| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Andrea Radrizzani | |||
| Head coach | Jesse Marsch (until 6 February)[1] Michael Skubala (between 6–21 February) Javi Gracia (from 21 Feb to 3 May)[2] Sam Allardyce (from 3 May) | |||
| Stadium | Elland Road | |||
| Premier League | 19th (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rodrigo (13) All: Rodrigo (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,955vsNewcastle United (13 May 2023, Premier League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 34,465vsCardiff City (18 January 2023, FA Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 36,502 | |||
The2022–23 season was the 103rd season in the existence ofLeeds United and the club's third consecutive season in thePremier League. In addition to the league, they also competed in theFA Cup and theEFL Cup.
Leeds began their Premier League campaign againstWolverhampton Wanderers atElland Road on 6 August, winning by a score of 2–1.Daniel Podence opened the scoring for Wolves in the 6th minute. Before the half-time interval,Rodrigo levelled the scores. Leeds went ahead in the 74th minute afterRayan Aït-Nouri turnedPatrick Bamford's cross, intended forBrenden Aaronson, into his own goal.[3][4] A week later, Leeds drew 2–2 againstSouthampton atSt Mary's Stadium, withRodrigo scoring at the near post from a cross shortly after half-time before doubling Leeds' advantage in the 60th minute with a back post header from a corner. Southampton scored in the 72nd minute afterAdam Armstrong's pass foundJoe Aribo, who took the ball around Leeds goalkeeperIllan Meslier to score. Southampton equalised in the 81st minute afterSékou Mara foundKyle Walker-Peters who scored from a tight angle.[5][6] Leeds next hostedrivalsChelsea on 21 August, winning 3–0.Brenden Aaronson gave Leeds the lead when he pressured Chelsea goalkeeperÉdouard Mendy into giving away the ball for Aaronson to tap in on the 33rd minute, scoring his first goal for the club.Rodrigo added Leeds' second minutes later heading in from aJack Harrison cross. Harrison added Leeds' third on the 69th minute to complete their first win over Chelsea in nearly twenty years.Kalidou Koulibaly was shown a second yellow card and subsequently sent off for Chelsea, for bringing downJoe Gelhardt in the 84th minute. The result moved Leeds up to 3rd in the Premier League table.[7][8] Leeds defeatedLeague One clubBarnsley 3–1 at Elland Road in theEFL Cup second round on 24 August, withLuis Sinisterra scoring Leeds' first goal, before a brace fromMateusz Klich.[9] The team lost their first match of the season on 28 August, being defeated 1–0 away toBrighton & Hove Albion afterPascal Groß scored a powerful right-footed shot in the 66th minute.[10] This was followed by a 1–1 draw at home to Everton on 30 August, withLuis Sinisterra's goal from the edge of the box in the 55th minute cancelling outAnthony Gordon's first-half opener.[11][12]
Leeds were defeated 5–2 away toBrentford in their opening match of September.Ivan Toney opened the scoring for Brentford in the 30th minute with apenalty kick after foul on him byLuis Sinisterra, before doubling Brentford's lead three minutes before the half-time interval with afree-kick. Sinisterra pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time with a "composed low finish", before Toney completed hishat-trick, capitalising on an error fromDiego Llorente to chip Leeds goalkeeperIllan Meslier. Leeds head coachJesse Marsch was sent off in the 64th minute.Marc Roca scored a second goal for Leeds in the 79th minute before late goals for the hosts fromBryan Mbeumo andYoane Wissa.[13][14] Their following two matches againstNottingham Forest atElland Road scheduled for 12 September and againstrivalsManchester United atOld Trafford scheduled for 18 September were postponed due to the death ofQueen Elizabeth II on8 September.[15]
Leeds began October by hostingAston Villa atElland Road on 2 October, drawing 0–0.Luis Sinisterra was shown a second yellow card and subsequently sent off for Leeds, following a foul onJacob Ramsey in the 48th minute.[16][17] Despite taking an early lead away toCrystal Palace, withPascal Struijk scoring a 10th-minute goal afterBrenden Aaronson's shot hit the post,Odsonne Édouard scored a 24th-minute equaliser following afree-kick byMichael Olise, beforeEberechi Eze won the game 2–1 for the hosts in the 76th minute.[18][19] Leeds were again defeated the following week at home toArsenal;Bukayo Saka's 35th-minute goal gave Arsenal the lead, before substitutePatrick Bamford both had a goal disallowed and missed a penalty in the second half for Leeds as they lost 1–0.[20][21] Leeds then travelled to theKing Power Stadium to playLeicester City on 20 October, losing 2–0.Robin Koch opened the scoring for Leicester in the 16th minute with an own goal following a low-cross byDennis Praet,Harvey Barnes then scored a second for Leicester in the 35th minute following a pass byKiernan Dewsbury-Hall.[22][23] Leeds then hostedFulham atElland Road on 23 October, losing 3–2.Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 20th minute following a shot byJack Harrison,Aleksandar Mitrović the equalised for Fulham in the 26th minute following acorner byAndreas Pereira,Bobby Decordova-Reid then put Fulham ahead in the 74th minute following a cross by Pereira,Willian then scored a third for Fulham in the 84th minute following a pass byHarrison Reed,Crysencio Summerville scored a second for Leeds in second-half stoppage time following a pass byJoe Gelhardt.[24][25] Leeds then travelled toAnfield to playLiverpool on 29 October, winning 2–1.Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 4th minute afterBrenden Aaronson forcedJoe Gomez into a back-pass toAlisson Becker which he missed giving Rodrigo a tap-in,Mohamed Salah then equalised for Liverpool in the 14th minute following a cross byAndrew Robertson,Crysencio Summerville scored the winner for Leeds in second-half stoppage time afterPatrick Bamford brought down a cross byWilfried Gnonto.[26][27]
Leeds began November by hostingBournemouth atElland Road on 5 November, winning 4–3.Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 3rd minute with apenalty following a foul onCrysencio Summerville byMarcos Senesi,Marcus Tavernier then equalised for Bournemouth in the 7th minute following a cross byRyan Fredericks and thenPhilip Billing put Bournemouth ahead following a shot by Tavernier that was saved by Leeds goalkeeperIllan Meslier in the 19th minute,Dominic Solanke then scored a third for Bournemouth in the 48th minute following a low-cross by Tavernier.Sam Greenwood then pulled a goal back for Leeds in the 60th minute with long-range shot following a cross byPascal Struijk,Liam Cooper then equalised for Leeds in the 68th minute following a corner by Greenwood, Summerville scored the winner for Leeds in the 84th minute following a pass byWilfried Gnonto.[28][29] Leeds were defeated 1–0 away toWolverhampton Wanderers in theEFL Cup third round, withBoubacar Traoré scoring the only goal of the match in 85th minute.[30] Leeds then travelled to theTottenham Hotspur Stadium to playTottenham Hotspur on 12 November, losing 4–3.Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring for Leeds in the 10th minute following a pass byBrenden Aaronson,Harry Kane then equalised for Spurs in the 25th minute,Rodrigo then put Leeds ahead three minutes before half-time following a header towards him byRasmus Kristensen,Ben Davies equalised for Spurs in the 51st minute, Rodrigo then put Leeds ahead again in the 76th minute,Rodrigo Bentancur then equalised for Spurs again in the 81st minute following a cross byMatt Doherty and Bentancur then scored winner for Spurs in the 83rd minute following a pass byDejan Kulusevski.Tyler Adams was then sent off for Leeds in the 87th minute following a foul onYves Bissouma.[31][32]
Leeds began December by hostingManchester City atElland Road on 28 December, losing 3–1.Rodri opened the scoring for Manchester City in first-half stoppage time following a shot byRiyad Mahrez which was saved by Leeds goalkeeperIllan Meslier,Erling Haaland then scored a second for Manchester City in the 51st minute following a pass across goal byJack Grealish, Haaland then scored a third for Manchester City in the 64th minute following another pass by Grealish.Pascal Struijk then scored a consolation goal for Leeds in the 73rd minute following a corner bySam Greenwood.[33][34] Leeds then travelled toSt James' Park to playNewcastle United on New Year's Eve, drawing 0–0.[35][36]
Leeds began January by hostingWest Ham United atElland Road on 4 January, drawing 2–2. AfterWilfried Gnonto opened the scoring for Leeds with his first goal for the club in the 27th minute from a pass byCrysencio Summerville,Lucas Paquetá equalised for West Ham in first-half stoppage time for apenalty awarded following a foul onJarrod Bowen byPascal Struijk.Gianluca Scamacca then put West Ham ahead in the 46th minute afterBrenden Aaronson gave the ball to him andRodrigo then equalised for Leeds in the 70th minute following a pass byJack Harrison.[37][38] Leeds then travelled to theCardiff City Stadium to playChampionship clubCardiff City in theFA Cup third round on 8 January, drawing 2–2.Jaden Philogene opened the scoring for Cardiff, withSheyi Ojo scoring a second seven minutes later.Rodrigo pulled a goal back for Leeds following a cross fromSam Greenwood.Sonny Perkins' equaliser for Leeds in second-half stoppage time, sent the match to a replay atElland Road.[39] Leeds would go on to win the replay 5–2 on 18 January. Wilfried Gnonto opened the scoring just 26 seconds in, before Rodrigo made it 2–0. Gnonto then scored his second of the night, withPatrick Bamford also scoring twice, after coming on as a substitute.Callum Robinson scored a pair for Cardiff, one of which was apenalty kick awarded for a handball byMarc Roca, but Leeds progressed to the fourth round of the Cup for the first time since the2016–17 season under the management ofGarry Monk.[40] Before their FA Cup replay with Cardiff, Leeds travelled toVilla Park to playAston Villa on 13 January and lost 2–1, withLeon Bailey opening the scoring for the home team in the third minute, following a pass fromBoubacar Kamara.Emiliano Buendía then added a second for Villa in the 64th minute, following a shot by Bailey that was saved byIllan Meslier and which, after aVAR check foroffside, was eventually given as onside. Patrick Bamford scored a consolation goal for Leeds in the 83rd minute, from a pass byJoe Gelhardt, but the result put pressure on Leeds' head coachJesse Marsch as Leeds now had not won in the league since their victory overBournemouth in November 2022.[41] Leeds then hostedBrentford atElland Road on 22 January, drawing 0–0.[42][43] Leeds ended the month by travelling to theWham Stadium to playLeague One clubAccrington Stanley in theFA Cup fourth round on 28 January, winning 3–1.Jack Harrison opened the scoring for Leeds in the 23rd minute, scoring from outside the box.Junior Firpo added Leeds' second—and his first goal for the club—in the 66th minute following a pass from Bamford and just minutes laterLuis Sinisterra put away Leeds' third.Leslie Adekoya scored a late consolation goal for Accrington, but Leeds progressed to the fifth round for the first time since the2015–16 season under the management ofSteve Evans.[44][45]
Leeds began February by travelling to theCity Ground to playNottingham Forest on 5 February, losing 1–0.Brennan Johnson scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute following afree-kick byMorgan Gibbs-White.[46][47] On 6 February, it was announced that Leeds had sacked head coachJesse Marsch following their defeat to Forest. He departed with Leeds in 17th place in the Premier League, and only outside the relegation zone ongoal difference.[48][49] Two days later, Leeds began to play back-to-back league matches in the space of four days against theirRoses rivals,Manchester United.Michael Skubala took charge of Leeds' trip toOld Trafford on 8 February, drawing 2–2.Wilfried Gnonto put Leeds in front inside the first minute following a pass fromPatrick Bamford.Raphaël Varane doubled Leeds' advantage in the 48th minute turning the ball into his own net, following a cross fromCrysencio Summerville.Marcus Rashford's 62nd-minute header made it 2–1, following a cross fromDiogo Dalot.Jadon Sancho equalised for Manchester United in the 70th minute.[50][51] On 12 February, the two sides met again this time atElland Road, with Manchester United winning 2–0 following late goals fromMarcus Rashford andAlejandro Garnacho.[52][53] On 18 February, Leeds travelled toGoodison Park to playEverton, losing 1–0.Séamus Coleman scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute following a pass fromAlex Iwobi.[54][55] On 21 February, it was announced that Leeds had appointed formerWatford bossJavi Gracia as manager subject to a work permit.[56][57] On 25 February, Leeds hostedSouthampton atElland Road, winning 1–0.Junior Firpo scored the only goal of the game in the 77th minute, following a pass fromJack Harrison.[58][59] Leeds ended February by travelling toCraven Cottage to playFulham in theFA Cup fifth round on 28 February, losing 2–0.João Palhinha andManor Solomon the goalscorers.[60]
Leeds began March by travelling toStamford Bridge to playChelsea, losing 1–0.Wesley Fofana scored the only goal of the game from a corner.[61][62] Leeds hostedBrighton & Hove Albion atElland Road on 11 March, drawing 2–2.Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring for Brighton beforePatrick Bamford equalised five minutes before halftime.Solly March put the visitors ahead again beforeJack Harrison equalised for Leeds for a second time.[63][64] Leeds ended March by travelling toMolineux to playWolverhampton Wanderers on 18 March, winning 4–2.Jack Harrison opened the scoring following a pass fromWilfried Gnonto.Luke Ayling extended Leeds’ lead heading in unmarked from a corner.Rasmus Kristensen scored Leeds’ third, seconds after coming on as a substitute.Johnny andMatheus Cunha reduced the deficit for the hosts, Rodrigo ensured Leeds’ second away league win of the season, scoring their fourth.[65][66]
Leeds began April by travelling to theEmirates Stadium to play league leadersArsenal, losing 4–1.Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring with a penalty following a tackle fromLuke Ayling. Jesus also scored Arsenal's second after a cut-back fromLeandro Trossard, beforeBen White scored Arsenal's third, following a cross fromGabriel Martinelli.Rasmus Kristensen scored a consolation for Leeds, beforeGranit Xhaka scored a fourth six minutes from time.[67][68] This was followed by a 2–1 home victory over relegation rivalsNottingham Forest, whereJack Harrison andLuis Sinisterra scored first-half goals to put Leeds ahead afterOrel Mangala opened the scoring for Forest.[69][70] Leeds then hosted another relegation rival inCrystal Palace on 9 April. APatrick Bamford header from a corner (his fiftieth goal for the club) saw Leeds take a first-half lead, though Palace equalised throughMarc Guéhi minutes before halftime. Palace scored four times in the second half however, withMichael Olise registering a hat-trick of assists to consign Leeds to a 5–1 defeat.[71][72] A 6–1 defeat at home toLiverpool followed, withLuis Sinisterra scoring Leeds' only goal early in the second half following a mistake by Liverpool defenderIbrahima Konaté.[73][74] Leeds travelled toCraven Cottage to playFulham on 22 April, losing 2–1.Harry Wilson opened the scoring for Fulham in the second-half.Andreas Pereira then doubled Fulham's lead.João Palhinha then scored an own goal seven minutes later to act as consolation for Leeds.[75][76] Leeds hostedLeicester City atElland Road on 25 April, drawing 1–1.Luis Sinisterra opened the scoring for Leeds following a cross fromJack Harrison.Jamie Vardy then equalised for Leicester City with ten minutes left.[77][78] Leeds ended April by travelling to theVitality Stadium to play relegation rivalsBournemouth on 30 April, losing 4–1.Jefferson Lerma opened the scoring for Bournemouth, Lerma then doubled Bournemouth's lead four minutes later with his second goal of the match and with minutes remaining of the first-halfPatrick Bamford then pulled a goal back for Leeds. In the second-half,Dominic Solanke then scored a third for the home side.Antoine Semenyo then scored a fourth for Bournemouth.[79][80]
On 2 May, it was announced thatDirector of Football Victor Orta had left the club by mutual consent following the club's 4–1 loss toBournemouth at theVitality Stadium on 30 April.[81] The following day, manager Javi Gracia left the club, being replaced by formerEngland managerSam Allardyce; exOxford United andCharlton Athletic managerKarl Robinson and former Leeds andRepublic of Ireland strikerRobbie Keane would join him.[82] Leeds began May by travelling to theEtihad Stadium to play title-chasingManchester City, losing 2–1 in Allardyce's first match in charge.İlkay Gündoğan opened the scoring for City in the following a cross byRiyad Mahrez, Gündoğan then doubled City's lead in the following another cross by Mahrez and in the second-half following apenalty miss by Gündoğan,Rodrigo then scored a consolation for Leeds with five minutes remaining.[83][84] Leeds then hostedNewcastle United atElland Road on 13 May, drawing 2–2.Luke Ayling opened the scoring for Leeds inside the first ten minutes following a cross byPatrick Bamford, then Bamford saw hispenalty kick saved by Newcastle goalkeeperNick Pope following a foul onJunior Firpo.Callum Wilson equalised with apenalty kick following a foul onAlexander Isak byMax Wöber. Wilson then put Newcastle ahead with just over twenty minutes remaining with anotherpenalty kick following a handball by Firpo.Rasmus Kristensen drew Leeds level with just over ten minutes left via a deflection off Newcastle defenderKieran Trippier. Firpo was shown a second yellow card byrefereeSimon Hooper for a foul on Newcastle forwardAnthony Gordon.[85][86] Leeds travelled to theLondon Stadium to faceWest Ham United on 21 May, losing 3–1.Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds following a throw in fromWeston McKennie.Declan Rice then equalised for West Ham following a cross fromJarrod Bowen. Bowen then put the hosts in-front following a pass fromDanny Ings.Manuel Lanzini scored West Ham's third in second half stoppage time following a pass fromLucas Paquetá.[87][88] Leeds hostedTottenham Hotspur atElland Road on 28 May, losing 4–1.Harry Kane opened the scoring for Tottenham with just two minutes played following a cross fromSon Heung-min,Pedro Porro then doubled Tottenham's advantage just after the interval.Jack Harrison scored a consolation goal for Leeds following a cross fromGeorginio Rutter, Kane then added a third for Tottenham.Lucas Moura added a late fourth in second-half added time. Following this result Leeds were relegated to theChampionship.[89]
The club announced they would travel toAustralia during their pre-season preparations, with matches againstBrisbane Roar,Aston Villa andCrystal Palace.[90] Two further friendlies againstBlackpool andCagliari were added to the schedule.[91]
During the mid-season winter break, Leeds announced that they would play a friendly againstElche at theEstadio Manuel Martinez Valero.[92] Two further friendlies atElland Road againstReal Sociedad andMonaco were also added.[93][94]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 7 July 2022Friendly | Leeds United | 4–0 | Blackpool | Huntington |
| 19:00BST | Report | Stadium:City of York Council's LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 14 July 2022Queensland Champions Cup | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Leeds United | Robina, Australia |
| 19:45AEST |
| Report | Stadium:Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 87,041 |
| 17 July 2022Queensland Champions Cup | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Leeds United | Brisbane, Australia |
| 14:35AEST | Report | Stadium:Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 40,918 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 22 July 2022Friendly | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Leeds United | Perth, Australia |
| 19:05AWST |
| Report | Stadium:Optus Stadium Attendance: 33,919 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 31 July 2022Friendly | Leeds United | 6–2 | Cagliari | Leeds |
| 18:45BST | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 29,046 Referee:David Coote |
| 8 December 2022Festa d'Elx Trophy | Elche | 1–2 | Leeds United | Elche |
| 19:15GMT | Josan 45' | Report | Gelhardt 60' Klich 88' | Stadium:Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero Attendance: 12,117 Referee: Jose Martinez |
| 16 December 2022Friendly | Leeds United | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Leeds |
| 19:45GMT | Struijk 16' Rodrigo 58' | Report | Zubimendi 10' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 22,826 Referee: Michael Sailsbury |
| 21 December 2022Friendly | Leeds United | 2–4 | Monaco | Leeds |
| 19:00GMT | Koch 12' Gelhardt 90+3' (pen.) | Report | Embolo 25',54' Martins 47'Jakobs 52', 77' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 20,978 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 018.42 |
| FA Cup | 8 January 2023 | 28 February 2023 | Third round | Fifth round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 24 August 2022 | 9 November 2022 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 022.73 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 | Leicester City(R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | Relegation toEFL Championship |
| 19 | Leeds United(R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
| 20 | Southampton(R) | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 41 | −19 |
Source:Premier League
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[96]
| 6 August 20221 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,347 Referee:Robert Jones |
| 13 August 20222 | Southampton | 2–2 | Leeds United | Southampton |
| 15:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,815 Referee:Tony Harrington |
| 21 August 20223 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Chelsea | Leeds |
| 14:00BST | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,372 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 27 August 20224 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Leeds United | Falmer |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,953 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 30 August 20225 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Everton | Leeds |
| 20:00BST | Sinisterra 55' | Report | Gordon 17' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,338 Referee:Darren England |
| 3 September 20226 | Brentford | 5–2 | Leeds United | Brentford |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 16,946 Referee:Robert Jones |
| 2 October 20227 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
| 16:30BST | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,582 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 9 October 20228 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Leeds United | Selhurst |
| 14:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,042 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 16 October 20229 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Arsenal | Leeds |
| 14:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,700 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 20 October 202210 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Leeds United | Leicester |
| 20:15BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,814 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 23 October 202211 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Fulham | Leeds |
| 14:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,447 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 29 October 202212 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| 19:45BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 53,274 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 5 November 202213 | Leeds United | 4–3 | Bournemouth | Leeds |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,304 Referee:Tony Harrington |
| 12 November 202214 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–3 | Leeds United | Tottenham |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,667 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 28 December 202215 | Leeds United | 1–3 | Manchester City | Leeds |
| 20:00GMT | Struijk 73' | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,889 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 31 December 202216 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,211 Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 4 January 202317 | Leeds United | 2–2 | West Ham United | Leeds |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,173 Referee:David Coote |
| 13 January 202318 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Leeds United | Aston,Birmingham |
| 20:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,008 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 22 January 202319 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Brentford | Leeds |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,260 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 5 February 202320 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Leeds United | West Bridgford |
| 14:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 29,363 Referee:Robert Jones |
| 8 February 202321 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Leeds United | Manchester |
| 20:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 73,456 Referee:Simon Hooper | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 18 September 2022, but was postponed due to police concerns surrounding theState funeral of QueenElizabeth II.[97] | ||||
| 12 February 202322 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Manchester United | Leeds |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,919 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 18 February 202323 | Everton | 1–0 | Leeds United | Walton, Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,232 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 25 February 202324 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Southampton | Leeds |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,641 Referee:Peter Banks |
| 4 March 202325 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,905 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 11 March 202326 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leeds |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,471 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 18 March 202327 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–4 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,570 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 1 April 202328 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Leeds United | Holloway, London |
| 15:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,283 Referee:Darren England |
| 4 April 202329 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 19:45BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,740 Referee:Robert Jones |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2022, but was postponed due to the passing ofQueen Elizabeth II.[98] | ||||
| 9 April 202330 | Leeds United | 1–5 | Crystal Palace | Leeds |
| 14:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,427 Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 17 April 202331 | Leeds United | 1–6 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| 20:00BST | Sinisterra 47' | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,657 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 22 April 202332 | Fulham | 2–1 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| 12:30BST | Report | Palhinha 79' (o.g.) | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,356 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 25 April 202333 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Leicester City | Leeds |
| 20:00BST | Sinisterra 20' | Report | Vardy 80' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,666 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 30 April 202334 | Bournemouth | 4–1 | Leeds United | Bournemouth |
| 14:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 10,434 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 6 May 202335 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Manchester |
| 15:00BST | Gündoğan 19',27' | Report | Rodrigo 85' | Stadium:Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,406 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 13 May 202336 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| 12:30BST |
| Report | Wilson 31' (pen.),69' (pen.) | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,955 Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 21 May 202337 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Leeds United | Stratford |
| 13:30BST | Report | Rodrigo 17' | Stadium:London Stadium Attendance: 62,478 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 28 May 202338 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
| 16:30BST | Harrison 67' | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,871 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
Leeds travelled to theCardiff City Stadium to playChampionship clubCardiff City in the third round on 8 January 2023, drawing 2–2.Jaden Philogene opened the scoring for Cardiff,Sheyi Ojo scored a second for Cardiff seven minutes later.Rodrigo pulled a goal back for Leeds following a cross fromSam Greenwood.Sonny Perkins equalised for Leeds with his first goal for the club in second-half stoppage time to send the match to a replay atElland Road.[99]
Leeds would go on to win the replay 5–2 on 18 January.Wilfried Gnonto opened the scoring just 26 seconds in, beforeRodrigo made it 2–0. Gnonto then scored his second of the night,Patrick Bamford scored twice after coming on as a substitute.Callum Robinson scored two consolations for Cardiff, one of which was apenalty kick awarded for a handball byMarc Roca, but Leeds progressed to the fourth round for the first time since the2016–17 season under the management ofGarry Monk.[40]
Leeds travelled toThe Wham Stadium to playEFL League One clubAccrington Stanley in theFA Cup fourth round on 28 January, winning 3–1.Jack Harrison opened the scoring for Leeds in the 23rd minute, scoring from outside the box.Junior Firpo added Leeds' second in the 66th minute following a pass fromPatrick Bamford with his first goal for the club, minutes laterLuis Sinisterra added Leeds' third.Leslie Adekoya scored a consultation for Accrington, but Leeds progressed to the fifth round for the first time since the2015–16 season under the management ofSteve Evans.[100][101]
Leeds travelled toCraven Cottage to playFulham in theFA Cup fifth round on 28 February, losing 2–0.João Palhinha andManor Solomon the goalscorers.[citation needed]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 January 2023Third round | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Leeds United | Leckwith, Cardiff |
| 14:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,324 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 17 January 2023Third round replay | Leeds United | 5–2 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Robinson 84',90+3' (pen.) | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 34,465 Referee:Thomas Bramall |
| 28 January 2023Fourth round | Accrington Stanley | 1–3 | Leeds United | Accrington |
| 12:30GMT | Adekoya 81' | Report |
| Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 5,268 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 28 February 2023Fifth round | Fulham | 2–0 | Leeds United | Fulham |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,359 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Leeds entered the competition in the second round and were given a home tie againstBarnsley with Leeds winning the match 3–1 withLuis Sinisterra opening the scoring for Leeds,Mateusz Klich doubled their lead from thepenalty spot beforeMads Andersen pulled a goal back for Barnsley and then Klich made sure that Leeds were in the draw for the third round.[102][103] In the third round Leeds were drawn away atMolineux, againstWolverhampton Wanderers and they lost the match 1–0 with a goal fromBoubacar Traoré.[104]
| 24 August 2022Second round | Leeds United | 3–1 | Barnsley | Leeds |
| 19:45BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 35,472 Referee:John Brooks |
| 9 November 2022Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45GMT | B. Traoré 85' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 24,246 Referee:Andre Marriner |
The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute.
Last updated: 28 May 2023
Source:Soccerbase
Stuart Dallas was unable to return from injury to make an appearance this season. Kristoffer Klaesson, Amari Miller, Diogo Monteiro, Alfie McCalmont, Dani van den Heuvel, Charlie Allen, Kris Moore, James Debayo, Joe Snowdon, Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen and Archie Gray were all unused substitutes named in at least one matchday squad.
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards / disciplinary points are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 29 | FW |  | Wilfried Gnonto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | DF |  | Junior Firpo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | DF |  | Robin Koch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Marc Roca | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF |  | Weston McKennie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 12 | MF | | Tyler Adams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | FW | | Rodrigo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  | Pascal Struijk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | DF |  | Liam Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | MF | | Crysencio Summerville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  | Rasmus Kristensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF |  | Maximilian Wöber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | MF |  | Luis Sinisterra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | GK |  | Illan Meslier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  | Luke Ayling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Patrick Bamford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | FW | | Sam Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 7 | MF | | Brenden Aaronson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Jack Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | MF |  | Mateusz Klich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 14 | DF | | Diego Llorente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | | Joe Gelhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF |  | Leo Hjelde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | | Cody Drameh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | MF | Brenden Aaronson (USA) | Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) | Undisclosed | [108] |
| DF | Rasmus Kristensen (DEN) | [109] | |||
| 17 June 2022 | MF | Marc Roca (ESP) | Bayern Munich (GER) | [110] | |
| 4 July 2022 | MF | Darko Gyabi (ENG) | Manchester City (ENG) | [111] | |
| 6 July 2022 | MF | Tyler Adams (USA) | RB Leipzig (GER) | [112] | |
| 7 July 2022 | FW | Luis Sinisterra (COL) | Feyenoord (NED) | [113] | |
| 19 July 2022 | FW | Sonny Perkins (ENG) | West Ham United (ENG) | Free | [114] |
| 9 August 2022 | GK | Joel Robles (SPA) | Real Betis (SPA) | [115] | |
| 2 September 2022 | FW | Wilfried Gnonto (ITA) |  FC Zürich (SWI) | Undisclosed | [116] |
| 3 January 2023 | DF | Maximilian Wöber (AUT) | Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) | [117] | |
| 14 January 2023 | FW | Georginio Rutter (FRA) | Hoffenheim (GER) | [118] | |
| 31 January 2023 | DF |  Diogo Monteiro (POR) | Servette (SUI) | [119] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2022 | FW | Ryan Edmondson (ENG) | Carlisle United (ENG) | Free | [120] |
| 29 June 2022 | DF | Liam McCarron (SCO) | Stoke City (ENG) | Undisclosed | [121] |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Lui Bradbury (ENG) | Unattached | Released | [122] |
| DF |  Laurens De Bock (BEL) | [122] | |||
| FW | Josh Galloway (SCO) | [122] | |||
| FW | Alfie Hughes (ENG) | [122] | |||
| FW |  Bobby Kamwa (CMR) | [122] | |||
| DF |  Nohan Kenneh (LIB) | [122] | |||
| DF | Joe Littlewood (ENG) | [122] | |||
| FW | Mitch Picksley (ENG) | [122] | |||
| 4 July 2022 | MF | Kalvin Phillips (ENG) | Manchester City (ENG) | Undisclosed | [123] |
| 13 July 2022 | GK | Elia Caprile (ITA) | Bari (ITA) | [124] | |
| 15 July 2022 | FW |  Raphinha (BRA) | Barcelona (ESP) | [125] | |
| 25 July 2022 | DF | Leif Davis (ENG) | Ipswich Town (ENG) | [126] | |
| 31 July 2022 | GK | Kiko Casilla (ESP) | Unattached | Released | [127] |
| 19 August 2022 | FW |  Kun Temenuzhkov (BUL) | Navalcarnero (ESP) | [128] | |
| 4 January 2023 | MF | Mateusz Klich (POL) | D.C. United (USA) | Free | [129] |
| 19 January 2023 | FW | Max Dean (ENG) | Milton Keynes Dons (ENG) | Undisclosed | [130] |
| 31 March 2023 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz (POL) | Los Angeles FC (USA) | [131] |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 2023 | End of season | MF | Weston McKennie (USA) | Juventus (ITA) | [132] |
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2022 | End of season | DF | Charlie Cresswell (ENG) | Millwall (ENG) | [133] |
| 6 July 2022 | FW |  Tyler Roberts (WAL) | Queens Park Rangers (ENG) | [134] | |
| 19 July 2022 | MF | Jamie Shackleton (ENG) | Millwall (ENG) | [135] | |
| 4 August 2022 | MF | Lewis Bate (ENG) | Oxford United (ENG) | [136] | |
| 7 August 2022 | FW |  Hélder Costa (ANG) |  Al-Ittihad (SAU) | [137] | |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Stuart McKinstry (SCO) | Motherwell (SCO) | [138] | |
| 26 Augsust 2022 | MF | Jack Jenkins (ENG) | Salford City (ENG) | [139] | |
| 27 August 2022 | FW | Ian Poveda (ENG) | Blackpool (ENG) | [140] | |
| 31 August 2022 | 23 March 2023 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz (POL) | Ibiza (ESP) | [141] |
| 1 September 2022 | End of season | FW | Daniel James (WAL) | Fulham (ENG) | [142] |
| 9 January 2023 | MF |  Alfie McCalmont (NIR) | Carlisle United (ENG) | [143] | |
| 12 January 2023 | DF | Leo Hjelde (NOR) | Rotherham United (ENG) | [144] | |
| 26 January 2023 | DF | Cody Drameh (ENG) | Luton Town (ENG) | [145] | |
| 27 January 2023 | FW | Joe Gelhardt (ENG) | Sunderland (ENG) | [146] | |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Diego Llorente (ESP) | Roma (ITA) | [147] |
