Leeds held 33% of the ball against 67% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 1.49 for Leeds, 2.00 for Manchester City.

Verdict

Manchester City take the three points; Leeds look at a thin night for the home crowd. Leeds sat 16th and Manchester City 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.