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ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS — Manchester City face a tough test at Leeds United as they seek to trim Arsenal‘s advantage at the top of the Premier League.
The Gunners are five points clear at the summit but have played a game more and City will want to apply some pressure before Mikel Arteta’s men entertain Chelsea in a London derby on Sunday.
Visiting boss Pep Guardiola was dealt a blow before kickoff when Erling Haaland was absent from his matchday squad for the first time in the Premier League or Champions League this season.
City needed an injury-time winner from Phil Foden to beat Leeds 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium in late November and Daniel Farke’s men have only lost twice in 14 Premier League matches since to hugely boost their battle against relegation.
MORE: Erling Haaland out of Leeds vs. Man City
Leeds vs. Man City live score
| Halftime | Goalscorers | |
| Leeds | 0 | _ |
| Man City | 1 | Semenyo 45+5 |
Location: Elland Road (Leeds, UK)
Referee: Peter Bankes
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Starting lineups:
Leeds (5-4-1 right to left): 26. Karl Darlow — 2. Jayden Bogle, 24. James Justin, 6. Joe Rodon, 5. Pascal Struijk, 3. Gabriel Gudmundsson; 18. Anton Stach, 4. Ethan Ampadu, 44. Ilia Gruev, 11. Brenden Aaronson — 9. Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Man City (4-2-2-2 right to left): 25. Gianluigi Donnarumma — 27. Matheus Nunes, 3. Ruben Dias, 15. Marc Guehi, 21. Rayan Ait-Nouri — 20. Bernardo Silva, 16. Rodri — 10. Rayan Cherki, 33. Nico O’Reilly — 42. Antoine Semenyo, 7. Omar Marmoush
Leeds vs. Man City key moments
45+4 mins: SEMENYO GIVES CITY THE LEAD IN FIRST-HALF STOPPAGE TIME!!!
City save their best move of the half until right at the end. Leeds have just started to look a little leggy in the past few minutes. Cherki and Ait-Nouri pick them apart down the left and the latter’s cross gives Semenyo a simple close-range finish.
40 mins: Nico O’Reilly with City’s best chance of the game! Bernardo digs out a lovely cross on the right and O’Reilly arrives to meet it with header. Darlow saves superbly but shouldn’t really have had a chance.
4 mins: Glorious chance for Calvert-Lewin! Leeds are all over City in these opening exchanges and really should be ahead. Their top scorer was unmarked – largely because of a shove on Guehi which would have been looked at by VAR – at the far post but slid wide. You were waiting for the net to bulge.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin misses a GOLDEN opportunity to put Leeds ahead! 🤏 pic.twitter.com/0CrZ41OtWF
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 28, 2026
Leeds vs. Man City reaction
Reaction from Daniel Farke and Pep Guardiola will appear here after the match
Leeds vs. Man City team news
Leeds team news
- Daniel Farke stuck with the same XI that drew at Aston Villa last weekend
Man City team news
- Erling Haaland missed out on a Premier League matchday squad for the first time this season.
- Rayan Cherki came into the starting XI, with Antoine Semenyo and Omar Marmoush sharing duties up front in Haaland’s absence.
- Jeremy Doku was on the bench following a month out with a calf injury.
Leeds vs. Man City upcoming schedules
Leeds upcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Match | Location |
| Tue, Mar. 3 | Premier League | Leeds vs. Sunderland | Elland Road |
| Sun, Mar 8 | FA Cup 5th Round | Leeds vs. Norwich | Elland Road |
| Sun, Mar 15 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs. Leeds | Selhurst Park |
Man City upcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Match | Location |
| Wed, Mar. 4 | Premier League | Man City vs. Nottingham Forest | Etihad Stadium |
| Sat, Mar 7 | FA Cup 5th Round | Newcastle vs. Man City | St James’ Park |
| Wed, Mar. 11 | Champions League RO16 | Real Madrid vs. Man City | Santiago Bernabeu |
