Leeds United v AFC Bournemouth, 27 September 2025

Score2-2
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,574
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Leeds United won: 1 Drawn: 1 AFC Bournemouth won: 1 Leeds United scored: 7 AFC Bournemouth scored: 9 . This was AFC Bournemouth’s first unbeaten visit to Elland Road, having lost their previous eight visits in all competitions.

2 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Joe Rodon 37 G
Sean Longstaff 54 G

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 26 G
Eli Kroupi 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Gudmundsson
Defender/Midfielder Anton Stach
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Bafodé Diakité Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Alex Jiménez Defender/Midfielder
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Amine Adli Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Harrison for Noah Okafor 67
Ao Tanaka for Brenden Aaronson 87
Lukas Nmecha for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+2

Substitutions:

David Brooks for Amine Adli 60
Alex Scott for Ryan Christie 60
Marcus Tavernier for Justin Kluivert 60
Ben Gannon-Doak for Alex Jiménez 73
Eli Kroupi for Tyler Adams 81

Cards:

Brenden Aaronson 70 Y
Ethan Ampadu 90+2 Y

Cards:

Alex Jiménez 12 Y
Eli Kroupi 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Eli Kroupi

Comments:

League position: 11th . Leeds United failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2022. . The Whites failed in their attempt to become the third newly promoted team to keep a clean sheet in each of their first three home games of a season in the Premier League: previously Swansea City in 2011-12 and Watford in 2015-16. . They had now drawn four of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won two).

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was the first time that AFC Bournemouth had started a game in the top four of the top division after playing more than two games of a league season. . The Cherries had now avoided defeat in their last eight games in the Premier League when scoring first since a 2-1 home defeat to Brentford on 15 March 2025. . They had now conceded 300 goals in their 155 away games in the Premier League (scored 189).

2 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Joe Rodon 37 G
Sean Longstaff 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Gudmundsson
Defender/Midfielder Anton Stach
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor

Substitutions:

Jack Harrison for Noah Okafor 67
Ao Tanaka for Brenden Aaronson 87
Lukas Nmecha for Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+2

Cards:

Brenden Aaronson 70 Y
Ethan Ampadu 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 11th . Leeds United failed in their attempt to score three or more goals in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2022. . The Whites failed in their attempt to become the third newly promoted team to keep a clean sheet in each of their first three home games of a season in the Premier League: previously Swansea City in 2011-12 and Watford in 2015-16. . They had now drawn four of their last 15 games in the Premier League (won two).

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Antoine Semenyo 26 G
Eli Kroupi 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Bafodé Diakité Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Alex Jiménez Defender/Midfielder
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Amine Adli Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward
Antoine Semenyo Forward

Substitutions:

David Brooks for Amine Adli 60
Alex Scott for Ryan Christie 60
Marcus Tavernier for Justin Kluivert 60
Ben Gannon-Doak for Alex Jiménez 73
Eli Kroupi for Tyler Adams 81

Cards:

Alex Jiménez 12 Y
Eli Kroupi 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Forward Eli Kroupi

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was the first time that AFC Bournemouth had started a game in the top four of the top division after playing more than two games of a league season. . The Cherries had now avoided defeat in their last eight games in the Premier League when scoring first since a 2-1 home defeat to Brentford on 15 March 2025. . They had now conceded 300 goals in their 155 away games in the Premier League (scored 189).