Leeds United hold Liverpool in six-goal thriller: Key stats
What's the story
In a thrilling encounter at Elland Road, Leeds United and Liverpool played out an exciting 3-3 draw. Matchweek 15 of the Premier League 2025-26 season saw a dramatic second half with Leeds coming back from two goals down to level the score. Hugo Ekitike scored twice in quick succession for Liverpool, but Leeds fought back with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Anton Stach scoring to level the match. Dominik Szoboszlai then put Liverpool ahead again before Ao Tanaka's last-minute equalizer for Leeds.
Match highlights
Liverpool's early dominance and Leeds's comeback
After a goalless first half, Ekitike put Liverpool in control with two goals in three minutes. However, Leeds were given a lifeline when Ibrahima Konate fouled Wilfried Gnonto in the box. Calvert-Lewin converted the penalty for Daniel Farke's side before Stach scored an equalizer in the 75th minute. Szoboszlai restored Liverpool's lead five minutes later but Tanaka volleyed home from a Leeds corner deep into stoppage time to secure a point for his team.
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A look at the points table
Liverpool missed the chance to go 5th just like Manchester United failed to do the same in Matchweek 14. The 3-3 draw sees them get to 8th. They have 23 points from 15 matches (W7 D2 L6). On the other hand, Leeds are 16th with 15 points collected.
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Here are the match stats
Leeds managed 12 attempts with 5 shots on target. The Reds had 16 attempts with 7 shots on target. Liverpool's xG was 1.81 compared to Leeds' 1.51. Arne Slot's side had 55% ball possession and completed 83% of their passes. The Reds also crashed the post once and created three big chances. Liverpool had 26 touches in the opposition half compared to Leeds' 19.
Ekitike
Ekitike races to 5 Premier League goals
As per Opta, Ekitike is the first player to score twice in the opening five minutes of the second half of a Premier League game since Raheem Sterling did so for Manchester City against Watford in March 2019. Ekitike is the first Frenchman to score 2+ goals in a Premier League match for Liverpool since Djibril Cisse against West Ham in April 2006. Ekitike has raced to 5 Premier League goals this season from 14 matches. In 21 games across all competitions, Ekitike has 8 goals.
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Unwanted record for the Reds
As per Squawka, only Nottingham Forest (11) have conceded more goals from set-pieces in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties) than Liverpool (10). It's more than Liverpool shipped from set plays in the whole of 2024-25 in the league (9).