English Premier League

Leeds United vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Leeds United
  • 84': Lukas Nmecha (P)
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Everton

    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 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 3 +4 9
    2 Chelsea 3 +6 7
    3 Arsenal 3 +5 6
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 +4 6
    Full Table

    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
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    Largie Ramazani, Lukas Nmecha, Jack Harrison, Karl Darlow, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Ilia Gruev, Brenden Aaronson, Sean Longstaff, Sam Byram.

    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
    Everton Substitutes:
    Mark Travers, Jack Grealish, Youssef Chermiti, Thierno Barry, Tyler Onyango, Harry Tyrer, Seamus Coleman, Harrison Armstrong, Dwight McNeil.

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