Leeds United vs Manchester United: Confirmed line-ups in Premier League
Team news from Leeds vs Man United in the Premier League
Leeds United enter their home game against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday on a six-match unbeaten run.
The Whites are seven points clear of the relegation zone following their 0-0 draw at reigning champions Liverpool on Thursday.
The visitors would move fourth with victory but have one win from their last four games, drawing 1-1 at home to rock-bottom Wolves on Tuesday
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Leeds starting lineup vs Man United
Captain Ethan Ampadu is suspended for Leeds for collecting five yellow cards. In-form striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is restored, as is Noah Okafor in place of Lukas Nmecha.
Centre-back Joe Rodon (ankle) and winger Daniel James (hamstring) are injured, but midfielder Sean Longstaff (leg) returns on the bench.
Leeds starting XI: Lucas Perri, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Pascal Struijk, James Justin, Brenden Aaronson, Ilia Gruev, Anton Stach, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor
Leeds substitutes: Karl Darlow, Sean Longstaff, Joel Piroe, Lukas Nmecha, Jack Harrison, Ao Tanaka, Sam Byram, Wilfried Gnonto, Sam Chambers
Manchester United starting lineup vs Leeds United
Defender Leny Yoro replaces forward Joshua Zirkzee for Man United. Defender Godwill Kukonki, 17, is on the bench in place of Chido Obi.
Centre-backs Harry Maguire (hamstring) and Matthijs de Ligt (back) are short-term absentees, as are midfielders Mason Mount (knock) and Kobbie Mainoo (shin).
Playmaker Bruno Fernandes has a hamstring injury. Morocco wideman Noussair Mazraoui, Ivory Coast midfielder Amad Diallo and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo are at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Manchester United starting XI: Senne Lammens, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha
Man United substitutes: Altay Bayindir, Joshua Zirkzee, Tyrell Malacia, Tyler Fredricson, Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Shea Lacey, Bendito Mantato, Godwill Kukonki
How to watch Leeds vs Man United: Live online stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Sunday is at 12:30 GMT (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Leeds United vs Manchester United stats
- Leeds have won one of their last 19 Premier League games against Manchester United (D6 L12) and are winless in nine since a 1-0 home win in September 2002
- They have only failed to score in one of their last 17 Premier League home games, a 0-0 draw with Newcastle in August
- At Elland Road, they’ve scored at least three goals in each of their last three games
- Their last longer such run in the top-flight was between October and December 1993 (5)
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored in each of his last three Premier League home games and has never scored in four consecutively. The last Leeds player to do so was Mark Viduka in April 2004
- Manchester United have won their last two away league games against Leeds – they’ve never won three consecutive visits to Elland Road
- They are unbeaten in their last 25 Premier League games against promoted sides (W22 D3) since a 4-1 loss at Watford in November 2021
- The three previous meetings between the teams in their first league game of a calendar year were a 0-0 draw in 1931, a 1-1 draw in 1958, a 2-1 win for Leeds in 1969 and a 0-0 in 1994
- Each of United’s six draws in the Premier League this season have featured the Red Devils opening the scoring
- Their 12 points dropped from winning positions this term is already more than they dropped in the whole of last season (11) and they have conceded more equalisers than any other side in the Premier League this season, doing so on 12 occasions
- They have conceded at least once in each of their last 14 Premier League away games, last having a longer run without an away league clean sheet between September 1985 and April 1986 (15)
- Joshua Zirkzee has two goals in his last three Premier League starts, which is as many as he had in his first 15 league starts
Premier League fixtures and results this weekend
Matches start at 15:00 GMT / 07:00 ET / 04:00 PT unless stated otherwise.
Saturday, January 3
Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Burnley
Wolves 3-0 West Ham
Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal
Sunday, January 4
Leeds vs Man United (12:30)
Everton vs Brentford
Fulham vs Liverpool
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace
Tottenham vs Sunderland
Manchester City vs Chelsea (17:30)