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Manchester City beat Leeds United 1-0 in the Premier League 2025-26.
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They reduced Arsenal‘s lead to two points.
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Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal of the match.
Manchester City closed the gap with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League to two points. Antoine Semenyo’s goal secured a 1-0 victory over Leeds United at Elland Road.
Erling Haaland missed the match due to a minor injury sustained in training, which left Pep Guardiola’s team struggling at first without their top scorer.
Leeds performed well in the first half, applying pressure on City and creating several strong chances to score.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed a great opportunity early on, shooting wide from a perfect cross by Brenden Aaronson. He also failed to convert two more chances, including a one-on-one against Gianluigi Donnarumma. Leeds faced consequences when Manchester City scored in stoppage time.
Rayan Cherki made a great pass to Rayan Ait-Nouri, whose cross was scored by Semenyo.