English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 17, 2026
Fulham WDDWW 0
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Leeds United DDDLW 1
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Elland Road · 36,300 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Lukas Nmecha winner sinks Fulham as Leeds pay tribute to Terry Yorath

Lukas Nmecha scored the winner off the bench as Leeds UNited beat Fulham 1-0.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
8
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
53.7
Possession
46.3
8
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
311
477
Passes
402
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
58
22
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
7
31
Effective Clearances
13
31
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FUL leads series 4-1

Lineups

LEE · 3-5-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 24James JustinCD-R
  5. 44Ilia GruevCM-L
  6. 11Brenden AaronsonCM-R
  7. 4Ethan AmpaduAM
  8. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLM
  9. 2Jayden BogleRM
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Wilfried GnontoSUB
  2. 40Facundo BuonanotteSUB
  3. 8Sean LongstaffSUB
  4. 10Joël PiroeSUB
  5. 22Ao TanakaSUB
  6. 1Lucas PerriSUB
  7. 25Sam ByramSUB
  8. 23Sebastiaan BornauwSUB
  9. 14Lukas NmechaSUB

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 15Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 8Harry WilsonAM
  7. 16Sander BergeLM
  8. 20Sasa LukicRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 32Emile Smith RoweAM-L
  11. 30Ryan SessegnonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Harrison ReedSUB
  2. 18Jonah Kusi-AsareSUB
  3. 22KevinSUB
  4. 24Josh KingSUB
  5. 35Samuel AmissahSUB
  6. 10Tom CairneySUB
  7. 11Adama TraoréSUB
  8. 23Benjamin LecomteSUB
  9. 31Issa DiopSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
  6. 66' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sasa Lukic because of an injury.
  7. 70' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
  8. 77' Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
  9. 81' Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Ilia Gruev.
  10. 81' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Jayden Bogle.
  11. 87' Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Substitution, Fulham. Jonah Kusi-Asare replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  13. 88' Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Harry Wilson.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Leeds United 1, Fulham 0. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu with a cross.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  16. 90'+5' Jonah Kusi-Asare (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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