English Premier League

Leeds United vs Manchester United, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Leeds United
  • 62': Brenden Aaronson
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1 - 1
Manchester United
  • 65': Matheus Cunha

Matheus Cunha equaliser earns Man Utd a draw at Leeds

Matheus Cunha cancelled out Brenden Aaronson's strike as Ruben Amorim's Manchester United and rivals Leeds fought out a tense 1-1 draw at rocking Elland Road.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
  • 4': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 7': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson following a fast break.
  • 13': Offside, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu is caught offside.
  • 14': Offside, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach with a headed pass.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
  • 18': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
  • 18': Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 22': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Anton Stach.
  • 22': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  • 22': Lucas Perri (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
  • 23': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ayden Heaven.
  • 25': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leeds United) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).
  • 30': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 33': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  • 33': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
  • 34': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
  • 38': Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
  • 40': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Leny Yoro (Manchester United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 40': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lucas Perri.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Manchester United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Manchester United 0.
  • 50': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United).
  • 51': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu following a fast break.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Leny Yoro.
  • 56': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
  • 58': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 58': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Goal! Leeds United 1, Manchester United 0. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Struijk following a fast break.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Leny Yoro.
  • 65': Goal! Leeds United 1, Manchester United 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
  • 68': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Jaka Bijol with a headed pass.
  • 71': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
  • 71': Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
  • 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 76': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United).
  • 76': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
  • 77': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
  • 80': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Ilia Gruev.
  • 80': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw.
  • 81': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 82': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
  • 82': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 84': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anton Stach following a fast break.
  • 90': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
  • 90': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Manchester United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 1, Manchester United 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 1
54.6 Possession 45.4
15 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
419 Accurate Passes 312
529 Passes 425
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 61
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 10
25 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 17
38 Effective Clearances 23
38 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,909

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Lucas Perri (GK)
15 Jaka Bijol
5 Pascal Struijk
23 Sebastiaan Bornauw
44 Ilia Gruev
11 Brenden Aaronson
18 Anton Stach
3 Gabriel Gudmundsson
24 James Justin
19 Noah Okafor
9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Leeds United Substitutes:
Joël Piroe, Jack Harrison, Sam Byram, Lukas Nmecha, Karl Darlow, Ao Tanaka, Sean Longstaff, Sam Chambers, Wilfried Gnonto.

MAN Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
31 Senne Lammens (GK)
26 Ayden Heaven
6 Lisandro Martínez
15 Leny Yoro
25 Manuel Ugarte
18 Casemiro
23 Luke Shaw
2 Diogo Dalot
30 Benjamin Sesko
10 Matheus Cunha
13 Patrick Dorgu Yellow Card
Manchester United Substitutes:
Shea Lacey, Tyrell Malacia, Godwill Kukonki, Bendito Mantato, Tyler Fredricson, Joshua Zirkzee, Altay Bayindir, Tyler Fletcher, Jack Fletcher.

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