Leeds United 0–1 Manchester City
- Farke 90+7'
- Farke 90+7'
- Semenyo 45+2'
28 February 2026
The match in data
Manchester City beat Leeds United 1–0 on 28 February 2026, on matchday 28 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Karl Darlow (Leeds United), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.64 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 2.74; conceded 1) and 6 recoveries. Darlow produced 3.9 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Manchester City, the highest-rated player was Rayan Aït-Nouri, with 65.
D. Farke was sent off at 90+7'.
Daniel Farke was sent off at 90+7'.
Karl Darlow
Leeds United · 90'
Produced 3.91× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.64 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 2.74; conceded 1) 5.7×
- 6 recoveries 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Darlow ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Anton Stach | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Pascal Struijk | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Lukas Nmecha | Forward | 25 | 39 |
| Ethan Ampadu | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Joe Rodon | Defender | 87 | 37 |
| James Justin | Defender | 87 | 34 |
| Brenden Aaronson | Midfielder | 65 | 32 |
| Jayden Bogle | Defender | 76 | 30 |
| Ilia Gruev | Midfielder | 75 | 28 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Forward | 90 | 26 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | Defender | 90 | 20 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Daniel James | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Jaka Bijol | Defender | 3 | no rating |
| Joël Piroe | Forward | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Rodri | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Antoine Semenyo | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Marc Guéhi | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 20 | 54 |
| Matheus Nunes | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Savinho | Forward | 22 | 42 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 88 | 40 |
| Omar Marmoush | Forward | 68 | 32 |
| Nico O'Reilly | Defender | 70 | 27 |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 2 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Leeds United player recovered the most balls?
Ethan Ampadu, with 11 recoveries. Next: Anton Stach 6, Pascal Struijk 4.
In a narrow 0–1 home defeat to Manchester City, Ethan Ampadu anchored Leeds United defensively with 11 ball recoveries. Ampadu nearly doubled the recovery count of Anton Stach.
Which Manchester City player completed the most dribbles?
Rayan Aït-Nouri, with 6 completed dribbles. Next: Matheus Nunes 3, Rúben Dias 2.
Rayan Aït-Nouri provided key progression in Manchester City's 0–1 victory over Leeds United by completing 6 dribbles. Aït-Nouri doubled the tally of Matheus Nunes to lead the team.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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