English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 28, 2026
Manchester City WWWWW 1
–
Leeds United LWDWD 0
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MNC101
LEE000
Elland Road · 36,838 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Antoine Semenyo scores as only goal as Man City cut Arsenal's PL lead

Antoine Semenyo netted the only goal of the game as Manchester City beat Leeds United 1-0 on Saturday to cut Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
67
Possession
33
14
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
587
Accurate Passes
229
655
Passes
311
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
46
23
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
9
39
Effective Clearances
26
39
Clearances
26

Highlights

02:59 Were Man City lucky to claim all three points vs. Leeds? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

LEE · 5-4-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 24James JustinCD-R
  5. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLB
  6. 2Jayden BogleRB
  7. 44Ilia GruevCM-L
  8. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  9. 11Brenden AaronsonLM
  10. 18Anton StachRM
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF

MNC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 16RodriSW
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM
  8. 33Nico O'ReillyLM
  9. 10Rayan CherkiRM
  10. 7Omar MarmoushCF-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
  2. 65' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  3. 68' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Omar Marmoush.
  4. 70' Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Nico O'Reilly because of an injury.
  5. 75' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Ilia Gruev.
  6. 76' Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Jayden Bogle.
  7. 85' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 87' Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces James Justin.
  9. 87' Substitution, Leeds United. Jaka Bijol replaces Joe Rodon.
  10. 88' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Rayan Cherki.
  11. 90'+2' Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Savinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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