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ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS — Manchester City stole in a 1-0 halftime lead against Leeds United when Antoine Semenyo put them ahead deep into stoppage time.
Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait-Nouri combined beautifully down the left channel and the latter crossed for Semenyo to net his sixth goal in 11 appearances since joining City from Bournemouth in January. It was the 26-year-old’s 14th Premier League goal of the season.
Semenyo picking up some of the goalscoring slack was welcome for Pep Guardiola, who was without Erling Haaland due to a minor knee injury and City were second best without their attacking talisman for the opening half hour.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin spurned a glorious opportunity in the fourth minute, although he would have had to come through a VAR review for a push on Marc Guehi if he’d scored. Guehi then made a vital last-ditch challenge on Brenden Aaronson before the United States international was denied in a one-on-one by the ever-imposing Gianluigi Donnarumma.
City headed into Saturday’s match five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal but with a game in hand. Mikel Arteta’s side host Chelsea in a London derby on Sunday.
MORE: Erling Haaland out of Leeds vs. Man City
Leeds vs. Man City live score
| 2nd Half | Goalscorers | |
| Leeds | 0 | _ |
| Man City | 1 | Semenyo 45+5 |
Location: Elland Road (Leeds, UK)
Referee: Peter Bankes
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Starting lineups:
Leeds (5-4-1 right to left): 26. Karl Darlow — 2. Jayden Bogle, 24. James Justin, 6. Joe Rodon, 5. Pascal Struijk, 3. Gabriel Gudmundsson; 18. Anton Stach, 4. Ethan Ampadu, 44. Ilia Gruev, 11. Brenden Aaronson (14. Lukas Nmecha) — 9. Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Man City (4-2-2-2 right to left): 25. Gianluigi Donnarumma — 27. Matheus Nunes, 3. Ruben Dias, 15. Marc Guehi, 21. Rayan Ait-Nouri — 20. Bernardo Silva, 16. Rodri — 10. Rayan Cherki, 33. Nico O’Reilly — 42. Antoine Semenyo, 7. Omar Marmoush (26. Savinho)
Leeds vs. Man City key moments
49 mins: Calvert-Lewin pulls away to the far post but Nunes gets over to make a vital block tackle.
45+4 mins: SEMENYO GIVES CITY THE LEAD IN FIRST-HALF STOPPAGE TIME!!!
City save their best move of the half until right at the end. Leeds have just started to look a little leggy in the past few minutes. Cherki and Ait-Nouri pick them apart down the left and the latter’s cross gives Semenyo a simple close-range finish.
Available in the UK
Manchester City draw first blood on the stroke of half-time thanks to Antoine Semenyo! 💥 pic.twitter.com/8j1O3zRcCK
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 28, 2026
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MASSIVE moment for Man City. In the final seconds of the first half, Antoine Semenyo slides in to put the Citizens on top against Leeds! pic.twitter.com/a4BcHeR13X
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 28, 2026
40 mins: Nico O’Reilly with City’s best chance of the game! Bernardo digs out a lovely cross on the right and O’Reilly arrives to meet it with header. Darlow saves superbly but shouldn’t really have had a chance.
4 mins: Glorious chance for Calvert-Lewin! Leeds are all over City in these opening exchanges and really should be ahead. Their top scorer was unmarked – largely because of a shove on Guehi which would have been looked at by VAR – at the far post but slid wide. You were waiting for the net to bulge.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin misses a GOLDEN opportunity to put Leeds ahead! 🤏 pic.twitter.com/0CrZ41OtWF
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 28, 2026
Leeds vs. Man City reaction
Reaction from Daniel Farke and Pep Guardiola will appear here after the match
Leeds vs. Man City team news
Leeds team news
- Daniel Farke stuck with the same XI that drew at Aston Villa last weekend
Man City team news
- Erling Haaland missed out on a Premier League matchday squad for the first time this season.
- Rayan Cherki came into the starting XI, with Antoine Semenyo and Omar Marmoush sharing duties up front in Haaland’s absence.
- Jeremy Doku was on the bench following a month out with a calf injury.
Leeds vs. Man City upcoming schedules
Leeds upcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Match | Location |
| Tue, Mar. 3 | Premier League | Leeds vs. Sunderland | Elland Road |
| Sun, Mar 8 | FA Cup 5th Round | Leeds vs. Norwich | Elland Road |
| Sun, Mar 15 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs. Leeds | Selhurst Park |
Man City upcoming fixtures
| Date | Competition | Match | Location |
| Wed, Mar. 4 | Premier League | Man City vs. Nottingham Forest | Etihad Stadium |
| Sat, Mar 7 | FA Cup 5th Round | Newcastle vs. Man City | St James’ Park |
| Wed, Mar. 11 | Champions League RO16 | Real Madrid vs. Man City | Santiago Bernabeu |
