45.
7:18 p.m
End of 1st half
45.
7:16 p.m
Great for Manchester City, 0-1 by Antoine Semenyo
The second-placed team still took a lead into the break and they played it out brilliantly! Cherki plays the ball perfectly into the lineout on the left side for Aït Nouri. He immediately lays flat and powerfully on the baseline into the five-pointer, into which Semenyo has run in and just has to push in.
45.
7:15 p.m
Addition time: 2 minutes are added.
43.
19:13
Manchester is getting stronger and stronger and the opening goal for the guests is slowly in the air. Will Leeds make it to the break unscathed?
40.
19:12
O’Reilly has a huge chance in the six-yard box! A cross finds the Englishman’s head precisely, but it fails due to a strong reflex from Darlow and the keeper is also the winner of the duel on the second ball.
38.
7:10 p.m
Aaronson is suddenly free through to the right, but then fails in a one-on-one against Donnarumma! But the whole thing would probably have been offside anyway.
35.
7:08 p.m
Leeds now hardly provides any relief and is faced with the individual class of the guests.
31.
19:04
ManCity still wants to achieve little or nothing, but Leeds cannot find their way back into the game in this phase.
28.
7:00 p.m
As in the initial phase, City is now slowly fighting back and pushing Leeds into their half. The second in the table has hardly had any chances to score so far.
25.
18:57
Not much is actually missing: the cross lands on the head of Calvert-Lewin, who passes it well to the left post. Justin just missed the ball while jumping.
24.
6:55 p.m
Gudmundsson is run over by Matheus Nunes on the left wing, perhaps the free kick gives Leeds the lead.
21.
18:53
Again the Peacocks stay in control. In high counter-pressing, Bogle wins the ball and then passes it flat to the center on the right baseline, where Aaronson steps in, but under pressure puts the ball to the right of the goal.
17.
18:51
The next chance almost gives the hosts the lead! Struijk solves the guests’ counter-pressing with a long ball that falls perfectly into Calvert-Lewin’s path. He goes one-on-one against Guéhi in the box on the right, goes around him on the left and then pushes the ball past both Donnarumma and the post.
15.
6:47 p.m
Cherki tries to lift the ball from the half court behind the chain, but his teammates don’t have the same idea, which is why the ball ends up at Darlow.
12.
18:44
City has now survived the hosts’ strong initial phase and, as expected, is the team that dominates the game in the final minutes.
9.
6:40 p.m
Now the Sky Blues take the first trick! Rodri puts the ball through nicely for Semenyo, who appears free in the penalty area but puts his left-footed shot next to the goal. But the flag goes up outside anyway.
8.
6:39 p.m
The Peacocks play their way into the box again, but due to a misunderstanding Bogle can no longer run to the ball from Stach.
7.
6:38 p.m
Little has been seen of ManCity so far. The Citizens are lurking high, but cannot yet get into the game against the cheeky hosts.
4.
6:35 p.m
Leeds start boldly and almost take the lead! Aaronson crosses the ball with a spin from the right wing into the box, where Calvert-Lewin runs in well and puts the direct shot just a hair’s breadth away from the goal.
1.
6:31 p.m
The ball is rolling, Leeds plays in white, ManCity in black jerseys.
1.
6:30 p.m
Game start
18:29
There are only a few changes to the team line-ups, Leeds are playing with exactly the same eleven as in the 1-1 draw against West Ham. Only Cherki Haaland replaces Manchester.
6:08 p.m
Nevertheless, it shouldn’t be a sure-fire success for City today, as the Peacocks haven’t lost four of their last five league games – they only had to accept a bitter 0-4 defeat against league leaders Arsenal. But Pep Guardiola’s team is also in a good mood at the moment. They won all of their last five competitive games, and they also remained at least unbeaten in the last five games in the league. The last defeat against Leeds came in 2021.
17:51
The table situation shows a clear starting position. With 56 points, the Sky Blues are the first pursuer of league leaders Arsenal in second place and want to keep the other pursuers away with a win. Victory is almost a must today because we are guests at 15th-placed Leeds, who are playing against relegation with 31 points.
5:27 p.m
Welcome to the Premier League game between Leeds United and Manchester City on Saturday evening!
