Leeds United v Manchester City, 28 December 2022

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,889
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Leeds United won: 7 Drawn: 5 Manchester City won: 7 Leeds United scored: 23 Manchester City scored: 30 . Manchester City had now won three consecutive meetings in the top division for the first time since March 1982 in League Division One.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Pascal Struijk 73 G

Goals:

Rodri 45 G
Erling Haaland 51 G
Erling Haaland 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Rodrigo

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Luke Ayling for Rasmus Kristensen 65
Mateusz Klich for Adam Forshaw 65
Joe Gelhardt for Rodrigo 72
Diego Llorente for Liam Cooper 72
Darko Gyabi for Brenden Aaronson 83

Substitutions:

João Cancelo for Rico Lewis 68
Phil Foden for Jack Grealish 73
Cole Palmer for Riyad Mahrez 88

Cards:

Mateusz Klich 70 Y
Wilfried Gnonto 71 Y
Sam Greenwood 85 Y

Cards:

Rico Lewis 62 Y
Rodri 81 Y
Cole Palmer 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender Diego Llorente
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Joe Gelhardt

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 15th . Leeds United had now lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions (won two). . The Whites had now conceded 72 goals in the Premier League in 2022; their most in a year in the division (previously 70 in 2003). . 1,503 goals had now been scored in their 559 games in the Premier League (for 768, against 735).

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now taken 78 points from their 33 games in the Premier League in 2022; more than any other team (Liverpool took 76 points from 34 games). . Leeds-born Erling Haaland had now scored 20 goals in 14 appearances in the Premier League; two more goals than his former Leeds United and Manchester City father Alf Inge Haaland scored in his 181 games in the division. . City became the third team to score 8,000 goals in the Premier League and Football League (Manchester United 8,164 and Liverpool 8,123).

1 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Pascal Struijk 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Rodrigo

Substitutions:

Luke Ayling for Rasmus Kristensen 65
Mateusz Klich for Adam Forshaw 65
Joe Gelhardt for Rodrigo 72
Diego Llorente for Liam Cooper 72
Darko Gyabi for Brenden Aaronson 83

Cards:

Mateusz Klich 70 Y
Wilfried Gnonto 71 Y
Sam Greenwood 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender Diego Llorente
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Joe Gelhardt

Comments:

League position: 15th . Leeds United had now lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions (won two). . The Whites had now conceded 72 goals in the Premier League in 2022; their most in a year in the division (previously 70 in 2003). . 1,503 goals had now been scored in their 559 games in the Premier League (for 768, against 735).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Rodri 45 G
Erling Haaland 51 G
Erling Haaland 64 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

João Cancelo for Rico Lewis 68
Phil Foden for Jack Grealish 73
Cole Palmer for Riyad Mahrez 88

Cards:

Rico Lewis 62 Y
Rodri 81 Y
Cole Palmer 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now taken 78 points from their 33 games in the Premier League in 2022; more than any other team (Liverpool took 76 points from 34 games). . Leeds-born Erling Haaland had now scored 20 goals in 14 appearances in the Premier League; two more goals than his former Leeds United and Manchester City father Alf Inge Haaland scored in his 181 games in the division. . City became the third team to score 8,000 goals in the Premier League and Football League (Manchester United 8,164 and Liverpool 8,123).