Premier League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
Leeds vs Crystal Palace — 4 - 1
Elland Road · Referee: T. Bramall
Match report
Leeds beat Crystal Palace 4-1 as D. Calvert-Lewin scores twice
Leeds beat Crystal Palace 4-1 in Premier League matchday 17 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at Elland Road. D. Calvert-Lewin (38', 45'), E. Ampadu (60') and A. Stach (90') scored for Leeds, while J. Devenny (90' pen) found the net for Crystal Palace. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Leeds had 53% of the ball and 20 shots (8 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 9 (3 on target). Anton Stach (Leeds) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Leeds 5th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds
Match events
- 38'goalD. Calvert-LewinNormal Goal
- 42'yellow cardMaxence LacroixYellow Card
- 45'goalD. Calvert-LewinAssist: J. Bijol
- 45+2'yellow cardMarc GuéhiYellow Card
- 46'substitutionW. HughesOff: J. Lerma
- 60'goalE. AmpaduNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionN. ClyneOff: B. Sosa
- 77'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: A. Tanaka
- 77'substitutionN. OkaforOff: W. Gnonto
- 77'substitutionJ. MatetaOff: C. Uche
- 77'substitutionE. NketiahOff: J. Devenny
- 80'substitutionJ. BogleOff: J. Justin
- 86'substitutionY. PinoOff: J. Drakes-Thomas
- 87'substitutionD. Calvert-LewinOff: J. Piroe
- 87'substitutionE. AmpaduOff: I. Gruev
- 90'penaltyJ. DevennyPenalty
- 90'goalA. StachNormal Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardLucas PerriYellow Card
- 90+7'yellow cardAdam WhartonYellow Card
- 90+10'VAR decisionIlia GruevPenalty cancelled
Lineups
Leeds
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 6J. RodonD
- 15J. BijolD
- 5P. StruijkD
- 2J. BogleM
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 18A. StachM
- 3G. GudmundssonM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 19N. OkaforF
Substitutes
- 26K. DarlowG
- 23S. BornauwD
- 24J. JustinD
- 25S. ByramD
- 20J. HarrisonF
- 10J. PiroeF
- 44I. GruevM
- 22A. TanakaM
- 29W. GnontoF
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 26C. RichardsD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 17N. ClyneM
- 19W. HughesM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 9E. NketiahF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 23J. CanvotD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 21R. EsseM
- 12C. UcheM
- 8J. LermaM
- 55J. DevennyM
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 2.67Expected goals (xG)1.56
- 20Total shots9
- 8Shots on target3
- 7Shots off target3
- 5Blocked shots3
- 14Shots inside the box5
- 6Shots outside the box4
- 9Corners5
- 2Offsides3
- 5Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 400Passes362
- 327Accurate passes284
- 82%Pass accuracy78%
- -0.83Goals prevented-0.83
Player statistics
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucas PerriG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Pascal StruijkD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 15Jaka BijolD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 2Jayden BogleM | 80 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Gabriel GudmundssonM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduM | 87 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| 11Brenden AaronsonM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Anton StachMTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 87 | 8.3 | 2 | |
| 19Noah OkaforF | 77 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Karl DarlowG | – | – | ||
| 23Sebastiaan BornauwD | – | – | ||
| 24James JustinD | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Sam ByramD | – | – | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| 44Ilia GruevM | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Joël PiroeF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Jack HarrisonF | – | – | ||
| 29Wilfried GnontoF | 13 | 7.2 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Chris RichardsD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneM | 65 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 9Edward NketiahF | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | – | – | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | 25 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaM | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Romain EsseM | – | – | ||
| 42Kaden RodneyM | – | – | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | 13 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 86Joel Drakes-ThomasF | 16 | 6.3 |