1 LEE

0 EVE

LEE 1

0 EVE

Leeds
-
Everton

Premier League, Round 1
Monday, August 18, 2025 8:00 PM
Elland Road

Result

1-0

Match Recap

Lukas Nmecha (pen.) 84'

Match Videos and Highlights

Match Events

Second Half 1 - 0

Sean Longstaff

Ao Tanaka

90+4'

86'

Thierno Barry

Carlos Alcaraz

Lukas Nmecha

Penalty Goal

84'

Lukas Nmecha

Joël Piroe

78'

Jack Harrison

Daniel James

78'

Ilia Gruev

Ethan Ampadu

78'

71'

Jack Grealish

Timothy Iroegbunam

Brenden Aaronson

Wilfried Gnonto

67'

63'

Carlos Alcaraz

Yellow Card

56'

Timothy Iroegbunam

Yellow Card

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

2.07

0.55

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Premier League
Season	Premier League 2025/26
Round	Round 1
Date	August 18, 2025
Time	20:00
Venue	Elland Road
Result	1 - 0

Lineups

Leeds

1. L. Perri Lucas Perri

2. J. Bogle Jayden Bogle

6. J. Rodon Joe Rodon

5. P. Struijk Pascal Struijk

3. G. Gudmundsson Gabriel Gudmundsson

22. A. Tanaka Ao Tanaka

4. E. Ampadu Ethan Ampadu

18. A. Stach Anton Stach

7. D. James Daniel James

10. J. Piroe Joël Piroe

29. W. Gnonto Wilfried Gnonto

9. Beto Beto

10. I. Ndiaye Iliman Ndiaye

22. K. Dewsbury-Hall Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

24. C. Alcaraz Carlos Alcaraz

27. I. Gueye Idrissa Gueye

42. T. Iroegbunam Timothy Iroegbunam

37. J. Garner James Garner

5. M. Keane Michael Keane

6. J. Tarkowski James Tarkowski

15. J. O'Brien Jake O'Brien

1. J. Pickford Jordan Pickford

Everton

Substitutes

Leeds

Everton

Unused Players

Leeds

Everton

Match Articles

‘Refs have had a poor weekend’: Moyes hits out after Leeds’ penalty winner

theguardian.com • August 19, 2025 12:10 AM

Lukas Nmecha holds nerve to sink Everton and crown Leeds’ return to big time

theguardian.com • August 18, 2025 11:40 PM

Leeds 1-0 Everton: Premier League updates – live reaction

theguardian.com • August 18, 2025 10:10 PM

‘I want to keep this club in the promised land’: Farke’s mission to keep Leeds up

theguardian.com • August 18, 2025 2:05 PM

Moyes confident hungry Jack Grealish can bring excitement back to Everton

theguardian.com • August 18, 2025 8:00 AM

Form before the match

Leeds

Everton

Upcoming Fixtures

Premier League 2025/26

January 26, 2026

Everton

Leeds

Standings

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qualified for Champions League
1	Arsenal	28	18	7	3	56	21	35	61
2	Manchester City	28	18	5	5	57	25	32	59
3	Aston Villa	28	15	6	7	38	30	8	51
4	Manchester United	27	13	9	5	48	37	11	48
Qualified for Europa League
5	Liverpool	28	14	6	8	47	37	10	48

6	Chelsea	27	12	9	6	48	31	17	45
7	Brentford	28	13	4	11	44	40	4	43
8	Everton	28	11	7	10	32	33	-1	40
9	Bournemouth	28	9	12	7	44	46	-2	39
10	Fulham	27	11	4	12	38	41	-3	37
11	Sunderland	28	9	10	9	29	34	-5	37
12	Newcastle	28	10	6	12	40	42	-2	36
13	Crystal Palace	27	9	8	10	29	32	-3	35
14	Brighton	27	8	10	9	36	34	2	34
15	Leeds	28	7	10	11	37	47	-10	31
16	Tottenham	27	7	8	12	37	41	-4	29
17	Nottingham Forest	27	7	6	14	25	39	-14	27
Relegation to Championship
18	West Ham	28	6	7	15	34	54	-20	25
19	Burnley	28	4	7	17	32	56	-24	19
20	Wolves	29	2	7	20	20	51	-31	13

Updated August 18, 2025 9:58 PM