Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Leeds vs Manchester United – Lineups & Match Details

Leeds and Manchester United drew 1-1. Goals: B. Aaronson (62'), Matheus Cunha (65'). Leeds had 45% possession against Manchester United's 55%. Shots on target: 3-2.

Premier League · Regular Season - 20

Sunday, 4 January 2026

LeedsLeeds

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Manchester UnitedManchester United

Referee: Jarred Gillett, Australia

Lineups

LeedsLeeds3-5-2
Lucas Perri1Lucas PerriG
S. Bornauw23S. BornauwD
J. Bijol15J. BijolD
P. Struijk5P. StruijkD
J. Justin24J. JustinM
B. Aaronson11B. AaronsonM
A. Stach18A. StachM
I. Gruev44I. GruevM
G. Gudmundsson3G. GudmundssonM
D. Calvert-Lewin9D. Calvert-LewinF
N. Okafor19N. OkaforF

Substitutes

26K. DarlowG
25S. ByramD
8S. LongstaffM
22A. TanakaM
20J. HarrisonF
29W. GnontoF
42S. ChambersM
10J. PiroeF
14L. NmechaF
Manchester UnitedManchester United3-4-2-1
S. Lammens31S. LammensG
L. Yoro15L. YoroD
A. Heaven26A. HeavenD
L. Martinez6L. MartinezD
D. Dalot2D. DalotM
Casemiro18CasemiroM
M. Ugarte25M. UgarteM
L. Shaw23L. ShawM
P. Dorgu13P. DorguF
M. Cunha10M. CunhaF
B. Sesko30B. SeskoF

Substitutes

1A. BayindirG
33T. FredricsonD
72G. KukonkiD
12T. MalaciaD
70B. MantatoF
38J. FletcherM
39T. FletcherM
61S. LaceyF
11J. ZirkzeeF

Match Events

34'Y

P. Dorgu

62'G

B. Aaronson

Assist: P. Struijk

63'S

L. Yoro

Substitution 1

65'G

Matheus Cunha

Assist: J. Zirkzee

75'S

N. Okafor

Substitution 1

80'S

I. Gruev

Substitution 2

80'S

S. Bornauw

Substitution 3

87'S

B. Aaronson

Substitution 4

Statistics

Leeds
45%55%
Manchester United
0.9Expected Goals (xG)1.58
11Total Shots15
3Shots on Target2
6Corners4
9Fouls9
1Offsides3
73Pass Accuracy (%)79
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Leeds host Manchester United on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at Elland Road. The kick-off time is 12:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Leeds go into the match 16th in the table; Manchester United sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 12 Feb 2023: Leeds 0-2 Manchester United; 8 Feb 2023: Leeds 2-2 Manchester United; 20 Feb 2022: Leeds 2-4 Manchester United. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Leeds and Manchester United drew 1-1. Leeds scored through B. Aaronson 62'. Manchester United replied with Matheus Cunha 65'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 65 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Leeds held 45% of the ball against 55% for Manchester United. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 0.90 for Leeds, 1.58 for Manchester United.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Leeds sat 16th and Manchester United 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.