Liverpool U21 — Leeds United U21: 2:1, Premier League 2 Division One
Premier League 2 Division One
Liverpool U21D26 Apr · Home Crystal Palace U21 · 2:2L1 Aug · Home Cardiff City U21 · 3:4D21 Aug · Away Everton U21 · 1:1W30 Aug · Home Leeds United U21 · 2:1L14 Sep · Away West Ham United U21 · 0:1W19 Sep · Home Brighton U21 · 5:1
2:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Leeds United U21W23 Aug · Home West Bromwich Albion U21 · 4:3L30 Aug · Away Liverpool U21 · 1:2L4 Sep · Away Charlton Athletic U21 · 0:1W8 Sep · Away Solihull Moors · 3:2D13 Sep · Away Middlesbrough U21 · 4:4W19 Sep · Home Newcastle United U21 · 2:0
In the Premier League 2 Division One game on 30 August 2026, Liverpool U21 beat Leeds United U21 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:3, corners 5:8.
Match report
Liverpool U21 secured a 2:1 victory over Leeds United U21 in the Premier League 2, Division One regular season on Sunday. The result leaves Liverpool five points clear of the drop zone with two games played, while Leeds remain in 15th place after their first defeat of the campaign.
C. Njinko broke the deadlock just after the restart with a 47th-minute effort, capitalising on a period of sustained pressure from the hosts. Leeds responded through W. Wright, who converted a penalty in the 66th minute to level matters. Wright added a second in the 78th minute to put his side ahead, but Liverpool struck back through their own Wright — presumably a teammate sharing the surname — before Leeds could find a response.
Shots on target tell a different story from possession figures. Liverpool registered four shots on target against Leeds' three, and both sides held 50 per cent of the ball despite Leeds mounting 78 attacks to Liverpool's 50. The visitors earned eight corners to the hosts' five, yet the final scoreline reflected Liverpool's clinical edge. By then, the match had settled into a rhythm of end-to-end exchanges rather than tactical control.
Liverpool sit fifth on four points following their win over Everton U21 and draw with Cardiff City U21 earlier this season. Leeds, meanwhile, dropped points after victories over West Bromwich Albion U21 and a non-league side. The gap between them in the table remains two points, though form has already begun to separate the two outfits.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %50–50
Shots on target4–3
Shots off target7–1
Attacks50–78
HT🟨3' R. Chadwick-Chaplin — Yellow card🟨43' J. Howson — Yellow card⇄46' J. Danns — Substitution⚽47' C. Njinko — Goal⇄62' L. Chambers — Substitution🟨65' F. Lane — Yellow card⚽66' W. Wright — Penalty⇄67' S. Alker — Substitution⇄75' C. Njinko — Substitution⇄75' F. Lane — Substitution⇄75' K. Figueroa — Substitution⚽78' W. Wright — Goal🟨80' W. Lucky — Yellow card⇄82' J. Upton — Substitution🟨90' W. Wright — Yellow card
D26 Apr · Home Crystal Palace U21 · 2:2L1 Aug · Home Cardiff City U21 · 3:4D21 Aug · Away Everton U21 · 1:1W30 Aug · Home Leeds United U21 · 2:1L14 Sep · Away West Ham United U21 · 0:1W19 Sep · Home Brighton U21 · 5:1
