Man City beat Leeds, keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League | OneFootball

Manchester City defeated Leeds 1-0 at Elland Road Stadium on matchday 28 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.

The only goal of the match was scored by Antoine Semenyo before the end of the first half.

In a very contested first half, Manchester City found the goal at the end

In 3 minutes, Leeds had a clear chance. Brenden Aaronson broke through on the right with open field and sent a cross to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who was arriving at full speed: inside the six-yard box, the forward volleyed with his left foot, although inaccurately, so the ball went close to City's right post.

The Whites had three more chances in a flurry of time. At 16 minutes, Pascal Struijk launched a long pass to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who reached the area alongside Marc Guéhi. When it seemed he was cornered, the long-haired player turned and, with his left foot, shot between the defender and Donnarumma.

The ball, crossed, went close to the left post. A minute later, a collective play ended in a very good long-range shot by James Justin that the City goalkeeper caught, and shortly after, the home team pressed high, and Jayden Bogle, who took control of the ball, sent a low cross that Brenden Aaronson connected unsuccessfully in the danger zone.

Although Guardiola's team dominated absolutely, Leeds had another chance to open the scoring when Anton Stach intercepted in his field, advanced up the pitch, and passed to Brenden Aaronson: the American ran alone until he faced Donnarumma one-on-one and couldn't finish against the Italian's very good save.

At 38 minutes, Omar Marmoush was the first City player to shoot at goal, with a cross shot that Karl Darlow managed to save with effort. Shortly after, Matheus Nunes sent a cross that found Nico O'Reilly in the heart of the area: his header, powerful and direct, demanded a great response from Darlow.

Finally, Manchester City found their reward in the second minute of stoppage time. Rayan Cherki delivered a through pass to Rayan Aït-Nouri, who reached almost to the end line and sent a low cross that Antoine Semenyo pushed into the net for the visitors' 1-0 lead.

A second half without many changes

A perfect block by Matheus Nunes on a shot by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, in the goal defended by Donnarumma, and several surges by Omar Marmoush, replacing Erling Haaland, in the home area, were the highlights of the first 20 minutes of the second half, although neither goalkeeper had to intervene or extinguish fires during that period.

At 71 minutes, City could have broken the game, but Darlow made a wonderful save. Rayan Cherki sent a cross, Rodri got there first, and Marc Guéhi won in the air to head a ball destined for goal. However, the Leeds goalkeeper flew skillfully and plucked it out with his left hand.

In the final stretch, the Whites tilted the field, although they struggled to find spaces against a team withdrawn in defense. In that scenario, Jaka Bijol almost equalized in his first intervention. From a corner kick, the giant Slovenian outjumped everyone and headed directly, although his header went inches from the right post.

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