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Leeds vs Manchester City lineups

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Leeds host Manchester City at Elland Road on 6 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. They last met on 28 February 2026, when Manchester City won 1-0.

Leeds vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Wed 6 Jan 2027, 20:15
Stadium
Elland Road, Leeds
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 20

Leeds vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Leeds vs Manchester City head to head

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Leeds wins
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Draws
7
Manchester City wins

7–26 on goals in 9 meetings since 17 February 2013

Recent Leeds vs Manchester City results

  1. Leeds0–1Manchester CityElland Road
  2. Manchester City3–2LeedsEtihad Stadium
  3. Manchester City2–1LeedsEtihad Stadium
  4. Leeds1–3Manchester CityElland Road
  5. Leeds0–4Manchester CityElland Road

All in the Premier League

Leeds vs Manchester City history

Leeds have won none of the last five, with none drawn. Manchester City last won at Elland Road on 28 February 2026, by 1-0. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Manchester City are unbeaten in the last six meetings.

Last meeting: Leeds 0-1 Manchester City, February 2026

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Leeds, 5-4-1
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Manchester City, 4-1-3-2
Leeds crest
LeedsFormation 5-4-1
  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Jayden BogleD
  3. 24James JustinD
  4. 6Joseph RodonD
  5. 5Pascal StruijkD
  6. 3Gabriel GudmundssonD
  7. 18Anton StachM
  8. 4Ethan AmpaduM
  9. 44Ilia GruevM
  10. 11Brenden AaronsonM
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF

Bench

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 7Daniel JamesM
  3. 23Sebastiaan BornauwD
  4. 15Jaka BijolD
  5. 14Lukas NmechaF
  6. 8Sean LongstaffM
  7. 10Joël PiroeF
  8. 22Ao TanakaM
  9. 29Degnand GnontoF

Coach: Daniel Farke

Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-1-3-2
  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 3Rúben DiasD
  4. 15Addji GuéhiD
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  6. 16RodriM
  7. 10Mathis CherkiM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  9. 33Nico O'ReillyM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoF
  11. 7Omar MarmoushF

Bench

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 4Tijjani ReijndersM
  3. 11Jérémy DokuF
  4. 5John StonesD
  5. 6Nathan AkéD
  6. 47Philip FodenM
  7. 14NicoM
  8. 26SavinhoF
  9. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Leeds lined up in a 5-4-1 and Manchester City in a 4-1-3-2 when the clubs last met, on 28 February 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City won 1-0. Antoine Semenyo scored. Karl Darlow and Gianluigi Donnarumma started in goal.

Leeds vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Leeds vs Manchester City?
Leeds vs Manchester City kicks off at 20:15 UK time on 6 January 2027 at Elland Road in Leeds. The match is Matchweek 20 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Leeds vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 1-0 on 28 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Manchester City won 3-2 on 29 November 2025 in the Premier League. Leeds have won 1 of the 9 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 7.

Manchester City vs Leeds at Etihad Stadium

Updated 23 September 2026