2017–18 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2017–18 season
ChairmanAndrea Radrizzani
Head coachThomas Christiansen
(until 4 February)
Paul Heckingbottom
(from 6 February)
StadiumElland Road
Championship13th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kemar Roofe (11)
All:
Kemar Roofe (14)
Highest home attendance35,337 vs Bolton Wanderers
(31 March 2018, Championship)
Lowest home attendance15,431 vs Port Vale
(9 August 2017, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance31,525

The 2017–18 season was Leeds United's eighth consecutive season in the Championship.

Season summary

Hopes of improving on Leeds' play-off near-miss the previous season took an early blow when manager Garry Monk left to take over at newly-relegated Middlesbrough, leaving new owner Andrea Radrizzani to appoint Thomas Christiansen as his successor. Their promotion aspirations took another blow when Chris Wood, their top scorer in both of the previous two seasons, refused to sign a new contract and then, a few weeks into the campaign, announced that he would not play for the club again, ultimately resulting in his sale to Premier League Burnley. This, and the injury crisis hanging over from the previous season, forced Christiansen to make a large amount of new signings over the summer, leaving concerns as to whether or not the team could gel quickly enough.

Despite all this, the club had what, in the early stages at least, was an even better campaign than the previous one, with the club topping the Championship for the early months of the season. A slump in form in October was turned around in the following months, and Leeds entered the new year looking in a strong position to challenge for promotion. However, a failure to win any games in January (including a humiliating FA Cup exit to League Two side Newport County), combined with rumours of unrest in the dressing room, saw Christiansen sacked at the start of February, and replaced by Paul Heckingbottom, manager of Yorkshire rivals Barnsley. If anything, however, the loss of form that had started under Christiansen accelerated under Heckingbottom, and Leeds only won four more games all season, two of them coming in the last three matches alone, leaving Leeds with the unenviable record of having earned fewer points than any team except for bottom-placed Sunderland after Christmas. Many fans were left disillusioned by this turn of events, convinced that the previous season had been a false dawn, and that Leeds were back to the pattern of mid-table mediocrity with occasional struggles against relegation that had mostly marked the 2010s.

First-team squad

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Andy Lonergan 34 2011
2017 		48 0 2012
2019 		Free
2 DF Luke Ayling 26 2016 79 0 2021 £750,000
4 MF Adam Forshaw 26 2018 5 0 2022 £4,500,000
5 DF Matthew Pennington 23 2017 15 0 2018 Loan On loan from Everton
6 DF Liam Cooper 26 2014 122 3 2021 £600,000 Team captain
7 MF Kemar Roofe 25 2016 87 17 2020 £3,000,000
8 MF Vurnon Anita 29 2017 23 0 2020 Free
9 FW Pierre-Michel Lasogga 26 2017 30 13 2018 Loan On loan from Hamburg
10 MF Ezgjan Alioski 26 2017 41 7 2021 £3,200,000
11 FW Jay-Roy Grot 20 2017 22 0 2021 £750,000
12 FW Marcus Antonsson 27 2016 21 3 2019 £1,600,000 On loan to Blackburn Rovers
12 LB Laurens De Bock 25 2018 6 0 2022 £1,500,000
13 GK Felix Wiedwald 28 2017 34 0 2020 £500,000
14 MF Eunan O'Kane 27 2016 57 0 2021 £1,000,000
15 MF Stuart Dallas 27 2015 113 11 2020 £1,300,000
17 FW Tyler Roberts 19 2018 0 0 2022 £2,500,000
18 DF Pontus Jansson 27 2016 71 5 2020 £3,600,000
19 MF Pablo Hernández 33 2016 77 14 2018 Free
21 MF Samuel Sáiz 27 2017 32 10 2021 £3,100,000
22 FW Paweł Cibicki 24 2017 11 0 2021 £1,500,000
23 MF Kalvin Phillips 22 2014 90 9 2021 Youth system
24 FW Hadi Sacko 24 2016 56 8 2020 £1,600,000
25 MF Ronaldo Vieira 19 2016 64 2 2021 Youth system
28 DF Gaetano Berardi 29 2014 111 1 2020 £250,000
29 MF Madger Gomes 21 2017 2 0 2020 Free
30 GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell 21 2015 1 0 2020 Youth system
31 DF Lewie Coyle 22 2014 23 0 2020 Youth system On loan to Fleetwood Town
33 DF Tyler Denton 22 2016 3 1 2020 Youth system
35 MF Conor Shaughnessy 22 2017 17 0 2021 Youth system
36 FW Mallik Wilks 19 2017 1 0 2019 Youth system On loan to Grimsby Town
37 DF Paudie O'Connor 20 2017 0 0 2019 Youth system
43 MF Mateusz Klich 28 2017 11 0 2020 £1,500,000 On loan to Utrecht
40 MF Romario Vieira 19 2018 0 0 2018 Youth system
45 FW Caleb Ekuban 24 2017 10 1 2021 £500,000
46 DF Tom Pearce 20 2018 0 0 2018 Youth system
47 FW Jack Clarke 17 2018 0 0 2021 Youth system
48 DF Liam Kitching 18 2018 0 0 2019 Youth system
49 DF Oriol Rey 20 2018 0 0 2019 Youth system
MF Ouasim Bouy 25 2017 0 0 2021 Free
MF Luke Murphy 28 2013 111 7 2019 £1,000,000 On loan to Burton Albion
MF Yosuke Ideguchi 21 2018 0 0 2022 £500,000 On loan to Cultural Leonesa
  • Last updated: 1 March 2018
  • Source: Players' wikipedia articles, Leeds United
  • Ordered by squad number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM Madger Gomes Liverpool Free
1 July 2017 CB Pontus Jansson Torino £3,600,000
1 July 2017 CM Mateusz Klich FC Twente £1,500,000
1 July 2017 RW Hadi Sacko Sporting CP £1,600,000
1 July 2017 GK Felix Wiedwald Werder Bremen £500,000
6 July 2017 DM Vurnon Anita Newcastle United Free
11 July 2017 CF Caleb Ekuban Chievo Verona £500,000
13 July 2017 AM Samuel Sáiz SD Huesca £3,100,000
13 July 2017 RW Ezgjan Alioski FC Lugano £3,200,000
2 August 2017 CM Ouasim Bouy Juventus Free
23 August 2017 CF Jay-Roy Grot NEC Nijmegen £750,000
27 August 2017 GK Andy Lonergan Wolverhampton Wanderers Free
31 August 2017 FW Adrián Balboa UD Unificacion Bellvitge Free
31 August 2017 CF Paweł Cibicki Malmö £1,500,000
31 August 2017 MF Hugo Díaz SD Huesca Free
31 August 2017 RB Bryce Hosannah Crystal Palace Free
31 August 2017 CM Alejandro Machuca Rayo Vallecano Free
31 August 2017 CB Oriol Rey Barcelona Free
31 August 2017 FW Ousama Siddiki Real Madrid Free
31 August 2017 CF Kun Temenuzhkov Barcelona Undisclosed
15 November 2017 FW Ryan Edmondson York City Undisclosed
3 January 2018 CB Aapo Halme HJK Helsinki Undisclosed
9 January 2018 CM Yosuke Ideguchi Gamba Osaka £500,000
11 January 2018 LB Laurens De Bock Club Brugge £1,500,000
11 January 2018 FW Oliver Sarkic Benfica Undisclosed
18 January 2018 CM Adam Forshaw Middlesbrough £4,500,000
23 January 2018 ST Sam Dalby Leyton Orient Undisclosed
29 January 2018 CB Pascal Struijk Ajax Undisclosed
31 January 2018 CF Tyler Roberts West Brom £2,500,000
31 January 2018 RW Jordan Stevens Forest Green Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW Jordan Botaka Sint-Truiden Free
1 July 2017 CM Alex Purver Guiseley Free
1 July 2017 LB Charlie Taylor Burnley £6,000,000 (compensation)
1 July 2017 GK Ross Turnbull Free agent Released
1 July 2017 CB Jack Vann Harrogate Town Free
1 July 2017 LW Billy Whitehouse Tadcaster Albion Free
18 July 2017 CB Giuseppe Bellusci US Palermo Free
19 July 2017 GK Marco Silvestri Hellas Verona Undisclosed
28 July 2017 CF Lee Erwin Kilmarnock Undisclosed
21 August 2017 CF Chris Wood Burnley £15,000,000
22 August 2017 DM Liam Bridcutt Nottingham Forest £1,000,000
23 August 2017 FW Souleymane Doukara Osmanlıspor Free
25 August 2017 DM Toumani Diagouraga Plymouth Argyle Free
27 August 2017 GK Robert Green Huddersfield Town Free
17 December 2017 CF Jack McKay Free agent Released
17 December 2017 CB Paul McKay Free agent Released
1 February 2018 AM Eoghan Stokes Free agent Released
  1. ^ Jordan Botaka joined Sint-Truiden following his release.
  2. ^ Alex Purver joined Guiseley joined Guiseley following his release.
  3. ^ Charlie Taylor joined Burnley following his departure. Burnley subsequently paid Leeds between £6m and £7m in compensation since Taylor was under 24.
  4. ^ Billy Whitehouse joined Alfreton Town following his release.
  5. ^ The fee paid for Wood could rise to £18m depending on appearances.
  6. ^ Toumani Diagouraga joined Plymouth Argyle following his departure.
  7. ^ Robert Green joined Huddersfield Town following his departure.

Loans in

Start date Position Name From End date Ref.
19 July 2017 CB Matthew Pennington Everton 30 June 2018
7 August 2017 LB Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Manchester United 16 January 2018
31 August 2017 CF Pierre-Michel Lasogga Hamburg 30 June 2018
8 September 2017 CF Oliver Sarkic Benfica 31 December 2017

Loans out

Start date Position Name To End date Ref.
3 July 2017 CM Luke Murphy Burton Albion 30 June 2018
4 July 2017 DF Lewie Coyle Fleetwood Town 30 June 2018
2 August 2017 CM Ouasim Bouy Cultural Leonesa 3 January 2018
7 August 2017 LB Tyler Denton Port Vale 3 January 2018
11 August 2017 CF Marcus Antonsson Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2018
24 August 2017 CF Mallik Wilks Accrington Stanley 3 January 2018
12 October 2017 GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell York City 9 November 2017
9 January 2018 CM Yosuke Ideguchi Cultural Leonesa 30 June 2018
22 January 2018 CM Mateusz Klich Utrecht 30 June 2018
26 January 2018 CF Mallik Wilks Grimsby Town 30 June 2018

Pre-season

Leeds United had announced six pre-season friendlies against Harrogate Town, Guiseley, North Ferriby United, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Oxford United and Eibar. Another friendly was scheduled against Ingolstadt, which was cancelled by local government officials in Kufstein, Austria. Instead, the club arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly in Italy with Bursaspor. The Turkish team divulged details and a video of the match to the public.

5 July 2017 Leeds United 4–2 Harrogate Town Wetherby
15:00 BST Roofe 16' (pen.)
Gomes 33'
Hernández 50'
Erwin 87'		 Report Thewlis 75'
Pollock 83'		 Stadium: Thorp Arch
Attendance: 0
8 July 2017 Guiseley 1–5 Leeds United Guiseley
15:00 BST Trialist 28' Report Dallas 1', 27'
Antonsson 33'
Erwin 58', 89'		 Stadium: Nethermoor Park
12 July 2017 North Ferriby United 0–2 Leeds United North Ferriby
19:30 BST Report Antonsson 18'
Roofe 55'		 Stadium: Grange Lane
17 July 2017 Leeds United 0–3 Bursaspor Natz-Schabs, Italy
17:15 BST Report Ekong 11'
Necid 63'
Bakış 82'
20 July 2017 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Leeds United Schwaz, Austria
14:15 CEST Herrmann 47' Report Ayling 2' Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
23 July 2017 Eibar 4–2 Leeds United Jenbach, Austria
17:00 CEST Sarriegi 5'
Arbilla 26'
Enrich 43'
Oliveira 88'		 Report Wood 63'
Alioski 73'		 Stadium: Jenbach Stadium
29 July 2017 Leeds United 2–0 Oxford United Leeds
15:00 BST Roofe 35'
Dallas 84'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13,295

Post-season

On 24 April, Leeds United announced a post-season tour of Myanmar.

9 May 2018 MNL All-Stars 2–1 Leeds United Yangon, Myanmar
12:30 BST Mpande 22'
Chizoba 64' (pen.)		 Report Sáiz 26' (pen.) Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 16,910
11 May 2018 Myanmar national team 0–2 Leeds United Mandalay, Myanmar
12:30 BST Report Edmondson 59'
Grot 84'		 Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Bristol City 46 17 16 13 67 58 +9 67
12 Ipswich Town 46 17 9 20 57 60 −3 60
13 Leeds United 46 17 9 20 59 64 −5 60
14 Norwich City 46 15 15 16 49 60 −11 60
15 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 15 17 59 60 −1 57
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 9 20 59 64  −5 60 10 6 7 32 27  +5 7 3 13 27 37  −10

Last updated: 3 April 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWDDWWWWLWLLLWLLLWLWDWWWWLDLLDLLDDWLLDLWLDLLWLW
Position3875321113564461071088775556710101011111110111313141414141414121213
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June, the Championship fixtures were released.

6 August 2017 1 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Leeds United Horwich
16:30 BST Madine 39'
Le Fondre 67' (pen.)
Buckley  90+3'		 Report Phillips 7', 42'
Wood 30'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 19,857 (4,832 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
12 August 2017 2 Leeds United 0–0 Preston North End Leeds
15:00 BST Vieira  74' Report Pearson  31'  60'
Cunningham  68'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,880 (697 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
15 August 2017 3 Leeds United 0–0 Fulham Leeds
19:45 BST Phillips  65'
Anita  83'		 Report Sessegnon  49' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,918 (576 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
19 August 2017 4 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United Sunderland
17:30 BST Galloway  36'
Lamine Koné  69'
Ndong  82'		 Report Sáiz 21'
Dallas 76'
Wiedwald  68'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,237 (2,900 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
26 August 2017 5 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United West Bridgford
15:00 BST Mills  49'
Bridcutt  56'
Dowell  86'		 Report Roofe 24'
Alioski 87'
Hernández  59'
Ayling  82'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,682 (1,993 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 September 2017 6 Leeds United 5–0 Burton Albion Leeds
15:00 BST Lasogga 20', 59'
Phillips 35'
Hernández 44'
Roofe 54'		 Report McFadzean  34' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,404 (372 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 September 2017 7 Leeds United 2–0 Birmingham City Leeds
19:45 BST Sáiz 17'
Phillips  79'
Dallas 90+2'		 Report Gallagher  53'
Lowe  73'
Morrison  90+3'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,507 (612 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
16 September 2017 8 Millwall 1–0 Leeds United Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST Saville  61'
O'Brien 73'		 Report Shaughnessy  43'
Sáiz  47'
O'Kane  69'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,447 (2,156 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 September 2017 9 Leeds United 3–2 Ipswich Town Leeds
15:00 BST Lasogga 13'
Phillips 32'
Białkowski 67' (o.g.)
Cooper  72'		 Report Spence  3'
McGoldrick 30'
Knudsen  37'
Garner 71'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,002 (693 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 September 2017 10 Cardiff City 3–1 Leeds United Cardiff
19:45 BST Zohore 28', 59'
Hoilett 37'		 Report Phillips  23'
Cooper  39'  45+3'
Roofe 67'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,190 (2,744 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Live on Sky TV
1 October 2017 11 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Leeds United Sheffield
12:15 BST Hooper 25', 41'
Lee 82'
Palmer  90+5'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 27,972 (4,600 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
14 October 2017 12 Leeds United 0–1 Reading Leeds
15:00 BST Sáiz  29'
O'Kane  35'
Berardi  59'
Hernández  85'
Ayling  86'		 Report van den Berg  53'
Barrow 84'  85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,900 (434 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
21 October 2017 13 Bristol City 0–3 Leeds United Bristol
15:00 BST Hegeler  65'
Wright  75'
Taylor  80'
Reid  82'		 Report Sáiz 4', 14'
Pennington  35'
Vieira  53'
Lasogga 67'
Berardi  79'
Phillips  82'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,435 (3,717 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
27 October 2017 14 Leeds United 1–2 Sheffield United Leeds
19:45 BST Phillips 34'  62'
Ronaldo Vieira  87'		 Report Sharp 2'
Stevens  45'
Coutts  51'
O'Connell  60'
Baldock  74'
Brooks 81'
Clarke  82'
Fleck  84'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,504 (2,783 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
31 October 2017 15 Leeds United 1–2 Derby County Leeds
19:45 GMT Lasogga 7'
Sáiz  82'
Jansson  83'		 Report Keogh  45'
Winnall 72', 80' (pen.)
Huddlestone  87'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,565 (852 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 November 2017 16 Brentford 3–1 Leeds United Brentford, London
17:30 GMT Maupay 22'
Watkins  45+3'
Yennaris  68'
Barbet 85'  90'
Woods 90+3'		 Report O'Kane  45+3'
Alioski 67'
Sáiz  90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,068 (539 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 November 2017 17 Leeds United 2–1 Middlesbrough Leeds
13:15 GMT Hernández 25'  90+2'
Berardi  33'
Jansson  34'
Alioski 54'
Ayling  76'
Phillips  87'		 Report Friend  30'
Howson  61'
Assombalona 78' (pen.)  86'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,771 (2,565 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 November 2017 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Leeds United Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Douglas 15'
Cavaleiro 26'
Jota 72'
Costa 76' (pen.)		 Report Vieira  28'  60'
Alioski 48'  62'
Phillips  51'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,914 (2,370 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 November 2017 19 Barnsley 0–2 Leeds United Barnsley
12:15 GMT Barnes  15'
Gardner  48'
Hammill  75'		 Report Jansson  3'
Ayling  15'
Sáiz 23'
Alioski 45+4'
Hernández  53'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 16,399 (4,513 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
1 December 2017 20 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa Leeds
19:45 GMT Jansson 19'  74'
Sáiz  77'		 Report Hourihane  28'
Snodgrass  45+2'
Lansbury 71'
Hutton  90+2'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,547 (2,443 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
9 December 2017 21 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Leeds United Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Scowen  20'
Luongo  55'
Wszolek 90'		 Report Phillips  29'
Vieira  56'
Alioski  60'
Roofe 63', 68', 90+4'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,506 (3,149 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 December 2017 22 Leeds United 1–0 Norwich City Leeds
15:00 GMT Jansson 41'
Vieira  61'
Cooper  68'
Jansson  69'		 Report Oliveira  69'
Hanley  90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,590 (997 away)
Referee: Darren England
23 December 2017 23 Leeds United 1–0 Hull City Leeds
15:00 GMT Hernández 29' Report Dawson  82'
Hector  89'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,156 (1,794 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
26 December 2017 24 Burton Albion 1–2 Leeds United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Naylor 29'
Naylor  50'
Bywater  60'
Flanagan  63'		 Report Berardi  45+2'
Cooper  58'
Hernández 61'
Roofe 64'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,612 (1,656 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
30 December 2017 25 Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Grounds  65'
Maghoma 83'		 Report Cooper  50'
Roofe  57'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,637 (2,484 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 January 2018 26 Leeds United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
15:00 GMT Jansson  45'
Sáiz  90'		 Report Lichaj  69'
Carayol  85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,426 (917 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 January 2018 27 Ipswich Town 1–0 Leeds United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Connolly  55'
Iorfa  60'
Celina 67'		 Report O'Kane  37'
Jansson  80'
Phillips  87'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,638 (3,537 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
20 January 2018 28 Leeds United 3–4 Millwall Leeds
15:00 GMT Cooper  37'
Jansson  41'
Lasogga 46', 55'
Roofe 55'
Ezgjan Alioski  58'
Phillips  86'		 Report O'Brien 18'
Gregory 42'
Hutchinson  51'
Elliott 87'  90'
Wallace 90+2'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,564 (1,285 away)
Referee: David Coote
30 January 2018 29 Hull City 0–0 Leeds United Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Henriksen  42'
Aina  44'
Irvine  62'
Mazuch  65'
Campbell  90'		 Report Jansson  31' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 17,237 (2,097 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 February 2018 30 Leeds United 1–4 Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 GMT Berardi  26'  45+4'
Bamba 54' (og)		 Report Paterson 9'
Madine  35'
Hoilett 41'
Ralls  45+1'
Morrison 45+5'
Pilkington  79'
Grujić  81'
Pilkington 88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,534 (624 away)
Referee: Graham Scott
10 February 2018 31 Sheffield United 2–1 Leeds United Sheffield
12:30 GMT Sharp 2',  14', 73' (pen.)
Evans  44'
Fleck  90+2'		 Report Forshaw  5'
Roofe  19'
Lasogga 47'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,553 (2,236 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 February 2018 32 Leeds United 2–2 Bristol City Leeds
16:30 GMT Pennington  44'
Lasogga 72'
Phillips  75'
Roofe 80'		 Report Diedhiou 11'
Reid 16'
Wright  55'
Brownhill  79'
Pack  86'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,004 (536 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 February 2018 33 Derby County 2–2 Leeds United Derby
19:45 GMT Weimann 45+2'
Palmer 90+2'		 Report Lasogga 34'
Vieira  39'
Alioski 79'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,934 (3,152 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 February 2018 34 Leeds United 1–0 Brentford Leeds
15:00 GMT Anita  23'
Alioski  24'
Cooper 31'		 Report Sawyers  45+3'
Woods  53'
Egan  73'
Barbet  80'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,428 (539 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 March 2018 35 Middlesbrough 3–0 Leeds United Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Bamford 31', 36', 68'
Leadbitter  34'		 Report Sáiz  34'
Anita  41'
Cooper  73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: (2,987 away)
Referee: Darren England
7 March 2018 36 Leeds United 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
19:45 GMT Forshaw  22'
Hernández  64'		 Report Saïss 28'
Boly 45'
Afobe 74'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 26,434 (1,356 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 March 2018 37 Reading 2–2 Leeds United Reading
15:00 GMT Böðvarsson 16'
Evans  24'
Kelly  31'
O'Kane 58' (o.g.)		 Report Jansson 43'
Pennington  48'
Hernández 56'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,770 (3,467 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 March 2018 38 Leeds United 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
15:00 GMT Grot 86' Report Nuhiu  13', 71', 90+1'
Hutchinson  63'
Reach  74'
Wildsmith  90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,638 (2,039 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 March 2018 39 Leeds United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Ekuban 4'
Dallas  28'
Hernández 50'
Jansson  90+4'		 Report Le Fondre 53'
Osede  90+1'
Wilbraham  90+4'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,377 (2,480 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 April 2018 40 Fulham 2–0 Leeds United Fulham
19:45 BST McDonald 33',  69'
Mitrović 63'
Bettinelli  68'
Johansen  78'		 Report Jansson  43'
Phillips  90'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,538 (4,500 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
7 April 2018 41 Leeds United 1–1 Sunderland Leeds
15:00 BST Hernández 72'
O'Connor  75'
Alioski  83'
Berardi  90'
Jansson  90+1'		 Report Honeyman  12'
McNair 48'
Koné  70'
McManaman  90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,461 (2,486 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 April 2018 42 Preston North End 3–1 Leeds United Preston
Davies  47'
Gallagher 49' (pen.)
Maguire 52'
Browne  60', 82'
Clarke  78'		 Report Roofe 13'
O'Connor  63'
Ekuban  90'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,188 (3,550 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
13 April 2018 43 Aston Villa 1–0 Leeds United Birmingham
19:45 BST Grabban 29' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,374 (2,288 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 April 2018 44 Leeds United 2–1 Barnsley Leeds
19:45 BST Pearce 17'
Vieira  31'
Alioski 50'		 Report O'Connor 36' (o.g.)
Hammill  87'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,451 (1,583 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
28 April 2018 45 Norwich City 2–1 Leeds United Norwich
15:00 BST Hanley  33'
Hoolahan 45'
Murphy 69'		 Report Phillips 39'
Pennington  43'
Jansson  90+5'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,869 (2,400 away)
Referee: John Brooks
6 May 2018 46 Leeds United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Leeds
12:30 BST Roofe 30'
Phillips 47'  86'
Alioski  54'
Edmonson  81'		 Report Furlong  63'
Scowen  84'
Bidwell  90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,004 (647 away)
Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Leeds United were drawn away to Newport County in the third round.

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07) Third round Newport County 2–1 Leeds United Newport
12:00 UTC Shaughnessy 76' (o.g.)
McCoulsky 89'  90'		 Report Berardi 9'  10'
Grot  67'
Saiz  90'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,887
Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

Leeds United were drawn at home against Port Vale in the first round, at home against Newport County in the second round, away to Burnley in the third round and away to Leicester City in the fourth round.

9 August 2017 First round Leeds United 4–1 Port Vale Leeds
19:45 BST Sáiz 13', 60', 62'
Klich  40'
Ekuban 83'		 Report Tonge 36'
Gunning  88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 15,431
Referee: Peter Bankes
22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) Second round Leeds United 5–1 Newport County Leeds
19:45 BST Roofe 44', 49', 65'
Sáiz 78'
Vieira 89'
Gomes  38'
Vieira  45+1'
Klich  73'
Dallas  73'
Cooper  90+1'		 Report Labadie 33'
Labadie  37'
Quigley  72'
Dolan  79'
O'Brien  90+4'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 17,098
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 September 2017 Third round Burnley 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Leeds United Burnley
19:45 BST Bardsley  52'
Guðmundsson  70'
Long  85'
Wood 89' (pen.)
Brady 90+6'		 Report Grot  45'
Roofe  58'
Sacko 80'
Hernández 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,799
Referee: Darren Bond
Penalties
Wood
Barnes
Brady
Tarkowski 		Lasogga
Hernández
Klich
Alioski
Dallas
24 October 2017 Fourth round Leicester City 3–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho 30'
Slimani 70'
Mahrez 88'		 Report Hernández 26' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,516
Referee: Lee Probert

Statistics

Appearances

Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
1 GK Andy Lonergan
9 9 840 7 1 1
1 GK Robert Green 1 1 90 1 left club 27 August 2017
2 DF Luke Ayling 29 30 2601 26 4
3 DF Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 5 6 427 1 1 4 left club 16 January 2018
4 MF Adam Forshaw 5 5 450 5
5 DF Matthew Pennington 8 15 795 15
6 DF Liam Cooper
26 28 1 2245 26 1 1 1
7 FW Kemar Roofe 25 33 12 2252 30 9 3 3
8 DF Vurnon Anita
15 18 1349 14 1 3
9 FW Pierre-Michel Lasogga 18 24 10 1618 22 10 1 1
9 FW Chris Wood 3 3 1 270 3 1 left club 21 August 2017
10 MF Ezgjan Alioski 30 34 5 2450 31 5 3
11 FW Jay-Roy Grot 3 17 393 14 1 2
12 DF Laurens De Bock 6 6 540 6
13 GK Felix Wiedwald 29 29 2610 27 2
14 MF Eunan O'Kane
22 26 1885 26
15 MF Stuart Dallas 9 23 2 1173 20 2 3
18 DF Pontus Jansson 31 32 2 2745 31 2 1
19 MF Pablo Hernández 26 33 6 2256 31 4 2 2
21 MF Samuel Sáiz 22 27 9 2060 24 5 1 2 4
22 FW Paweł Cibicki 8 10 621 7 1 2
23 MF Kalvin Phillips 30 33 5 2630 31 5 1 1
24 FW Hadi Sacko 2 17 1 466 13 1 3 1
25 MF Ronaldo Vieira
18 23 1 15921 19 4 1
26 MF Liam Bridcutt
1 32 1 left club 22 August 2017
28 DF Gaetano Berardi 24 26 1 2132 24 1 1 1
29 MF Madger Gomes 1 2 110 2
35 DF Conor Shaughnessy 10 14 956 9 1 4
38 FW Eoghan Stokes 1 1 66 1 left club 1 February 2018
43 MF Mateusz Klich 6 9 579 4 1 4
45 FW Caleb Ekuban
6 10 1 478 9 1 1
Last updated: 1 March 2018
Source: [1]
Ordered by squad number
0 shown as blank

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