1 LEE

0 EVE

LEE 1

0 EVE

Leeds - Everton

Result

1-0

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	38	26	7	5	71	27	44	85
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77	35	42	78
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69	50	19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56	49	7	65
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63	53	10	60
Qualified for Europa League
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58	54	4	57
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42	48	-6	54
Qualification for Conference League
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52	46	6	53

9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55	52	3	53
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58	52	6	52
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47	51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53	55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47	50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49	56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41	51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48	51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48	57	-9	41
Relegation to Championship
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46	65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38	75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27	68	-41	20

Updated August 18, 2025 9:58 PM