2025–26 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2025–26 season
ChairmanParaag Marathe
ManagerDaniel Farke
StadiumElland Road
Premier League15th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (10)

All:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (10)
Highest home attendance36,909 vs Manchester United
(4 January 2026, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance36,334 vs Crystal Palace
(20 December 2025, Premier League)
Average home league attendance36,774
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season sees Leeds United competing in the Premier League, following promotion the previous season.

Pre-season and friendlies

Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against Manchester United, Villarreal and AC Milan.[1][2][3]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2025 Friendly Manchester United 0–0 Leeds United Stockholm
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Strawberry Arena
Attendance: 45,345
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
22 July 2025 Friendly SC Verl 1–4 Leeds United Verl
15:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Sportclub Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henry Schröder
26 July 2025 Friendly SC Paderborn 2–3 Leeds United Paderborn
15:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henry Schröder
2 August 2025 Friendly Leeds United 1–1 Villarreal Leeds
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,273
Referee: Sam Barrott
9 August 2025 Friendly Leeds United 1–1 Milan Dublin
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 51,711
Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 18 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 29 7 10 12 37 48 −11 024.14
FA Cup 11 January 2026 Third round 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 066.67
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round Second round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 33 9 12 12 45 51 −6 027.27

Last updated: 8 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Crystal Palace 29 10 8 11 33 35 −2 38
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 9 10 10 38 36 +2 37
15 Leeds United 29 7 10 12 37 48 −11 31
16 Tottenham Hotspur 29 7 8 14 39 46 −7 29
17 Nottingham Forest 29 7 7 15 28 43 −15 28
Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2026. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[4]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
29 7 10 12 37 48  −11 31 6 4 5 22 20  +2 1 6 7 15 28  −13

Last updated: 3 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDLWDLLWLLLLWDDWDDDLWDLWDDLL
Position712121612121516151616181817161716161616161616161615151515
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

18 August 2025 1 Leeds United 1–0 Everton Leeds
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,820
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
23 August 2025 2 Arsenal 5–0 Leeds United Holloway
17:30 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,110
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 August 2025 3 Leeds United 0–0 Newcastle United Leeds
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,727
Referee: Peter Bankes
13 September 2025 4 Fulham 1–0 Leeds United Fulham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 27,327
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 September 2025 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Leeds United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 30,807
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 September 2025 6 Leeds United 2–2 Bournemouth Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,574
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 October 2025 7 Leeds United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,703
Referee: Thomas Bramall
18 October 2025 8 Burnley 2–0 Leeds United Burnley
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,646
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 October 2025 9 Leeds United 2–1 West Ham United Leeds
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,788
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 November 2025 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Leeds United Brighton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,512
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 November 2025 11 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leeds United Nottingham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,708
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 November 2025 12 Leeds United 1–2 Aston Villa Leeds
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,819
Referee: Robert Jones
29 November 2025 13 Manchester City 3–2 Leeds United Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 55,097
Referee: Peter Bankes
3 December 2025 14 Leeds United 3–1 Chelsea Leeds
20:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,767
Referee: Darren England
6 December 2025 15 Leeds United 3–3 Liverpool Leeds
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 December 2025 16 Brentford 1–1 Leeds United Brentford
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,159
Referee: John Brooks
20 December 2025 17 Leeds United 4–1 Crystal Palace Leeds
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,334
Referee: Thomas Bramall
28 December 2025 18 Sunderland 1–1 Leeds United Sunderland
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,675
Referee: Tony Harrington
1 January 2026 19 Liverpool 0–0 Leeds United Liverpool
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,343
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 January 2026 20 Leeds United 1–1 Manchester United Leeds
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,909
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 January 2026 21 Newcastle United 4–3 Leeds United Newcastle
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,176
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 January 2026 22 Leeds United 1–0 Fulham Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,300
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 January 2026 23 Everton 1–1 Leeds United Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Attendance: 51,979
Referee: Simon Hooper
31 January 2026 24 Leeds United 0–4 Arsenal Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,858
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 February 2026 25 Leeds United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
20:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,835
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 February 2026 26 Chelsea 2–2 Leeds United Fulham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,253
Referee: Robert Jones
21 February 2026 27 Aston Villa 1–1 Leeds United Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 43,048
Referee: Michael Oliver
28 February 2026 28 Leeds United 0–1 Manchester City Leeds
17:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,838
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[5]
3 March 2026 29 Leeds United 0–1 Sunderland Leeds
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,713
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 March 2026 30 Crystal Palace v Leeds United Selhurst
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Thomas Bramall
21 March 2026 31 Leeds United v Brentford Leeds
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[6]
13 April 2026 32 Manchester United v Leeds United Manchester
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Old Trafford
18 April 2026 33 Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
25 April 2026 34 Bournemouth v Leeds United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Dean Court
2 May 2026 35 Leeds United v Burnley Leeds
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
9 May 2026 36 Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United Tottenham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
17 May 2026 37 Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
24 May 2026 38 West Ham United v Leeds United Stratford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Stadium

FA Cup

11 January 2026 Third round Derby County 1–3 Leeds United Derby
12:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 21,741
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 February 2026 Fourth round Birmingham City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Leeds United Birmingham
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,035
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
8 March 2026 Fifth round Leeds United 3–0 Norwich City Leeds
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,313
Referee: Darren England
5 April 2026 Quarter-finals West Ham United v Leeds United Stratford
16:30 BST Stadium: London Stadium

EFL Cup

26 August 2025 Second round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(3–0 p)
Leeds United Sheffield
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 7,801
Referee: Robert Jones
Penalties

Statistics

As of match played 8 March 2026
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brazil Lucas Perri 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0 2 0
2 DF England Jayden Bogle 26+1 1 0+2 0 0+1 1 26+4 2 5 0
3 DF Sweden Gabriel Gudmundsson 27+1 0 2 1 0 0 29+1 1 4 0
4 MF Wales Ethan Ampadu 26 1 2+1 0 0 0 27+1 1 7 0
5 DF Netherlands Pascal Struijk 25+2 0 0 0 0 0 25+2 0 3 0
6 DF Wales Joe Rodon 27 2 0+1 0 0 0 27+1 2 1 0
7 MF Wales Daniel James 4+10 0 1 0 0+1 0 5+11 0 0 0
8 MF England Sean Longstaff 10+7 1 2+1 1 1 0 13+8 2 3 0
9 FW England Dominic Calvert-Lewin 21+5 10 0+1 0 0+1 0 21+7 10 1 0
10 FW Suriname Joël Piroe 2+11 0 2+1 1 1 0 4+12 1 0 0
11 MF United States Brenden Aaronson 22+6 4 0+2 0 1 0 23+8 4 1 0
14 FW Germany Lukas Nmecha 7+15 6 3 1 1 0 10+15 7 0 0
15 DF Slovenia Jaka Bijol 12+4 1 3 0 1 0 15+4 1 2 0
18 MF Germany Anton Stach 23+1 4 0+2 0 0+1 0 23+4 4 3 0
19 FW Switzerland Noah Okafor 15+8 4 2 0 1 0 18+7 4 2 0
20 MF England Jack Harrison 1+10 0 1 0 1 0 2+10 0 1 0
22 MF Japan Ao Tanaka 7+13 2 3 1 0 0 8+13 3 2 0
23 DF Belgium Sebastiaan Bornauw 4+5 0 3 0 1 0 7+5 0 1 0
24 DF England James Justin 12+9 1 1+2 1 0 0 13+11 2 2 0
25 DF England Sam Byram 0+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 1+3 0 0 0
26 GK Wales Karl Darlow 13 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 1 0
29 FW Italy Wilfried Gnonto 4+12 0 3 1 0+1 0 6+13 1 3 0
40 MF Argentina Facundo Buonanotte 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 1 0
44 MF Bulgaria Ilia Gruev 15+5 0 1 0 1 0 16+5 0 2 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
23 June 2025 DF Slovenia Jaka Bijol Italy Udinese Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2025 FW Germany Lukas Nmecha Germany VfL Wolfsburg Free [8]
DF Belgium Sebastiaan Bornauw £5,000,000 [9]
8 July 2025 DF Sweden Gabriel Gudmundsson France Lille £10,000,000 [10]
9 July 2025 DF England Louis Enahoro-Marcus England Liverpool Free [11]
10 July 2025 DF Wales Jayden Lienou England Manchester City Undisclosed [12]
18 July 2025 MF England Sean Longstaff England Newcastle United £12,000,000 [13]
22 July 2025 MF Germany Anton Stach Germany Hoffenheim £17,000,000 [14]
26 July 2025 GK Brazil Lucas Perri France Lyon £15,600,000 [15]
15 August 2025 FW England Dominic Calvert-Lewin England Everton Free [16]
21 August 2025 FW Switzerland Noah Okafor Italy Milan £18,000,000 [17]
25 August 2025 DF England James Justin England Leicester City £8,000,000 [18]
20 January 2026 DF Nigeria Leonard Ngenge Nigeria Remo Stars Undisclosed [19]
5 February 2026 MF Serbia Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher England Manchester United Nominal Fee [20]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
16 June 2025 DF Denmark Rasmus Kristensen Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed [21]
30 June 2025 GK England Harry Christy Unattached Released [22]
MF Republic of Ireland Cian Coleman [22]
DF England Connor Ferguson [22]
DF Dominican Republic Junior Firpo [22]
MF France Josuha Guilavogui [22]
MF England Max McFadden [22]
FW England Amari Miller [22]
DF England Kris Moore [22]
DF England Joe Richards [22]
MF England Joe Snowdon [22]
FW England Luca Thomas [22]
MF England Daniel Toulson [22]
11 August 2025 DF Portugal Diogo Monteiro Portugal Arouca Undisclosed [23]
26 August 2025 MF England Sam Greenwood Poland Pogoń Szczecin [24]
28 August 2025 FW England Patrick Bamford Released [25]
1 September 2025 MF England Darko Gyabi England Hull City Free [26]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
15 January 2026 30 June 2026 MF Argentina Facundo Buonanotte England Brighton & Hove Albion [27]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
4 July 2025 30 June 2026 DF Austria Maximilian Wöber Germany Werder Bremen [28]
5 August 2025 1 January 2026 MF Wales Charlie Crew England Doncaster Rovers [29]
9 August 2025 30 June 2026 FW Spain Mateo Joseph Spain Mallorca [30]
FW England Joe Gelhardt England Hull City [31]
28 August 2025 DF Switzerland Isaac Schmidt Germany Werder Bremen [32]
FW Belgium Largie Ramazani Spain Valencia [33]
1 October 2025 3 February 2026[a] GK Scotland Rory Mahady England Scunthorpe United [34]
25 October 2025 22 November 2025 GK England Darryl Ombang England Darlington [35]
26 December 2025 31 May 2026 FW England Connor Douglas England Buxton [36]
12 January 2026 9 February 2026 MF Scotland Devon Brockie England Cleethorpes Town [37]
14 January 2026 31 May 2026 FW England Harry Gray England Rotherham United [38]
19 January 2026 FW England Jack Harrison Italy Fiorentina [39]
2 February 2026 DF England Reuben Lopata-White Scotland Greenock Morton [40]
  1. ^ On 31 October, Mahady's loan at Scunthorpe was extended by a further month. On 5 December, the loan agreement was extended again until early January and again for a third time until early February

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