Leeds United vs Manchester United Preview

Manchester United head to Elland Road on Sunday afternoon looking to end a five-game winless run, with Leeds United seventh in the Premier League table and one point behind sixth-placed Chelsea. United sit 13th on six points after a 1-1 home draw with Tottenham on 10 October and a 2-0 defeat away at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. Leeds are on nine points after a 2-1 defeat away at Arsenal on 10 October. Three points separate the clubs, and Leeds also lead on goal difference, with +3 against United’s 0. A win for United would lift them level with Leeds on points, while a Leeds win would take them to 12. Kick-off in Leeds is at 2pm UK time.

Leeds United’s last five read W1 D2 L2, with nine goals scored and ten conceded. The most recent was a 2-1 defeat away at Arsenal in the Premier League on 10 October. Before that, Crystal Palace drew 0-0 at Elland Road on 20 September, the only game in the run in which Leeds failed to score, and Newcastle were beaten 4-1 at home on 14 September, the one win and the biggest margin of the five. Further back, Chelsea won 6-3 against Leeds in the EFL Cup on 9 September, and Brighton held them 1-1 on 5 September. Leeds took four points from their two home games at Elland Road in the sample, but none of their three away games brought a win.

Manchester United are winless in five, with two draws and three defeats, scoring four and conceding eight. Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat away at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League is the latest, and it was the second time in the run United failed to score. Prior to that, Tottenham drew 1-1 with United at home on 10 October, and Fulham held them to the same scoreline on 20 September. Three games back, Brighton won 3-2 in the EFL Cup on 16 September, and Manchester City won 1-0 at United on 13 September. Both of the draws in the run finished 1-1, and United have not won a match of any kind in the sample.

Leeds and Manchester United are level in the five meetings listed, with one win each and three draws, and the goals are close at 5-4 to United. The most recent was a 1-1 friendly on 12 August 2026, which United won 5-4 on penalties, with United the home side, and before that Leeds won 2-1 away in the Premier League on 13 April 2026. Leeds are the only side to have won inside 90 minutes in the last four meetings. The league game at Elland Road on 4 January 2026 finished 1-1, and United have not won on their last two visits in this record, which makes the draw a familiar result here.

Leeds are seventh in the Premier League table on nine points with a goal difference of +3, and Manchester United are 13th on six points with 0. A win would take United to nine points, level with Leeds’ current total.

In the UK, the match is live on Sky Sports Main Event, with Sky Go UK, NOW and SKY GO Extra streaming. Viewers in the USA can watch on USA Network and Telemundo, with fuboTV streaming, while in Canada it’s on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada. In Ireland, Sky Sports Main Event carries the game.

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