Leeds United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Leeds beat Wolves to edge further clear of relegation zone
Leeds took another big step towards Premier League safety with a 3-0 win against all-but relegated Wolves at Elland Road.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 5': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 7': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
- 9': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leeds United) header from very close range is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
- 10': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 14': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ao Tanaka with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Struijk following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 16': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 16': Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by André.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ao Tanaka with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
- 18': Goal! Leeds United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. James Justin (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Leeds United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson following a fast break.
- 21': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 24': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 24': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Justin.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
- 29': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 31': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Handball by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané replaces Angel Gomes because of an injury.
- 38': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 40': Handball by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 46': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
- 47': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 47': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
- 54': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
- 59': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 59': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 61': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 62': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
- 66': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ao Tanaka with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 68': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 72': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 73': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Ladislav Krejcí because of an injury.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ao Tanaka with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 77': Delay in match (Leeds United).
- 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 85': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 86': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
- 87': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 87': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Penalty Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Leeds United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Rodon replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Ao Tanaka.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+12': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
- 90'+12': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': James Justin (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 WOL |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 357 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 23 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 35 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,840
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,840
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Darlow (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 24 | James Justin |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 19 | Noah Okafor |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 37 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 7 | André |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno  |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 47 | Angel Gomes |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
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