Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 17 May 2026

Score1-0 to Leeds United
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,880

View Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Leeds United won: 1 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4 Leeds United scored: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 10 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost two of the 15 meetings in all competitions since August 2013 (won ten).

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+6 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Anton Stach
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Dan James 60
Sean Longstaff for Ao Tanaka 60
Lukas Nmecha for Brenden Aaronson 60
Joël Piroe for Anton Stach 74
Sam Byram for Sebastiaan Bornauw 90+1

Substitutions:

Diego Gómez for Joël Veltman 65
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 65
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 82
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 82
Solly March for Yankuba Minteh 90+3

Cards:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+7 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender Jayden Lienou
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Defender/Midfielder Rhys Chadwick
Defender/Midfielder Alfie Cresswell
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United were now unbeaten in eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2001 (13). . The Whites had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2001 (five). . Dominic Calvert-Lewin had now become the first player to score 14 or more league goals in their first season with United since Luciano Becchio in League One in 2008-09 (15).

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win their final away game in consecutive seasons in the top division for the first time. . This was The Seagulls’ first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won seven). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in three of their last six away games in the Premier League.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Anton Stach
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Dan James 60
Sean Longstaff for Ao Tanaka 60
Lukas Nmecha for Brenden Aaronson 60
Joël Piroe for Anton Stach 74
Sam Byram for Sebastiaan Bornauw 90+1

Cards:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender Jayden Lienou
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Defender/Midfielder Rhys Chadwick
Defender/Midfielder Alfie Cresswell
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United were now unbeaten in eight consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2001 (13). . The Whites had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2001 (five). . Dominic Calvert-Lewin had now become the first player to score 14 or more league goals in their first season with United since Luciano Becchio in League One in 2008-09 (15).

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Diego Gómez for Joël Veltman 65
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 65
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 82
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 82
Solly March for Yankuba Minteh 90+3

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win their final away game in consecutive seasons in the top division for the first time. . This was The Seagulls’ first defeat in their last 14 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won seven). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in three of their last six away games in the Premier League.