Leeds vs Crystal Palace

Leeds

4 - 1

Crystal Palace

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Elland Road 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Leeds 14 · Crystal Palace 15

Referee Stats

Thomas Bramall

22 matches · 3.59 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.59
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	41%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Leeds outshot their opponent (20-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Leeds had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leeds (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 21

Avg: 1.53 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28

Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

1.26

1.53

1.16

1.11

1.47

58%

O2.5

63%

53%

BTTS

53%

58%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Leeds rank14th

Crystal Palace rank15th

Leeds points47

Crystal Palace points45

Leeds: #14 · 47 pts · GD -7

31 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leeds last 5 home

W W W D L

Points10/15

Weighted index84

Goals7-2

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals6-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Leeds trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Leeds score at home74%

Leeds clean sheet at home32%

Crystal Palace score away74%

Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Leeds score first58%

Leeds win after scoring first73%

Crystal Palace score first63%

Crystal Palace win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Leeds 50% · Crystal Palace 20%

Avg first goal minute: Leeds 45.1' · Crystal Palace 30.8'

Vs league average

Leeds score at home1.53 vs 1.53

Leeds concede at home1.11 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace score away1.16 vs 1.22

Crystal Palace concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Leeds score level with league average, while Crystal Palace score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Leeds are 10% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Leeds goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

31-45 0

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 8

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

400

362

Passes Accurate

327

284

Passes %

82%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Calvert-Lewin

Normal Goal

42'

42' M. Lacroix

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Calvert-Lewin

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bijol

45+2'

45+2' M. Guéhi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ W. Hughes

1st substitution · For: J. Lerma

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

E. Ampadu

Normal Goal

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Clyne

2nd substitution · For: B. Sosa

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Nketiah

3rd substitution · For: J. Devenny

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Mateta

4th substitution · For: Christantus Uche

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Okafor

1st substitution · For: W. Gnonto

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Aaronson

2nd substitution · For: A. Tanaka

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Bogle

3rd substitution · For: J. Justin

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Yeremy Pino

5th substitution · For: J. Drakes-Thomas

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ E. Ampadu

4th substitution · For: I. Gruev

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Calvert-Lewin

5th substitution · For: J. Piroe

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Devenny

Penalty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

A. Stach

Normal Goal

90+1'

90+1' Lucas Perri

90+7'

90+7' A. Wharton

90+10' ⚽

⚽

90+10' ⚽ VAR

I. Gruev

Penalty cancelled

Leeds vs Crystal Palace 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leeds beat Crystal Palace 4-1 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Thomas Bramall. It was played at Elland Road.

First half: Leeds took the lead at 38' when D. Calvert-Lewin scored, making the score 1-0. M. Lacroix received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 42'. Leeds extended the lead at 45' when D. Calvert-Lewin scored, with the assist credited to J. Bijol, making the score 2-0. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 45+2'.

Second half: Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 46', with W. Hughes replacing J. Lerma. Leeds extended the lead at 60' when E. Ampadu scored, making the score 3-0. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Clyne replacing B. Sosa. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. Nketiah replacing J. Devenny. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 77', with J. Mateta replacing Christantus Uche. Leeds made their 1st substitution at 77', with N. Okafor replacing W. Gnonto. Leeds made their 2nd substitution at 77', with B. Aaronson replacing A. Tanaka. Leeds made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Bogle replacing J. Justin. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 86', with Yeremy Pino replacing J. Drakes-Thomas. Leeds made their 4th substitution at 87', with E. Ampadu replacing I. Gruev. Leeds made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Calvert-Lewin replacing J. Piroe. Crystal Palace scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when J. Devenny scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Leeds added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Stach scored, making the score 4-1. Lucas Perri received a yellow card for Leeds at 90+1'. A. Wharton received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 90+7'. VAR intervened at 90+10' for Leeds (Penalty cancelled).

Leeds used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 5 substitutions. Leeds got 1 yellow card, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.