2017–18 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Leeds United's eighth consecutive season in the Championship.[2] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

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[1]

Season summary edit

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.

Players edit

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[3]
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 edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM Madger Gomes Liverpool Free [4]
1 July 2017 CB Pontus Jansson Torino £3,600,000 [5]
1 July 2017 CM Mateusz Klich FC Twente £1,500,000 [6]
1 July 2017 RW Hadi Sacko Sporting CP £1,600,000 [7]
1 July 2017 GK Felix Wiedwald Werder Bremen £500,000 [8]
6 July 2017 DM Vurnon Anita Newcastle United Free [9]
11 July 2017 CF Caleb Ekuban Chievo Verona £500,000 [10]
13 July 2017 AM Samuel Sáiz SD Huesca £3,100,000 [11]
13 July 2017 RW Ezgjan Alioski FC Lugano £3,200,000 [12]
2 August 2017 CM Ouasim Bouy Juventus Free [13]
23 August 2017 CF Jay-Roy Grot NEC Nijmegen £750,000 [14]
27 August 2017 GK Andy Lonergan Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [15]
31 August 2017 FW Adrián Balboa UD Unificacion Bellvitge Free [16]
31 August 2017 CF Paweł Cibicki Malmö £1,500,000 [17]
31 August 2017 MF Hugo Díaz SD Huesca Free [16]
31 August 2017 RB Bryce Hosannah Crystal Palace Free [16]
31 August 2017 CM Alejandro Machuca Rayo Vallecano Free [16]
31 August 2017 CB Oriol Rey Barcelona Free [16]
31 August 2017 FW Ousama Siddiki Real Madrid Free [16]
31 August 2017 CF Kun Temenuzhkov Barcelona Undisclosed [16]
15 November 2017 FW Ryan Edmondson York City Undisclosed [18]
3 January 2018 CB Aapo Halme HJK Helsinki Undisclosed [19]
9 January 2018 CM Yosuke Ideguchi Gamba Osaka £500,000 [20]
11 January 2018 LB Laurens De Bock Club Brugge £1,500,000 [21]
11 January 2018 FW Oliver Sarkic Benfica Undisclosed [22]
18 January 2018 CM Adam Forshaw Middlesbrough £4,500,000 [23][24]
23 January 2018 ST Sam Dalby Leyton Orient Undisclosed [25]
29 January 2018 CB Pascal Struijk Ajax Undisclosed [26]
31 January 2018 CF Tyler Roberts West Brom £2,500,000 [27]
31 January 2018 RW Jordan Stevens Forest Green Undisclosed [28]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW Jordan Botaka Sint-Truiden Free [29][a]
1 July 2017 CM Alex Purver Guiseley Free [29][b]
1 July 2017 LB Charlie Taylor Burnley £6,000,000 (compensation) [29][c]
1 July 2017 GK Ross Turnbull Free agent Released [29]
1 July 2017 CB Jack Vann Harrogate Town Free [29]
1 July 2017 LW Billy Whitehouse Tadcaster Albion Free [29][d]
18 July 2017 CB Giuseppe Bellusci US Palermo Free [35]
19 July 2017 GK Marco Silvestri Hellas Verona Undisclosed [36]
28 July 2017 CF Lee Erwin Kilmarnock Undisclosed [37]
21 August 2017 CF Chris Wood Burnley £15,000,000 [38][39][e]
22 August 2017 DM Liam Bridcutt Nottingham Forest £1,000,000 [41][42]
23 August 2017 FW Souleymane Doukara Osmanlıspor Free [43]
25 August 2017 DM Toumani Diagouraga Plymouth Argyle Free [44][f]
27 August 2017 GK Robert Green Huddersfield Town Free [46][g]
17 December 2017 CF Jack McKay Free agent Released [47]
17 December 2017 CB Paul McKay Free agent Released [47]
1 February 2018 AM Eoghan Stokes Free agent Released [48]
  1. ^ Jordan Botaka joined Sint-Truiden following his release.[30]
  2. ^ Alex Purver joined Guiseley joined Guiseley following his release.[31]
  3. ^ Charlie Taylor joined Burnley following his departure.[32] Burnley subsequently paid Leeds between £6m and £7m in compensation since Taylor was under 24.[33]
  4. ^ Billy Whitehouse joined Alfreton Town following his release.[34]
  5. ^ The fee paid for Wood could rise to £18m depending on appearances.[40]
  6. ^ Toumani Diagouraga joined Plymouth Argyle following his departure.[45]
  7. ^ Robert Green joined Huddersfield Town following his departure.[15]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
19 July 2017 CB Matthew Pennington Everton 30 June 2018 [49][50][51]
7 August 2017 LB Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Manchester United 16 January 2018 [52][53]
31 August 2017 CF Pierre-Michel Lasogga Hamburg 30 June 2018 [54]
8 September 2017 CF Oliver Sarkic Benfica 31 December 2017 [55]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 July 2017 CM Luke Murphy Burton Albion 30 June 2018 [56]
4 July 2017 DF Lewie Coyle Fleetwood Town 30 June 2018 [57]
2 August 2017 CM Ouasim Bouy Cultural Leonesa 3 January 2018 [13][58]
7 August 2017 LB Tyler Denton Port Vale 3 January 2018 [59][60]
11 August 2017 CF Marcus Antonsson Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2018 [61]
24 August 2017 CF Mallik Wilks Accrington Stanley 3 January 2018 [62]
12 October 2017 GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell York City 9 November 2017 [63]
9 January 2018 CM Yosuke Ideguchi Cultural Leonesa 30 June 2018 [64]
22 January 2018 CM Mateusz Klich Utrecht 30 June 2018 [65]
26 January 2018 CF Mallik Wilks Grimsby Town 30 June 2018 [66]

Pre-season edit

Leeds had announced six pre-season friendlies against Harrogate Town, Guiseley, North Ferriby United, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Oxford United[67] and Eibar.[68]

Another friendly was scheduled against Ingolstadt, which was cancelled by local government officials in Kufstein, Austria.[69] 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.[70]

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 edit

On 24 April, Leeds United announced a post-season tour of Myanmar was to take place in May.[71]

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

Competitions edit

Championship edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[72][73]

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' (og)
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 edit

In the FA Cup, Leeds United entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Newport County.[74]

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 edit

On 16 June 2017, Leeds United were drawn at home against Port Vale in the first round.[75] Leeds were drawn away to Newport County for the second round, but the match was held at Elland Road due to Rodney Parade's pitch being resurfaced.[76] The club agreed to share 45% of gate receipts for the match with Newport, despite being entitled to keep the full amount due to the change of venue.[77] An away trip to Burnley was drawn for the third round.[78] Another away tie against Leicester City was announced for the fourth round.[79]

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 edit

Appearances edit

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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