English Premier League

FT Friday, May 1, 2026
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Leeds United WWWDL 3
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Elland Road · 36,265 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Leeds on verge of Premier League safety after beating Burnley

Leeds United bounced back from their Wembley disappointment by beating already-relegated Burnley 3-1 at Elland Road to take another giant step towards Premier League safety.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
52.4
Possession
47.6
9
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
421
Accurate Passes
359
508
Passes
452
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
20
0.6
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
58
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
12
33
Effective Clearances
13
33
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BUR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEE · 3-5-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 22Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. 18Anton StachCM-R
  7. 4Ethan AmpaduAM
  8. 24James JustinLM
  9. 2Jayden BogleRM
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinCF-R

BUR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 5Maxime EstèveCD
  3. 12Bashir HumphreysCD-L
  4. 18Hjalmar EkdalCD-R
  5. 3Quilindschy HartmanLB
  6. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  7. 20James Ward-ProwseCM-L
  8. 29Josh LaurentCM-R
  9. 11Jaidon AnthonyLM
  10. 17Loum TchaounaRM
  11. 19Zian FlemmingF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Leeds United 1, Burnley 0. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
  2. 27' Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Bashir Humphreys (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 40' Joe Rodon (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 48' Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Goal! Leeds United 2, Burnley 0. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle following a fast break.
  8. 54' Substitution, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Josh Laurent.
  9. 56' Goal! Leeds United 3, Burnley 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  10. 65' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Noah Okafor.
  11. 65' Substitution, Burnley. Lucas Pires replaces Quilindschy Hartman.
  12. 65' Substitution, Burnley. Florentino replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  13. 71' Goal! Leeds United 3, Burnley 1. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a through ball.
  14. 72' Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Anton Stach.
  15. 72' Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Ao Tanaka.
  16. 75' Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 76' Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Bashir Humphreys.
  18. 76' Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Zian Flemming.
  19. 88' Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+4' Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Jayden Bogle.
  21. 90'+4' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

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