Leeds vs Man United

4 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Brenden Aaronson 62’
  • Matheus Cunha 65’

Match summary

Leeds and Man United shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Brenden Aaronson put Leeds ahead in the 62nd minute, set up by Pascal Struijk and Matheus Cunha equalised in the 65th minute, set up by Joshua Zirkzee.

Man United had the better of the chances, with 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Leeds's 0.97 from 10.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
11 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 4
116 Attacks 116
51 Dangerous attacks 27
425 Passes 529
73% Pass accuracy 79%
18 Tackles 25
9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Leeds Man United
Kick-off
34’
Patrick DorguFoul
40’
Leny YoroShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Gabriel GudmundssonShot on target
51’
Brenden AaronsonLeft foot shot1-0 (Leeds)
62’
63’
Joshua ZirkzeeLeny Yoro
65’
Matheus CunhaRight foot shot1-1 (Man United)
Noah OkaforShot on target
70’
Lukas NmechaNoah Okafor
75’
Wilfried GnontoSebastiaan Bornauw
80’
Ao TanakaIlia Gruev
80’
Joël PiroeBrenden Aaronson
87’
Full-time1-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.97 62’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), 1-0 62’ 65’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), 1-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.97 62’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), 1-0 Aaronson 62’ 65’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), 1-1 Cunha 65’
Leeds 0.97 xGMan United 1.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Leeds attacking 
40’ Leny Yoro (Man United), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 54’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 62’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 74’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 9’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 70’ Noah Okafor (Leeds), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 52’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Casemiro (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ James Justin (Leeds), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Leny Yoro (Man United), from a corner, 0.55 xG, saved 62’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 54’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 74’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 9’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 16’ Benjamin Sesko (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 70’ Noah Okafor (Leeds), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 52’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Casemiro (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Brenden Aaronson (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Matheus Cunha (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Manuel Ugarte (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ James Justin (Leeds), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Leeds 3-5-2 Starting XI
Perri
Bornauw 80’
Bijol
Struijk
Justin
Aaronson 87’
Stach
Gruev 80’
Gudmundsson
Calvert-Lewin
Okafor 75’
Man United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Lammens
Martínez
Heaven
Yoro 63’
Shaw
Ugarte
Casemiro
Dalot
Cunha
Dorgu
Sesko

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lucas Perri GK900 0.000.000
Pascal Struijk DEF9010 0.000.411
Jaka Bijol DEF900 0.000.111
Sebastiaan Bornauw DEF810 0.000.000
James Justin MID901 0.010.000
Gabriel Gudmundsson MID901 0.020.000
Anton Stach MID901 0.030.183
Brenden Aaronson MID8812 0.440.141
Ilia Gruev MID810 0.000.000
Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD902 0.240.000
Noah Okafor FWD761 0.110.000
Lukas Nmecha Sub140 0.000.051
Wilfried Gnonto Sub90 0.000.000
Ao Tanaka Sub90 0.000.000
Joël Piroe Sub22 0.130.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leeds win 35% Avg odds 2.73
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Man United win 36% Avg odds 2.59

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

Form going into the game

Leeds DDWDD
Man United WDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

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