English Premier League

Leeds United vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 84': Lukas Nmecha (P)
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Leeds United beat Everton in return to Premier League

Jack Grealish was unable to inspire Everton after going on as a second-half substitute for his debut in a 1-0 loss to promoted Leeds United in the Premier League on Monday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Everton. Jake O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
  • 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Struijk.
  • 10': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Michael Keane.
  • 12': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.
  • 13': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Beto.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
  • 17': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
  • 21': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
  • 25': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton).
  • 30': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach.
  • 36': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Garner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
  • 38': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
  • 44': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Everton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Everton 0.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 56': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Michael Keane.
  • 56': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
  • 62': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
  • 63': Charly Alcaraz (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 67': Offside, Everton. Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
  • 69': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
  • 71': Substitution, Everton. Jack Grealish replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
  • 75': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
  • 75': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Charly Alcaraz (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United).
  • 76': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Perri.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Everton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Joël Piroe.
  • 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ethan Ampadu.
  • 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Jack Harrison replaces Daniel James.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by James Tarkowski (Everton) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 84': Goal! Leeds United 1, Everton 0. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 86': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Everton).
  • 86': Substitution, Everton. Thierno Barry replaces Charly Alcaraz.
  • 87': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
  • 87': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
  • 87': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Beto (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Ao Tanaka.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Beto (Everton).
  • 90'+6': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
  • 90'+7': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Everton 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 1, Everton 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
45.6 Possession 54.4
7 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
324 Accurate Passes 401
411 Passes 481
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 56
18 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 11
12 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
2 Interceptions 9
31 Effective Clearances 30
31 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,820

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 17 +21 39
2 Manchester City 17 +25 37
3 Aston Villa 17 +9 36
4 Chelsea 17 +12 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lucas Perri (GK)
5 Pascal Struijk
6 Joe Rodon
3 Gabriel Gudmundsson
2 Jayden Bogle
4 Ethan Ampadu
18 Anton Stach
22 Ao Tanaka
10 Joël Piroe
29 Wilfried Gnonto
7 Daniel James

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 Michael Keane
6 James Tarkowski
37 James Garner
15 Jake O'Brien
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
27 Idrissa Gueye
42 Tim Iroegbunam Yellow Card
9 Beto
10 Iliman Ndiaye
24 Carlos Alcaraz Yellow Card

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