Leeds United vs Crystal Palace, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 38': Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- 45'+4': Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- 60': Ethan Ampadu
- 90'+11': Anton Stach
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Calvert-Lewin brace helps Leeds thump Crystal Palace
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice as Leeds United thumped Crystal Palace 4-1 at Elland Road to climb six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
- 7': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 8': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Foul by Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 17': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 18': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 20': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match (Crystal Palace).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
- 25': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 25': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 29': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 30': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 36': Offside, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 38': Goal! Leeds United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 42': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+2': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+4': Goal! Leeds United 2, Crystal Palace 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaka Bijol with a headed pass.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
- 46': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 53': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 57': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 60': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 60': Goal! Leeds United 3, Crystal Palace 0. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 65': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Offside, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk is caught offside.
- 70': Offside, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 73': Attempt saved. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Yéremy Pino.
- 76': Foul by Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace).
- 76': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 80': Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 81': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 81': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
- 85': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joél Drakes-Thomas replaces Yéremy Pino.
- 86': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ethan Ampadu.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 89': Offside, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche is caught offside.
- 90': Penalty Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Lucas Perri (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Lucas Perri (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Leeds United 3, Crystal Palace 1. Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross.
- 90'+6': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
- 90'+7': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Foul by Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+8': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+10': VAR Decision: No Penalty Leeds United.
- 90'+11': Goal! Leeds United 4, Crystal Palace 1. Anton Stach (Leeds United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Leeds United 4, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 4, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 362 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 58 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 58 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,334
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,334
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 24 | +29 | 53 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | +26 | 47 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 24 | +9 | 46 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 24 | +8 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Perri (GK)  |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 19 | Noah Okafor |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Yéremy Pino |
| 9 | Eddie Nketiah |
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