Leeds vs Brighton

17 May 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+6’

Match summary

Leeds beat Brighton 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin put Leeds ahead in stoppage time.

Brighton can feel hard done by, creating 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Leeds's 0.75 from 7.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
7 Shots 19
1 Shots on target 8
7 Corners 8
76 Attacks 100
39 Dangerous attacks 74
280 Passes 556
67% Pass accuracy 85%
12 Tackles 6
9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Leeds Brighton
Kick-off
7’
Carlos BalebaShot on target
20’
Pascal GroßShot on target
43’
Pascal GroßShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
55’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
Wilfried GnontoDaniel James
60’
Sean LongstaffAo Tanaka
60’
Lukas NmechaBrenden AaronsonInjury
60’
65’
Diego GómezJoël Veltman
65’
Georginio RutterDanny Welbeck
Joël PiroeAnton StachInjury
74’
79’
Georginio RutterShot on target
81’
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
82’
Yasin AyariCarlos Baleba
82’
Charalampos KostoulasJack Hinshelwood
86’
Charalampos KostoulasShot on target
Sam ByramSebastiaan Bornauw
90+1’
90+3’
Solly MarchYankuba Minteh
Dominic Calvert-LewinRight foot shot1-0 (Leeds)
90+6’
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
90+7’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 2.23 90+6’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), 1-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 2.23 90+6’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), 1-0 Calvert-Lewin 90+6’
Leeds 0.75 xGBrighton 2.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Leeds attacking 
44’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 90+6’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 51’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 75’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+8’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ James Justin (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 90+6’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 51’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 75’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+8’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ James Justin (Leeds), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Leeds 3-5-2 Starting XI
Darlow
Rodon
Bijol
Bornauw 90’
James 60’
Stach 74’
Ampadu
Tanaka 60’
Justin
Calvert-Lewin
Aaronson 60’
Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Cuyper
Dunk
Hecke
Veltman 65’
Baleba 82’
Groß
Minteh 90’
Hinshelwood 82’
Kadıoğlu
Welbeck 65’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Karl Darlow GK900 0.000.000
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF900 0.000.000
Jaka Bijol DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Rodon DEF900 0.000.041
Daniel James MID612 0.060.000
James Justin MID901 0.040.000
Ethan Ampadu MID900 0.000.000
Anton Stach MID751 0.030.041
Ao Tanaka MID610 0.000.000
Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD9011 0.530.000
Brenden Aaronson FWD610 0.000.031
Lukas Nmecha Sub290 0.000.092
Wilfried Gnonto Sub291 0.030.000
Sean Longstaff Sub290 0.000.000
Joël Piroe Sub151 0.060.000
Sam Byram Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leeds win 27% Avg odds 3.43
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Brighton win 46% Avg odds 2.04

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leeds WWDWD
Brighton WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 3-0 Leeds, 01 Nov 25 Next meeting: Brighton 1-1 Leeds, 05 Sep 26  All Leeds vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.