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Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Leeds vs Brighton – Lineups & Match Details

Leeds beat Brighton 1-0. Goals: D. Calvert-Lewin (90'). Leeds had 34% possession against Brighton's 66%. Shots on target: 1-8.

Premier League · Regular Season - 37

Sunday, 17 May 2026

LeedsLeeds

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BrightonBrighton

Referee: Michael Oliver, England

Lineups

LeedsLeeds3-5-2
K. Darlow26K. DarlowG
J. Rodon6J. RodonD
J. Bijol15J. BijolD
S. Bornauw23S. BornauwD
D. James7D. JamesM
A. Stach18A. StachM
E. Ampadu4E. AmpaduM
A. Tanaka22A. TanakaM
J. Justin24J. JustinM
D. Calvert-Lewin9D. Calvert-LewinF
B. Aaronson11B. AaronsonF

Substitutes

1Lucas PerriG
51A. CresswellM
65J. LienouD
25S. ByramD
14L. NmechaF
8S. LongstaffM
10J. PiroeF
29W. GnontoF
47R. Chadwick-ChaplinM
BrightonBrighton4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
J. Veltman34J. VeltmanD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
M. De Cuyper29M. De CuyperD
P. Gross30P. GrossM
C. Baleba17C. BalebaM
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluM
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodM
Y. Minteh11Y. MintehM
D. Welbeck18D. WelbeckF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
20J. MilnerM
7S. MarchM
21O. BoscagliD
33M. O'RileyM
26Y. AyariM
25D. GomezM
19C. KostoulasF
10G. RutterF

Match Events

60'S

B. Aaronson

Substitution 1

60'S

A. Tanaka

Substitution 2

60'S

D. James

Substitution 3

65'S

J. Veltman

Substitution 1

65'S

D. Welbeck

Substitution 2

74'S

A. Stach

Substitution 4

82'S

C. Baleba

Substitution 3

82'S

J. Hinshelwood

Substitution 4

90'+7Y

D. Calvert-Lewin

90'+1S

S. Bornauw

Substitution 5

90'+3S

Y. Minteh

Substitution 5

90'G

D. Calvert-Lewin

Statistics

Leeds
34%66%
Brighton
0.76Expected Goals (xG)2.7
7Total Shots19
1Shots on Target8
7Corners8
9Fouls7
3Offsides2
67Pass Accuracy (%)84
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Leeds host Brighton on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at Elland Road. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Leeds go into the match 14th in the table; Brighton sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Leeds have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Brighton have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 1 Nov 2025: Leeds 0-3 Brighton; 11 Mar 2023: Leeds 2-2 Brighton; 27 Aug 2022: Leeds 0-1 Brighton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Leeds beat Brighton 1-0. Leeds scored through D. Calvert-Lewin 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Leeds held 34% of the ball against 66% for Brighton. Shots on target finished 1-8. Expected goals read 0.76 for Leeds, 2.70 for Brighton.

Verdict

The win nudges Leeds forward and leaves Brighton with work to do. Leeds sat 14th and Brighton 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.