Leeds United v Fulham, 17 January 2026

Score1-0 to Leeds United
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,300

View Leeds United v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Leeds United won: 5 Drawn: 1 Fulham won: 6 Leeds United scored: 15 Fulham scored: 16 . Fulham failed in their attempt to win on consecutive league visits to Elland Road for the first time.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Lukas Nmecha 90+1 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Gudmundsson
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jorge Cuenca Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Noah Okafor 70
Lukas Nmecha for Jayden Bogle 81
Ao Tanaka for Ilia Gruev 81
Sebastiaan Bornauw for Brenden Aaronson 90+4

Substitutions:

Kevin for Ryan Sessegnon 65
Tom Cairney for Saša Lukić 66
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 77
Issa Diop for Harry Wilson 88
Jonah Kusi-Asare for Raúl Jiménez 88

Cards:

Ethan Ampadu 41 Y

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 27 Y
Saša Lukić 28 Y
Harry Wilson 56 Y
Jorge Cuenca 87 Y
Jonah Kusi-Asare 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Sam Amissah
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leeds United had now taken 502 points from their 302 home games in the Premier League (won 140, lost 80). . The Whites now remained unbeaten in five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021 (five). . They had now lost one of last nine games in the Premier League (won three).

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . This was their first defeat in their last 13 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won seven). . This was their first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 8 November 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Lukas Nmecha 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Joe Rodon
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Gudmundsson
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Ilia Gruev
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Noah Okafor 70
Lukas Nmecha for Jayden Bogle 81
Ao Tanaka for Ilia Gruev 81
Sebastiaan Bornauw for Brenden Aaronson 90+4

Cards:

Ethan Ampadu 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw
Defender/Midfielder Sam Byram
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leeds United had now taken 502 points from their 302 home games in the Premier League (won 140, lost 80). . The Whites now remained unbeaten in five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021 (five). . They had now lost one of last nine games in the Premier League (won three).

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jorge Cuenca Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin for Ryan Sessegnon 65
Tom Cairney for Saša Lukić 66
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 77
Issa Diop for Harry Wilson 88
Jonah Kusi-Asare for Raúl Jiménez 88

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 27 Y
Saša Lukić 28 Y
Harry Wilson 56 Y
Jorge Cuenca 87 Y
Jonah Kusi-Asare 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Sam Amissah
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025 (eight). . This was their first defeat in their last 13 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won seven). . This was their first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Everton on 8 November 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division.