Leeds United 2021–22 football season
2021–22 season | ||||
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Chairman | Andrea Radrizzani | |||
Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa (until 27 February) Jesse Marsch (from 28 February) | |||
Stadium | Elland Road | |||
Premier League | 17th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Raphinha (11) All: Raphinha (11) | |||
Highest home attendance | 36,715 vs Manchester United (20 February 2022, Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 34,154 vs Crewe Alexandra (24 August 2021, EFL Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 36,405 | |||
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← 2020–212022–23 → |
The 2021–22 season was Leeds United's second consecutive season in the Premier League.
Competitions
Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Premier LeagueLeague table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 40 | |
16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 | |
17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 38 | |
18 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
19 | Watford (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 23 |
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
(R) Relegated
Results by matchday
Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | W |
Position | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Manchester United v Leeds United14 August 2021 1 | Manchester United | 5–1 | Leeds United | Manchester |
12:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,732 Referee: Paul Tierney |
21 August 2021 2 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Everton | Leeds |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,293 Referee: Darren England |
29 August 2021 3 | Burnley | 1–1 | Leeds United | Burnley |
14:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,655 Referee: Michael Oliver |
12 September 2021 4 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Liverpool | Leeds |
16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,507 Referee: Craig Pawson |
17 September 2021 5 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Leeds United | Newcastle |
20:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,407 Referee: Mike Dean |
25 September 2021 6 | Leeds United | 1–2 | West Ham United | Leeds |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,417 Referee: Kevin Friend |
2 October 2021 7 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Watford | Leeds |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,261 Referee: Simon Hooper |
16 October 2021 8 | Southampton | 1–0 | Leeds United | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Broja 53' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,506 Referee: David Coote |
23 October 2021 9 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,475 Referee: Robert Jones |
31 October 2021 10 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Leeds United | Norwich |
14:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,913 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
7 November 2021 11 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Leicester City | Leeds |
14:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,478 Referee: Darren England |
21 November 2021 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Leeds United | Tottenham |
16:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 58,989 Referee: Andre Marriner |
27 November 2021 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Leeds United | Falmer |
17:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,166 Referee: Craig Pawson |
30 November 2021 14 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Leeds |
20:15 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,558 Referee: Kevin Friend |
5 December 2021 15 | Leeds United | 2–2 | Brentford | Leeds |
14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,639 Referee: David Coote |
11 December 2021 16 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Leeds United | Fulham |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,959 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
14 December 2021 17 | Manchester City | 7–0 | Leeds United | Manchester |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,401 Referee: Paul Tierney |
18 December 2021 18 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Arsenal | Leeds |
17:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,166 Referee: Andre Marriner |
2 January 2022 19 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Burnley | Leeds |
14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,083 Referee: Paul Tierney |
16 January 2022 20 | West Ham United | 2–3 | Leeds United | Stratford |
14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,951 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 January 2022 21 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
15:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,405 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
9 February 2022 22 | Aston Villa | 3–3 | Leeds United | Birmingham |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,927 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
12 February 2022 23 | Everton | 3–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,150 Referee: Graham Scott |
20 February 2022 24 | Leeds United | 2–4 | Manchester United | Leeds |
14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,715 Referee: Paul Tierney |
23 February 2022 25 | Liverpool | 6–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,018 Referee: Michael Oliver |
26 February 2022 26 | Leeds United | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds |
12:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,599 Referee: Craig Pawson |
5 March 2022 27 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Leeds United | Leicester |
12:30 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,236 Referee: David Coote |
10 March 2022 28 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Leeds |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,400 Referee: Simon Hooper |
13 March 2022 29 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Norwich City | Leeds |
14:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,321 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
18 March 2022 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,842 Referee: Kevin Friend |
2 April 2022 31 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Southampton | Leeds |
15:00 BST | Harrison 29' | Report | Ward-Prowse 49' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,580 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
9 April 2022 32 | Watford | 0–3 | Leeds United | Watford |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Andre Marriner |
25 April 2022 33 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Leeds United | Selhurst |
20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Darren England |
30 April 2022 34 | Leeds United | 0–4 | Manchester City | Leeds |
17:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,771 Referee: Paul Tierney |
8 May 2022 35 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Leeds United | Holloway |
14:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,108 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
11 May 2022 36 | Leeds United | 0–3 | Chelsea | Leeds |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,549 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
15 May 2022 37 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leeds |
14:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,638 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 May 2022 38 | Brentford | 1–2 | Leeds United | Brentford |
16:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,957 Referee: Paul Tierney |
FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup West Ham United v Leeds United9 January 2022 Third round | West Ham United | 2–0 | Leeds United | Stratford |
14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 54,303 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup Leeds United v Crewe Alexandra24 August 2021 Second round | Leeds United | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Leeds |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,154 Referee: Ben Speedie |
21 September 2021 Third round | Fulham | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Leeds United | Fulham |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,299 Referee: Tim Robinson | ||
Penalties | ||||
Onomah Cavaleiro Kebano Bryan Hector Decordova-Reid Rodrigo Muniz |
Rodrigo James Phillips Dallas Forshaw Firpo Gelhardt McKinstry |
26 October 2021 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2–0 | Leeds United | Holloway |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,126 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Statistics
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Illan Meslier | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | Luke Ayling | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 27(1) | 1 | 4 | 1 |
3 | DF | Junior Firpo | 19(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21(5) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
4 | MF | Adam Forshaw | 17(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 19(7) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | Robin Koch | 17(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 21(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW | Patrick Bamford | 7(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
10 | FW | Raphinha | 34(1) | 11 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(2) | 11 | 7 | 0 |
11 | FW | Tyler Roberts | 7(16) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(16) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
13 | GK | Kristoffer Klaesson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | Diego Llorente | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
15 | DF | Stuart Dallas | 34 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | FW | Hélder Costa | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | Rodrigo | 27(4) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30(4) | 6 | 9 | 0 |
20 | MF | Daniel James | 29(3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32(3) | 4 | 7 | 1 |
21 | DF | Pascal Struijk | 22(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(7) | 1 | 6 | 1 |
22 | MF | Jack Harrison | 32(3) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35(3) | 10 | 3 | 0 |
23 | MF | Kalvin Phillips | 18(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21(2) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
26 | MF | Lewis Bate | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | FW | Joe Gelhardt | 5(15) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 5(17) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
33 | DF | Leo Hjelde | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | DF | Charlie Cresswell | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | DF | Cody Drameh | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
38 | FW | Crysencio Summerville | 0(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
39 | MF | Stuart McKinstry | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | FW | Sam Greenwood | 1(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | MF | Mateusz Klich | 3(15) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 7(16) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
45 | DF | Liam McCarron | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | DF | Jamie Shackleton | 7(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(7) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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28 June 2021 | MF | Amari Miller | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | |
2 July 2021 | MF | Jack Harrison | Manchester City | ||
6 July 2021 | DF | Junior Firpo | Barcelona | ||
8 July 2021 | MF | Sean McGurk | Wigan Athletic | ||
22 July 2021 | MF | Lewis Bate | Chelsea | ||
31 July 2021 | GK | Kristoffer Klaesson | Vålerenga | ||
27 August 2021 | DF | Leo Hjelde | Celtic | ||
31 August 2021 | MF | Daniel James | Manchester United | ||
4 January 2022 | FW | Mateo Joseph | Espanyol |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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30 June 2021 | DF | Ezgjan Alioski | Unattached | Released | |
DF | Gaetano Berardi | ||||
MF | Ouasim Bouy | ||||
DF | Barry Douglas | ||||
MF | Cole Gibbon | ||||
FW | Niklas Haugland | ||||
MF | Pablo Hernández | ||||
MF | Eunan O'Kane | ||||
GK | Matthew Turner | ||||
1 July 2021 | DF | Oliver Casey | Blackpool | Undisclosed | |
2 July 2021 | FW | Rafa Mújica | Las Palmas | ||
20 August 2021 | DF | Niall Huggins | Sunderland | ||
31 August 2021 | MF | Robbie Gotts | Barrow | Free | |
DF | Bryce Hosannah | Wrexham | |||
MF | Jordan Stevens | Barrow | |||
23 September 2021 | FW | Jimiel Chikukwa | Watford |
Loan out
Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
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1 July 2021 | End of season | FW | Ryan Edmondson | Fleetwood Town | |
FW | Kun Temenuzhkov | Real Unión | |||
2 July 2021 | MF | Alfie McCalmont | Morecambe | ||
6 July 2021 | DF | Laurens De Bock | Zulte Waregem | ||
7 July 2021 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | Ibiza | ||
12 July 2021 | GK | Kiko Casilla | Elche | ||
27 July 2021 | DF | Leif Davis | Bournemouth | ||
7 August 2021 | GK | Elia Caprile | Pro Patria | ||
24 August 2021 | FW | Ian Poveda | Blackburn Rovers | ||
31 August 2021 | FW | Hélder Costa | Valencia | ||
4 January 2022 | FW | Ryan Edmondson | Port Vale | ||
12 January 2022 | DF | Cody Drameh | Cardiff City | ||
26 January 2022 | MF | Josh Galloway | FC United of Manchester | ||
27 January 2022 | FW | Bobby Kamwa | Dunfermline Athletic |
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