2020–21 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Leeds United Football Club's 101st season in existence. It is their first season in the Premier League since 2004. They competed in the EFL Cup, losing to Hull City on penalties in the Second Round. They also competed in the FA Cup, losing 3–0 to Crawley Town in the Third Round.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Andrea Radrizzani | |||
Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa | |||
Stadium | Elland Road | |||
Premier League | 11th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Bamford (11) All: Patrick Bamford (11) | |||
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Background and pre-season
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[lower-alpha 1] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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1 September 2020 | Stoke City | Away | 0–3 | — | 0[lower-alpha 2] | [1] |
5 September 2020 | Paços de Ferreira | Home | 3–1 | Struijk 39', Hernández 54', Costa 77' | 0[lower-alpha 2] | [2] |
Review
September
Leeds' first match after spending 16 years out of top-flight was away to champions Liverpool on 12 September 2020, in which they lost 4–3.[3] Despite defeat, Leeds were praised for their performance, with BBC Sport journalist Phil McNulty describing the match as 'magnificently chaotic', though adding that 'the defending from both sides was dreadful'.[3] Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool after just four minutes, converting a penalty conceded by Leeds' new signing Robin Koch. Jack Harrison equalised for the visitors eight minutes later through a low right-footed shot, only for Virgil van Dijk to restore Liverpool's lead with a header. Leeds would again equalise in the 33rd minute, with Patrick Bamford scoring after an error from van Dijk, though Salah scored Liverpool's third only minutes later, concluding a 'chaotic' first half. Leeds equalised again after 66 minutes through Mateusz Klich who scored with a "perfect first touch and volley", though Leeds' new signing Rodrigo conceded a late penalty after a 'shocking challenge' on Fabinho, which Salah converted, completing his hat-trick and consigning Leeds to a 4–3 defeat.[4] The following week, Leeds won 4–3 at home to fellow newly-promoted side Fulham. Hélder Costa opened the scoring for Leeds in the 5th minute, scoring off the underside of the crossbar, before Koch conceded a penalty in his second successive match, allowing Aleksandar Mitrović to level the scores after 34 minutes. Leeds regained their advantage after Klich converted a penalty won by Bamford after 41 minutes, before Bamford and Costa scored early in the second half to put Leeds 4–1 up. Bobby Decordova-Reid and Mitrović got goals back for Fulham as Leeds won 4–3.[5] Leeds continued their winning ways with a 1–0 away victory against early strugglers and Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United on 27 September 2020, with Bamford heading in from a Harrison cross after 88 minutes to score the only goal of the game.[6]
October
After going behind to Manchester City at home on 3 October, Leeds equalised in the second half with a 59th-minute equaliser from Rodrigo – his first goal for the club – to finish the match 1–1.[7] Following the international break, Leeds suffered their second defeat of the season on 19 October, with a 1–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8] However, on 23 October, Leeds picked up their third victory of the season with a 3–0 victory over Aston Villa, who had won their first four league games. Bamford scored a second-half hat-trick to secure Leeds' victory; the first goal came from a few yards out into the corner of the net after 55 minutes, whilst the second was a shot into the top corner from 20 yards 12 minutes later. He sealed his hat-trick in the 74th minute with a curling finish following a pass from Costa.[9]
November
Leeds' opening match of November saw them defeated 4–1 at home by Leicester City, who took the lead after just two minutes when Jamie Vardy intercepted Koch's backpass and set up Harvey Barnes' opener and doubled their lead after 21 minutes through Youri Tielemans. Leeds got a goal back in the 47th minute through a goalbound cross from Stuart Dallas, but late goals from Vardy and Tielemans secured Leicester's win.[10] Leeds again lost 4–1, this time away to Crystal Palace; Palace took the lead after 12 minutes through a Scott Dann header and Bamford had an equaliser controversially ruled out by the video assistant referee as his arm was offside. Shortly after, Palace went 2–0 up through Eberichi Eze, but Bamford did score after 27 minutes, firing into the bottom corner from a Klich assist. Palace restored their two-goal advantage in the 42nd minute Patrick van Aanholt's cross deflected off Leeds midfielder Costa, before they scored their fourth through Jordan Ayew in the 70th minute.[11] Leeds' following match was a goalless draw at home to Arsenal, in which Leeds hit the woodwork three times after Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe was sent off for headbutting Ezgjan Alioski.[12] Leeds recorded their first victory of November with a 1–0 victory away to Everton. After Everton had two goals ruled out for offside during the first half, Raphinha scored his first goal for the club with a low shot from 20 yards in the 75th minute.[13]
December
Leeds' first match in December saw a return to Stamford Bridge to re-ignite an old rivalry against Chelsea, in front of 2,000 home fans. Leeds started in the best possible way with an early goal from Patrick Bamford when he rounded Édouard Mendy. The lead was short-lived as Olivier Giroud scored and Kurt Zouma headed home from a corner. In the dying seconds, Christian Pulisic scored to secure the Chelsea win.[14] Leeds then played West Ham United at Elland Road and went ahead early on from a retaken Mateusz Klich penalty, after West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was deemed to have been off his line. West Ham equalised through a header from Tomas Soucek and scored a winner with another header, this time from Angelo Ogbonna. Leeds were criticised for their poor defending from set pieces.[15] The next match, against Newcastle United saw Leeds end up as 5-2 winners, despite yet again conceding from a set play.[16] On 20 December 2020, Leeds faced Manchester United. Leeds struggled to get into the game, going 2-0 down within three minutes, the final score being 6-2. Following criticism aimed at his side, Leeds' boss Marcelo Bielsa defended his style of play and announced he would not change it.[17] Leeds' next match was against Burnley, 16th in the table before the start of the match. A number of former Leeds players were in the Burnley squad, the most notable being Chris Wood and Charlie Taylor. Leeds started the game with another early goal, when Patrick Bamford was fouled in the box by Nick Pope after attempting to round him. Bamford stepped up to take the penalty and converted, before a drab affair ended in a 1-0 victory for the Whites.[18]
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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7 July 2020 | FW | Hélder Costa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [19] |
23 July 2020 | GK | Illan Meslier | Lorient | Undisclosed | [20] |
10 August 2020 | FW | Joe Gelhardt | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [21] |
11 August 2020 | MF | Charlie Allen | Linfield | Undisclosed | [22] |
13 August 2020 | DF | Cody Drameh | Fulham | Undisclosed | [23] |
18 August 2020 | GK | Dani van den Heuvel | Ajax | Free transfer | [24] |
28 August 2020 | FW | Sam Greenwood | Arsenal | Undisclosed | [25] |
29 August 2020 | FW | Rodrigo | Valencia | £26,000,000 †‡ | [26] |
29 August 2020 | DF | Robin Koch | SC Freiburg | Undisclosed | [27] |
16 September 2020 | MF | Crysencio Summerville | Feyenoord | Undisclosed | [28] |
24 September 2020 | DF | Diego Llorente | Real Sociedad | Undisclosed | [29] |
5 October 2020 | FW | Raphinha | Rennes | Undisclosed | [30] |
†Club record transfer fee at the time.
‡Current club record transfer fee.
Loans in
Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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10 August 2020 | MF | Jack Harrison | Manchester City | 30 June 2021 | [21] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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16 July 2020 | DF | Laurens De Bock | Zulte Waregem | End of season | [31] |
31 July 2020 | FW | Ryan Edmondson | Aberdeen | 3 January 2021 | [32] |
5 August 2020 | FW | Kun Temenuzhkov | Real Unión | End of season | [33] |
26 August 2020 | FW | Rafa Mújica | Real Oviedo | 1 February 2021 | [34][35] |
21 September 2020 | FW | Jordan Stevens | Swindon Town | 7 January 2021 | [36][37] |
25 September 2020 | MF | Alfie McCalmont | Oldham Athletic | End of season | [38] |
29 September 2020 | DF | Bryce Hosannah | Bradford City | End of season | [39] |
5 October 2020 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | Logroñés | End of season | [40] |
8 October 2020 | GK | Matthew Turner | Haverfordwest County | End of season | [41][42][43] |
15 October 2020 | MF | Robbie Gotts | Lincoln City | 15 January 2021 | [44][45] |
16 October 2020 | DF | Barry Douglas | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [46] |
8 January 2021 | FW | Jordan Stevens | Bradford City | End of season | [37] |
14 January 2021 | FW | Ryan Edmondson | Northampton Town | End of season | [47] |
15 January 2021 | DF | Robbie Gotts | Salford City | End of season | [45] |
1 February 2021 | FW | Rafa Mújica | UD Las Palmas | End of season | [35] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2020 | DF | Matty Downing | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Free transfer | [48] |
1 July 2020 | GK | Harrison Male | Free agent | Released | [49] |
31 July 2020 | DF | Joe Stanley | Buxton | Free transfer | [50] |
4 September 2020 | DF | Joshveer Shergill | Solihull Moors | Free transfer | [51] |
5 September 2020 | GK | Will Huffer | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Released | [52][53] |
5 September 2020 | GK | Kamil Miazek | Free agent | Released | [52] |
9 October 2020 | MF | Theo Hudson | Darlington | Free transfer | [54] |
1 February 2021 | FW | Jay-Roy Grot | Osnabrück | Undisclosed | [55] |
1 February 2021 | MF | Conor Shaughnessy | Rochdale | Free transfer | [56] |
Players
First-team squad
# | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Illan Meslier | GK | 2 March 2000 (aged 20) | Lorient | 2020 | 2023 | |
13 | Kiko Casilla | GK | 2 October 1986 (aged 33) | Real Madrid | 2019 | 2023 | |
25 | Elia Caprile | GK | 25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Chievo Verona | 2020 | 2024 | |
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Luke Ayling (vc) | RB / CB | 25 August 1991 (aged 29) | Bristol City | 2016 | 2023 | |
28 | Gaetano Berardi | RB / LB / CB | 21 August 1988 (aged 32) | Sampdoria | 2014 | 2021 | |
6 | Liam Cooper (c) | CB | 30 August 1991 (aged 29) | Chesterfield | 2014 | 2024 | |
5 | Robin Koch | CB / CDM | 17 July 1996 (aged 24) | SC Freiburg | 2020 | 2024 | |
14 | Diego Llorente | CB | 16 August 1993 (aged 27) | Real Sociedad | 2020 | 2024 | |
21 | Pascal Struijk | CB / CDM | 11 August 1999 (aged 21) | Ajax | 2018 | 2021 | |
29 | Oliver Casey | CB | 14 October 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 2023 | |
35 | Charlie Cresswell | CB | 7 December 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2018 | 2022 | |
15 | Stuart Dallas | LB / LM / CM | 19 April 1991 (aged 29) | Brentford | 2015 | 2023 | |
10 | Ezgjan Alioski | LB / LW | 12 February 1992 (aged 28) | FC Lugano | 2017 | 2021 | |
24 | Leif Davis | LB | 12 January 2000 (aged 20) | Morecambe | 2017 | 2023 | |
Midfielders | |||||||
23 | Kalvin Phillips | DM / CB | 2 December 1995 (aged 24) | Academy | 2010 | 2024 | |
43 | Mateusz Klich | CM | 13 June 1990 (aged 30) | FC Twente | 2017 | 2024 | |
4 | Adam Forshaw | CM | 8 October 1991 (aged 28) | Middlesbrough | 2018 | 2022 | |
46 | Jamie Shackleton | CM / RB | 8 October 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2006 | 2024 | |
47 | Jack Jenkins | CM | 23 March 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2023 | |
19 | Pablo Hernandez | AM / LW / RW | 11 April 1985 (aged 35) | Al-Arabi | 2017 | 2022 | |
20 | Rodrigo | AM / ST | 6 March 1991 (aged 29) | Valencia | 2020 | 2024 | |
11 | Tyler Roberts | AM / ST | 12 January 1999 (aged 21) | West Brom | 2018 | 2022 | |
22 | Jack Harrison | LW / RW | 20 November 1996 (aged 23) | Man City (Loan) | 2018 | 2021 | |
17 | Hélder Costa | RW / ST / LW | 12 January 1994 (aged 26) | Wolves | 2019 | 2024 | |
7 | Ian Poveda | RW / LW | 9 February 2000 (aged 20) | Man City | 2020 | 2024 | |
18 | Raphinha | RW | 14 December 1996 (aged 23) | Rennes | 2020 | 2024 | |
Attackers | |||||||
9 | Patrick Bamford | ST | 5 September 1993 (aged 27) | Middlesbrough | 2018 | 2022 | |
30 | Joe Gelhardt | ST | 4 May 2002 (aged 18) | Wigan Athletic | 2020 | 2024 | |
42 | Sam Greenwood | ST | 26 January 2002 (aged 18) | Arsenal | 2020 | 2023 | |
Left During Season
# | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Sold/Loaned to | Signed in | Date left |
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Players left during season | |||||||
3 | Barry Douglas | LB | 2 March 2000 (aged 20) | Blackburn Rovers (Loan) | 2020 | 16 Ocotber 2020 | |
36 | Robbie Gotts | CM / RB | 9 November 1999 (aged 20) | Lincoln City (Loan)
Salford City (Loan) |
2017 | 15 October 2020
15 January 2021 | |
44 | Mateusz Bogusz | CM | 22 August 2001 (aged 19) | UD Logroñés (Loan) | 2019 | 5 October 2020 | |
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season (12 September 2020).
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 12 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 42.86 | |
FA Cup | 10 January 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
EFL Cup | 16 September 2020 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 39.13 |
Last updated: 3 February 2021
Premier League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 33 |
10 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 31 |
11 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 |
12 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 29 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[57]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 February 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.[59]
Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[67]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[lower-alpha 1] | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
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Third round | 10 January 2021 | Crawley Town | Away | 0–3 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | Peter Bankes | [68] |
EFL Cup
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September.[69]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[lower-alpha 1] | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
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Second round | 16 September 2020 | Hull City | Home | 1–1 (8–9 p) | Alioski 90+3' | 0[lower-alpha 2] | David Webb | [70] |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list. 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.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Illan Meslier | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
13 | GK | Kiko Casilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Luke Ayling | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Robin Koch | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
14 | DF | Diego Llorente | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | DF | Stuart Dallas | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | DF | Pascal Struijk | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
24 | DF | Leif Davis | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
35 | DF | Charlie Cresswell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
49 | DF | Oliver Casey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | Ian Poveda | 12 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
10 | MF | Ezgjan Alioski | 20 | 3 | 15+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
17 | MF | Hélder Costa | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | MF | Raphinha | 16 | 3 | 12+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | MF | Pablo Hernández | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Jack Harrison | 20 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Kalvin Phillips | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
43 | MF | Mateusz Klich | 20 | 3 | 18+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
46 | MF | Jamie Shackleton | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
47 | MF | Jack Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | Patrick Bamford | 20 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
11 | FW | Tyler Roberts | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
20 | FW | Rodrigo | 19 | 3 | 11+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
42 | FW | Sam Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | Barry Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
36 | MF | Robbie Gotts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
44 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source: Competitions
Notes
- Leeds United's score shown first
- Match played behind closed doors.
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