August Leeds began their Premier League campaign against
Wolverhampton Wanderers at
Elland 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 after
Rayan Aït-Nouri turned
Patrick Bamford's cross, intended for
Brenden Aaronson, into his own goal. A week later, Leeds drew 2–2 against
Southampton at
St Mary's Stadium, with
Rodrigo 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 after
Adam Armstrong's pass found
Joe Aribo, who took the ball around Leeds goalkeeper
Illan Meslier to score. Southampton equalised in the 81st minute after
Sékou Mara found
Kyle Walker-Peters who scored from a tight angle. Leeds next hosted
rivals Chelsea on 21 August, winning 3–0.
Brenden Aaronson gave Leeds the lead when he pressured Chelsea goalkeeper
Édouard 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 a
Jack 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 down
Joe Gelhardt in the 84th minute. The result moved Leeds up to 3rd in the Premier League table. Leeds defeated
League One club
Barnsley 3–1 at Elland Road in the
EFL Cup second round on 24 August, with
Luis Sinisterra scoring Leeds' first goal, before a brace from
Mateusz Klich. The team lost their first match of the season on 28 August, being defeated 1–0 away to
Brighton & Hove Albion after
Pascal Groß scored a powerful right-footed shot in the 66th minute. This was followed by a 1–1 draw at home to Everton on 30 August, with
Luis Sinisterra's goal from the edge of the box in the 55th minute cancelling out
Anthony Gordon's first-half opener.
September Leeds were defeated 5–2 away to
Brentford in their opening match of September.
Ivan Toney opened the scoring for Brentford in the 30th minute with a
penalty kick after foul on him by
Luis Sinisterra, before doubling Brentford's lead three minutes before the half-time interval with a
free-kick. Sinisterra pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time with a "composed low finish", before Toney completed his
hat-trick, capitalising on an error from
Diego Llorente to chip Leeds goalkeeper
Illan Meslier. Leeds head coach
Jesse 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 from
Bryan Mbeumo and
Yoane Wissa. Their following two matches against
Nottingham Forest at
Elland Road scheduled for 12 September and against
rivals Manchester United at
Old Trafford scheduled for 18 September were postponed due to the death of
Queen Elizabeth II on
8 September.
October Leeds began October by hosting
Aston Villa at
Elland Road on 2 October, drawing 0–0.
Luis Sinisterra was shown a second yellow card and subsequently sent off for Leeds, following a foul on
Jacob Ramsey in the 48th minute. Despite taking an early lead away to
Crystal Palace, with
Pascal Struijk scoring a 10th-minute goal after
Brenden Aaronson's shot hit the post,
Odsonne Édouard scored a 24th-minute equaliser following a
free-kick by
Michael Olise, before
Eberechi Eze won the game 2–1 for the hosts in the 76th minute. Leeds were again defeated the following week at home to
Arsenal;
Bukayo Saka's 35th-minute goal gave Arsenal the lead, before substitute
Patrick Bamford both had a goal disallowed and missed a penalty in the second half for Leeds as they lost 1–0. Leeds then travelled to the
King Power Stadium to play
Leicester 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 by
Dennis Praet,
Harvey Barnes then scored a second for Leicester in the 35th minute following a pass by
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Leeds then hosted
Fulham at
Elland Road on 23 October, losing 3–2.
Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 20th minute following a shot by
Jack Harrison,
Aleksandar Mitrović the equalised for Fulham in the 26th minute following a
corner by
Andreas 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 by
Harrison Reed,
Crysencio Summerville scored a second for Leeds in second-half stoppage time following a pass by
Joe Gelhardt. Leeds then travelled to
Anfield to play
Liverpool on 29 October, winning 2–1.
Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 4th minute after
Brenden Aaronson forced
Joe Gomez into a back-pass to
Alisson Becker which he missed giving Rodrigo a tap-in,
Mohamed Salah then equalised for Liverpool in the 14th minute following a cross by
Andrew Robertson,
Crysencio Summerville scored the winner for Leeds in second-half stoppage time after
Patrick Bamford brought down a cross by
Wilfried Gnonto.
November Leeds began November by hosting
Bournemouth at
Elland Road on 5 November, winning 4–3.
Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds in the 3rd minute with a
penalty following a foul on
Crysencio Summerville by
Marcos Senesi,
Marcus Tavernier then equalised for Bournemouth in the 7th minute following a cross by
Ryan Fredericks and then
Philip Billing put Bournemouth ahead following a shot by Tavernier that was saved by Leeds goalkeeper
Illan 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 by
Pascal 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 by
Wilfried Gnonto. Leeds were defeated 1–0 away to
Wolverhampton Wanderers in the
EFL Cup third round, with
Boubacar Traoré scoring the only goal of the match in 85th minute. Leeds then travelled to the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to play
Tottenham Hotspur on 12 November, losing 4–3.
Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring for Leeds in the 10th minute following a pass by
Brenden 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 by
Rasmus 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 by
Matt Doherty and Bentancur then scored winner for Spurs in the 83rd minute following a pass by
Dejan Kulusevski.
Tyler Adams was then sent off for Leeds in the 87th minute following a foul on
Yves Bissouma.
December Leeds began December by hosting
Manchester City at
Elland Road on 28 December, losing 3–1.
Rodri opened the scoring for Manchester City in first-half stoppage time following a shot by
Riyad Mahrez which was saved by Leeds goalkeeper
Illan Meslier,
Erling Haaland then scored a second for Manchester City in the 51st minute following a pass across goal by
Jack 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 by
Sam Greenwood. Leeds then travelled to
St James' Park to play
Newcastle United on New Year's Eve, drawing 0–0.
January Leeds began January by hosting
West Ham United at
Elland Road on 4 January, drawing 2–2. After
Wilfried Gnonto opened the scoring for Leeds with his first goal for the club in the 27th minute from a pass by
Crysencio Summerville,
Lucas Paquetá equalised for West Ham in first-half stoppage time for a
penalty awarded following a foul on
Jarrod Bowen by
Pascal Struijk.
Gianluca Scamacca then put West Ham ahead in the 46th minute after
Brenden Aaronson gave the ball to him and
Rodrigo then equalised for Leeds in the 70th minute following a pass by
Jack Harrison. Leeds then travelled to the
Cardiff City Stadium to play
Championship club
Cardiff City in the
FA Cup third round on 8 January, drawing 2–2.
Jaden Philogene opened the scoring for Cardiff, with
Sheyi Ojo scoring a second seven minutes later.
Rodrigo pulled a goal back for Leeds following a cross from
Sam Greenwood.
Sonny Perkins' equaliser for Leeds in second-half stoppage time, sent the match to a replay at
Elland Road. 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, with
Patrick Bamford also scoring twice, after coming on as a substitute.
Callum Robinson scored a pair for Cardiff, one of which was a
penalty kick awarded for a handball by
Marc Roca, but Leeds progressed to the fourth round of the Cup for the first time since the
2016–17 season under the management of
Garry Monk. Before their FA Cup replay with Cardiff, Leeds travelled to
Villa Park to play
Aston Villa on 13 January and lost 2–1, with
Leon Bailey opening the scoring for the home team in the third minute, following a pass from
Boubacar Kamara.
Emiliano Buendía then added a second for Villa in the 64th minute, following a shot by Bailey that was saved by
Illan Meslier and which, after a
VAR check for
offside, was eventually given as onside. Patrick Bamford scored a consolation goal for Leeds in the 83rd minute, from a pass by
Joe Gelhardt, but the result put pressure on Leeds' head coach
Jesse Marsch as Leeds now had not won in the league since their victory over
Bournemouth in November 2022. Leeds then hosted
Brentford at
Elland Road on 22 January, drawing 0–0. Leeds ended the month by travelling to the
Wham Stadium to play
League One club
Accrington Stanley in the
FA 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 later
Luis 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 the
2015–16 season under the management of
Steve Evans.
February Leeds began February by travelling to the
City Ground to play
Nottingham Forest on 5 February, losing 1–0.
Brennan Johnson scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute following a
free-kick by
Morgan Gibbs-White. On 6 February, it was announced that Leeds had sacked head coach
Jesse Marsch following their defeat to Forest. He departed with Leeds in 17th place in the Premier League, and only outside the relegation zone on
goal difference. Two days later, Leeds began to play back-to-back league matches in the space of four days against their
Roses rivals,
Manchester United.
Michael Skubala took charge of Leeds' trip to
Old Trafford on 8 February, drawing 2–2.
Wilfried Gnonto put Leeds in front inside the first minute following a pass from
Patrick Bamford.
Raphaël Varane doubled Leeds' advantage in the 48th minute turning the ball into his own net, following a cross from
Crysencio Summerville.
Marcus Rashford's 62nd-minute header made it 2–1, following a cross from
Diogo Dalot.
Jadon Sancho equalised for Manchester United in the 70th minute. On 12 February, the two sides met again this time at
Elland Road, with Manchester United winning 2–0 following late goals from
Marcus Rashford and
Alejandro Garnacho. On 18 February, Leeds travelled to
Goodison Park to play
Everton, losing 1–0.
Séamus Coleman scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute following a pass from
Alex Iwobi. On 21 February, it was announced that Leeds had appointed former
Watford boss
Javi Gracia as manager subject to a work permit. On 25 February, Leeds hosted
Southampton at
Elland Road, winning 1–0.
Junior Firpo scored the only goal of the game in the 77th minute, following a pass from
Jack Harrison. Leeds ended February by travelling to
Craven Cottage to play
Fulham in the
FA Cup fifth round on 28 February, losing 2–0.
João Palhinha and
Manor Solomon the goalscorers.
March Leeds began March by travelling to
Stamford Bridge to play
Chelsea, losing 1–0.
Wesley Fofana scored the only goal of the game from a corner. Leeds hosted
Brighton & Hove Albion at
Elland Road on 11 March, drawing 2–2.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring for Brighton before
Patrick Bamford equalised five minutes before halftime.
Solly March put the visitors ahead again before
Jack Harrison equalised for Leeds for a second time. Leeds ended March by travelling to
Molineux to play
Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 March, winning 4–2.
Jack Harrison opened the scoring following a pass from
Wilfried 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 and
Matheus Cunha reduced the deficit for the hosts, Rodrigo ensured Leeds’ second away league win of the season, scoring their fourth.
April Leeds began April by travelling to the
Emirates Stadium to play league leaders
Arsenal, losing 4–1.
Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring with a penalty following a tackle from
Luke Ayling. Jesus also scored Arsenal's second after a cut-back from
Leandro Trossard, before
Ben White scored Arsenal's third, following a cross from
Gabriel Martinelli.
Rasmus Kristensen scored a consolation for Leeds, before
Granit Xhaka scored a fourth six minutes from time. This was followed by a 2–1 home victory over relegation rivals
Nottingham Forest, where
Jack Harrison and
Luis Sinisterra scored first-half goals to put Leeds ahead after
Orel Mangala opened the scoring for Forest. Leeds then hosted another relegation rival in
Crystal Palace on 9 April. A
Patrick Bamford header from a corner (his fiftieth goal for the club) saw Leeds take a first-half lead, though Palace equalised through
Marc Guéhi minutes before halftime. Palace scored four times in the second half however, with
Michael Olise registering a hat-trick of assists to consign Leeds to a 5–1 defeat. A 6–1 defeat at home to
Liverpool followed, with
Luis Sinisterra scoring Leeds' only goal early in the second half following a mistake by Liverpool defender
Ibrahima Konaté. Leeds travelled to
Craven Cottage to play
Fulham 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. Leeds hosted
Leicester City at
Elland Road on 25 April, drawing 1–1.
Luis Sinisterra opened the scoring for Leeds following a cross from
Jack Harrison.
Jamie Vardy then equalised for Leicester City with ten minutes left. Leeds ended April by travelling to the
Vitality Stadium to play relegation rivals
Bournemouth 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-half
Patrick 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.
May On 2 May, it was announced that
Director of Football Victor Orta had left the club by mutual consent following the club's 4–1 loss to
Bournemouth at the
Vitality Stadium on 30 April. The following day, manager Javi Gracia left the club, being replaced by former
England manager
Sam Allardyce; ex
Oxford United and
Charlton Athletic manager
Karl Robinson and former Leeds and
Republic of Ireland striker
Robbie Keane would join him. Leeds began May by travelling to the
Etihad Stadium to play title-chasing
Manchester City, losing 2–1 in Allardyce's first match in charge.
İlkay Gündoğan opened the scoring for City in the following a cross by
Riyad Mahrez, Gündoğan then doubled City's lead in the following another cross by Mahrez and in the second-half following a
penalty miss by Gündoğan,
Rodrigo then scored a consolation for Leeds with five minutes remaining. Leeds then hosted
Newcastle United at
Elland Road on 13 May, drawing 2–2.
Luke Ayling opened the scoring for Leeds inside the first ten minutes following a cross by
Patrick Bamford, then Bamford saw his
penalty kick saved by Newcastle goalkeeper
Nick Pope following a foul on
Junior Firpo.
Callum Wilson equalised with a
penalty kick following a foul on
Alexander Isak by
Max Wöber. Wilson then put Newcastle ahead with just over twenty minutes remaining with another
penalty kick following a handball by Firpo.
Rasmus Kristensen drew Leeds level with just over ten minutes left via a deflection off Newcastle defender
Kieran Trippier. Firpo was shown a second yellow card by
referee Simon Hooper for a foul on Newcastle forward
Anthony Gordon. Leeds travelled to the
London Stadium to face
West Ham United on 21 May, losing 3–1.
Rodrigo opened the scoring for Leeds following a throw in from
Weston McKennie.
Declan Rice then equalised for West Ham following a cross from
Jarrod Bowen. Bowen then put the hosts in-front following a pass from
Danny Ings.
Manuel Lanzini scored West Ham's third in second half stoppage time following a pass from
Lucas Paquetá. Leeds hosted
Tottenham Hotspur at
Elland Road on 28 May, losing 4–1.
Harry Kane opened the scoring for Tottenham with just two minutes played following a cross from
Son Heung-min,
Pedro Porro then doubled Tottenham's advantage just after the interval.
Jack Harrison scored a consolation goal for Leeds following a cross from
Georginio 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 the
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