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Premier League · Matchweek 13

Manchester City vs Leeds lineups

Manchester City host Leeds at Etihad Stadium on 2 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 13 of the Premier League. They last met on 28 February 2026, when Manchester City won 1-0.

Manchester City vs Leeds match facts

Kick-off
Wed 2 Dec 2026, 20:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 13

Manchester City vs Leeds 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.

Manchester City vs Leeds head to head

7
Manchester City wins
1
Draws
1
Leeds wins

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

Recent Manchester City vs Leeds 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

Manchester City vs Leeds history

Manchester City have won five of the last five, with none drawn. Leeds last won at Etihad Stadium on 10 April 2021, by 2-1. 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.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Leeds have won there once in four visits, most recently in April 2021. Manchester City have won three of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Leeds's most recent visit was on 29 November 2025, a 2-3 defeat.

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.

Manchester City vs Leeds lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Leeds?
Manchester City vs Leeds kicks off at 20:00 UK time on 2 December 2026 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 13 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Leeds 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. Manchester City have won 7 of the 9 meetings between the clubs and Leeds have won 1.

Leeds vs Manchester City at Elland Road

Updated 23 September 2026