Leeds United vs Manchester City Preview

Leeds United welcome Manchester City to Elland Road on Saturday evening for a 17:30 GMT kick-off that represents one of the toughest tests in the Premier League calendar. The Whites head into the match in mixed form, their most recent outing producing a 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa on 21st February. Prior to that, they claimed an away win at Birmingham City in the FA Cup on penalties and also drew 2-2 at Chelsea on 10th February. Earlier in this sequence, they won 3-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, though a 0-4 home defeat to Arsenal on 31st January underlines their vulnerability at Elland Road against elite opposition.

Manchester City arrive in irresistible form, having won all five of their most recent matches across all competitions. Their most recent outing was a 2-1 home win over Newcastle United on 21st February, with a 3-0 home defeat of Fulham on 11th February and a 2-0 FA Cup home win over Salford City also in this run. They also claimed a 1-2 away victory at Liverpool on 8th February — a result that will have done serious damage to the title race. City’s attacking output tells its own story: 56 goals scored to Leeds’ 37 this season, with a goal difference of +31 compared to Leeds’ -9.

The head-to-head record is unequivocally in City’s favour — they have won all five of the last five meetings between the sides without dropping a single point. Most recently, City won 3-2 at home on 29th November 2025, and also won 7-0 at home in December 2021. Leeds have not managed a victory in this fixture in the last five encounters and will need something extraordinary to break that sequence on Saturday.

Fans in the United Kingdom can watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, while Indian supporters can stream on JioHotstar. Viewers in Australia can follow via Stan Sport, and German fans can tune in on Sky Go or WOW.

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Leeds United (3-5-2) Darlow, Rodon, Struijk, Bijol, Aaronson, Ampadu, Gruev, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin

Manchester City (4-2-3-1) Donnarumma, Aït-Nouri, Guehi, Dias, O’Reilly, Rodri, Silva, Marmoush, Semenyo, Nunes, Haaland

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Injured Players:

Leeds United: Noah Okafor (Doubtful)

Manchester City: Jérémy Doku (Out), Josko Gvardiol (Out), Mateo Kovacic (Out)

Manchester City carry the heavier injury burden, losing a wide attacker in Doku and two key midfield and defensive options in Kovacic and Gvardiol. Leeds’ concerns are limited to Okafor’s doubtful status, though City’s depth means their absentees are unlikely to derail them significantly.

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Leeds United — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Aston Villa	1-1	Leeds United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	Birmingham City	1-1	Leeds United	English FA Cup	Feb 15, 2026
D	Chelsea	2-2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2026
W	Leeds United	3-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Feb 6, 2026
L	Leeds United	0-4	Arsenal	English Premier League	Jan 31, 2026

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Manchester City — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Manchester City	2-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	Manchester City	2-0	Salford City	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026
W	Manchester City	3-0	Fulham	English Premier League	Feb 11, 2026
W	Liverpool	1-2	Manchester City	English Premier League	Feb 8, 2026
W	Manchester City	3-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 4, 2026

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Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Manchester City	3-2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Nov 29, 2025
Manchester City	2-1	Leeds United	English Premier League	May 6, 2023
Leeds United	1-3	Manchester City	English Premier League	Dec 28, 2022
Leeds United	0-4	Manchester City	English Premier League	Apr 30, 2022
Manchester City	7-0	Leeds United	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2021

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
Ireland	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
USA	NBC, Telemundo, UNIVERSO, Peacock
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+
India	JioHotstar
Italy	Sky Sport 256