Leeds United vs Liverpool, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
Leeds strike late to deny Liverpool in six-goal thriller
Leeds United's Ao Tanaka scored a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Liverpool and rescue a 3-3 draw on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 1': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Struijk with a headed pass.
- 3': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 3': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 7': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 8': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 16': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 19': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 19': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 20': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 26': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 26': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 28': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 28': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 29': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 35': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 37': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 38': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 39': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 41': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 41': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 43': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 44': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 45'+3': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 46': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 48': Goal! Leeds United 0, Liverpool 1. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Conor Bradley with a cross.
- 50': Goal! Leeds United 0, Liverpool 2. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Perri (Leeds United).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 55': Offside, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).
- 56': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 59': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 65': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 65': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Jaka Bijol.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Ilia Gruev.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Perri.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Conor Bradley.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 68': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 70': Penalty Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': VAR Decision: Penalty Leeds United.
- 73': Goal! Leeds United 1, Liverpool 2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 75': Goal! Leeds United 2, Liverpool 2. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 78': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 78': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 79': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 80': Goal! Leeds United 2, Liverpool 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 80': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Anton Stach.
- 82': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 82': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 84': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 84': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Anton Stach.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Ethan Ampadu.
- 89': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 89': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Handball by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 90'+5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 90'+6': Goal! Leeds United 3, Liverpool 3. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 418 | Accurate Passes | 321 |
| 503 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 28 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,842
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,842
Premier League Table
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Perri (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk  |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 44 | Ilia Gruev |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 19 | Noah Okafor |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 12 | Conor Bradley |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
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