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Premier League · 20 December 2025

Leeds 4 – 1 Crystal Palace

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The match · Details
Attendance
36,334
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Ethan Ampadu
Won 4–1 v Crystal Palace

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 38' · Dominic Calvert-Lewin 45' · Ethan Ampadu 60' · Anton Stach 90'

Crystal Palace

J. Devenny 90' (pen)

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 38' Goal — Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 38'
  2. 45' Goal — Dominic Calvert-Lewin, assisted by Jaka Bijol
  3. 60' Goal — Ethan Ampadu, 60'
  4. 77' Substitution — Ao Tanaka on for Brenden Aaronson, 77'
  5. 77' Substitution — Wilfried Gnonto on for Noah Okafor, 77'
  6. 80' Substitution — James Justin on for Jayden Bogle, 80'
  7. 87' Substitution — Joël Piroe on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 87'
  8. 87' Substitution — Ilia Gruev on for Ethan Ampadu, 87'
  9. 90' Goal — Anton Stach, 90'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

3-5-2 · 11
  1. GK Lucas Perri
  2. DF Jaka Bijol
  3. DF Jayden Bogle
    ↓ 80' James Justin
  4. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
  5. DF Joe Rodon
  6. DF Pascal Struijk
  7. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu C
    ↓ 87' Ilia Gruev
  8. MF Brenden Aaronson
    ↓ 77' Ao Tanaka
  9. MF Anton Stach
  10. WG Noah Okafor
    ↓ 77' Wilfried Gnonto
  11. FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin ×2
    ↓ 87' Joël Piroe

Substitutes

5
  1. DF James Justin
    ↑ 80' for Jayden Bogle
  2. MF Ilia Gruev
    ↑ 87' for Ethan Ampadu
  3. MF Ao Tanaka
    ↑ 77' for Brenden Aaronson
  4. FW Wilfried Gnonto
    ↑ 77' for Noah Okafor
  5. FW Joël Piroe
    ↑ 87' for Dominic Calvert-Lewin
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Crystal Palace
Possession: Leeds 53%, Crystal Palace 47%
Shots: Leeds 20, Crystal Palace 9
On target: Leeds 8, Crystal Palace 3
Shots in box: Leeds 14, Crystal Palace 5
Shots out box: Leeds 6, Crystal Palace 4
Blocked: Leeds 5, Crystal Palace 3
Corners: Leeds 9, Crystal Palace 5
Fouls: Leeds 5, Crystal Palace 10
Offsides: Leeds 2, Crystal Palace 3
Yellows: Leeds 1, Crystal Palace 3
Passes: Leeds 400, Crystal Palace 362
Pass acc.: Leeds 82%, Crystal Palace 78%
Saves: Leeds 2, Crystal Palace 2
xG: Leeds 2.67, Crystal Palace 1.56
The other side

Crystal Palace line-up

Starting XI

3-4-2-1
  1. D. Henderson
  2. C. Richards
  3. M. Lacroix
  4. M. Guehi
  5. N. Clyne
  6. W. Hughes
  7. A. Wharton
  8. T. Mitchell
  9. E. Nketiah
  10. Y. Pino
  11. J. Mateta

Goals

J. Devenny 90' (pen)

The record

Leeds v Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace profile →
70
Played
32
Won
18
Drawn
20
Lost
Won 32, drawn 18, lost 20 of 70

First met 1921 · 103 scored, 72 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Crystal Palace
DateH/AScoreResult
15 Mar 2026 Premier League A 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Crystal Palace
9 Apr 2023 Premier League H 1–5 Lost 1–5 v Crystal Palace
9 Oct 2022 Premier League A 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Crystal Palace
25 Apr 2022 Premier League A 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Crystal Palace
30 Nov 2021 Premier League H 1–0 Won 1–0 v Crystal Palace