English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 20, 2025
Crystal Palace WWWLD 1
–
Leeds United LLWDD 4
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CRY011
LEE224
Elland Road · 36,334 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CRY leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEE · 3-5-2

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 18Anton StachCM-L
  6. 11Brenden AaronsonCM-R
  7. 4Ethan AmpaduAM
  8. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLM
  9. 2Jayden BogleRM
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinCF-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 20Adam WhartonCM-L
  6. 19Will HughesCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 17Nathaniel ClyneRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 9Eddie NketiahCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 42' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Will Hughes.
  6. 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.
  7. 65' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Borna Sosa replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  8. 77' Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  9. 77' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
  10. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  11. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  12. 80' Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle.
  13. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joél Drakes-Thomas replaces Yéremy Pino.
  14. 87' Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ethan Ampadu.
  15. 87' Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
  16. 90'+1' Lucas Perri (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 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.
  18. 90'+7' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 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.

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