Leeds United vs. Manchester City final score, result – EPL: An unstoppable Haaland.

Match summary

Although Leeds posed many difficulties for the visitors in the first half, Man City maintained their dominance over the hosts. However, Manchester City’s strikers still struggled to find the opening goal until the end of the first half despite having 15 shots.

Man City needed the 16th finish to find their first goal at Elland Road Stadium. In the first minute of stoppage time of the first half, midfielder Rodri launched a counterattack and was then present at the right time to cushion the ball after the shot of Riyad Mahrez, which bounced off after being blocked by Leeds’ keeper. Rodri's first Premier League goal this season made it easier for Man City to play in the second half of the game.

It only took six minutes for Manchester City to double the lead after the break. Also from a counter-attack, Grealish successfully recovered the ball after a negligent pass from Liam Cooper and dribbled straight into Leeds’ penalty box. The English midfielder then crossed to Haaland to finish into the empty net, raising the score to 2-0.

In the 64th minute, it was Grealish who made a neat pass from the left wing, letting Haaland finish with one touch to defeat goalkeeper Illan Meslier. With his brace in the second half of this match, the Norwegian striker has scored 26 goals for Man City in all competitions this season. It also made Haaland the fastest player to reach 20 goals in the Premier League. The Manchester City striker only needed 14 games to claim this feat.

In spite of conceding 3 goals, Leeds United didn’t show any sign of giving up when they still played with a high formation in order to find at least one goal. And they finally got what they wanted in the 73rd minute. From a corner kick, Sam Greenwood created an accurate cross into Man City’s box, letting Pascal Struijk head the ball to defeat Ederson.

After scoring their first goal in the match, coach Jesse Marsch’s squad played more confidently and created some clear chances to shorten the score, but none of them was successfully converted. The score was kept until the final whistle.

Final score

- MANC - Rodri (45+1')

- MANC - E. Haaland (51')

- MANC - E. Haaland (64')

- LUFC - P. Struijk (73')

This victory over helps Man City regain the second place from Newcastle. Pep Guardiola's squad have 35 points, continuing to chase Arsenal in the championship race with five points less. Leeds has 15 points after 15 games, ranked 15th.

Squad

Leeds (4-3-3): Meslier; Kristensen (Ayling 65’), Koch, Cooper (Llorente’), Struijk; Greenwood, Roca, Forshaw (Klich 65’); Rodrigo (Gelhardt 72’), Aaronson (Gyabi 83’), Gnonto.

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Lewis (Canceled 68’), Stones, Akanji, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodriguez, Gundogan; Mahrez (Palmer 88’), Haaland, Grealish (Foot 73’).

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