Premier League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Leeds vs Fulham — 1 - 0
Elland Road · Referee: C. Kavanagh
Match report
L. Nmecha’s 90' winner gives Leeds 1-0 victory over Fulham
Fulham were beaten 1-0 by Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Premier League matchday 22. L. Nmecha scored the only goal of the game for Leeds in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Leeds had 46% of the ball and 14 shots (5 on target) against Fulham’s 8 (1 on target). Ethan Ampadu (Leeds) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Leeds 5th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Fulham 19th on 2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 27'yellow cardTimothy CastagneYellow Card
- 28'yellow cardSaša LukićYellow Card
- 41'yellow cardEthan AmpaduYellow Card
- 56'yellow cardHarry WilsonYellow Card
- 65'substitutionR. SessegnonOff: Kevin
- 66'substitutionS. LukicOff: T. Cairney
- 70'substitutionN. OkaforOff: W. Gnonto
- 77'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: J. King
- 81'substitutionJ. BogleOff: L. Nmecha
- 81'substitutionI. GruevOff: A. Tanaka
- 87'yellow cardJorge CuencaYellow Card
- 88'substitutionH. WilsonOff: I. Diop
- 88'substitutionR. JimenezOff: J. Kusi Asare
- 90'goalL. NmechaAssist: E. Ampadu
- 90+4'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: S. Bornauw
- 90+5'yellow cardJonah Kusi-AsareYellow Card
Lineups
Leeds
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 26K. DarlowG
- 24J. JustinD
- 6J. RodonD
- 5P. StruijkD
- 2J. BogleM
- 11B. AaronsonM
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 44I. GruevM
- 3G. GudmundssonM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 19N. OkaforF
Substitutes
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 23S. BornauwD
- 25S. ByramD
- 14L. NmechaF
- 8S. LongstaffM
- 10J. PiroeF
- 22A. TanakaM
- 29W. GnontoF
- 40F. BuonanotteM
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 15J. CuencaD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 20S. LukicM
- 16S. BergeM
- 30R. SessegnonM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 11A. TraoreF
- 31I. DiopD
- 22KevinF
- 35S. AmissahD
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 6H. ReedM
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 1.43Expected goals (xG)0.39
- 14Total shots8
- 5Shots on target1
- 8Shots off target5
- 1Blocked shots2
- 10Shots inside the box5
- 4Shots outside the box3
- 7Corners3
- 8Offsides3
- 6Fouls11
- 1Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 402Passes477
- 311Accurate passes388
- 77%Pass accuracy81%
- 0.12Goals prevented0.12
Player statistics
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Karl DarlowG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Pascal StruijkD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24James JustinD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Jayden BogleM | 81 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Gabriel GudmundssonM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduMTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 11Brenden AaronsonM | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 44Ilia GruevM | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Noah OkaforF | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| 1Lucas PerriG | – | – | ||
| 23Sebastiaan BornauwD | 1 | – | ||
| 25Sam ByramD | – | – | ||
| 8Sean LongstaffM | – | – | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 40Facundo BuonanotteM | – | – | ||
| 10Joël PiroeF | – | – | ||
| 14Lukas NmechaF | 9 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 29Wilfried GnontoF | 20 | 6.5 |
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Jorge CuencaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonM | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Saša LukićM | 66 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Raúl JiménezF | 88 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Samuel AmissahD | – | – | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Adama TraoréF | – | – | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 22KevinF | 25 | 6.3 |