Leeds United vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League0 - 4
Man City reclaim Premier League top spot after dominant display over Leeds
Manchester City stormed to a comfortable 4-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 3': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 3': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 5': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 5': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
- 6': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 12': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 12': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 14': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Robin Koch (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 21': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Offside, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 28': Foul by Rodrigo (Leeds United).
- 28': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Offside, Leeds United. Robin Koch tries a through ball, but Stuart Dallas is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 38': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 40': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 43': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 43': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
- 45'+3': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Stuart Dallas because of an injury.
- 45'+8': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1.
- 52': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 54': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 2. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 56': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 56': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Raphinha.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Junior Firpo.
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robin Koch.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 67': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 68': Rodrigo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 72': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 72': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 76': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 77': Offside, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips tries a through ball, but Luke Ayling is caught offside.
- 78': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 3. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Phil Foden.
- 81': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
- 81': Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 82': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 82': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
- 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Greenwood replaces Rodrigo.
- 85': Foul by Robin Koch (Leeds United).
- 85': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 88': Offside, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte tries a through ball, but Oleksandr Zinchenko is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt with a through ball.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 4. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Manchester City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 0, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
MNC |
LEE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 547 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 617 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 35,771
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 3 | Junior Firpo |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 10 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Rodrigo |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
Premier League News
Manchester United have acquired "the majority" of land needed to build a proposed new 100,000-seater stadium, the club announced on Monday.
Manchester United could face competition from Paris Saint-Germain as they try to sign West Ham United winger Crysencio Summerville. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Xabi Alonso will begin his tenure as Chelsea manager with a London derby against Fulham on the first Monday of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
Tottenham begin their 2026-27 Premier League season with a trip across London to face Brentford, and face a daunting-looking end to their campaign.
Newly-appointed Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola will kick start his new role in the dugout away to Newcastle on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
MNC