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Leeds United 4 Augsburg 0: Tarik Muharemovic wondergoal provides perfect end to Whites pre-season — YEP 15/8/26

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By Kyle Newbould Leeds United maintained their impressive pre-season form a week before the 2026/27 Premier League season kicks off at Nottingham Forest. Leeds United rounded off their pre-season campaign with a commanding 4-0 win at home to FC Augsburg on Saturday. An action-packed first-half brought goals from Anton Stach, Tarik Muharemovic and James Justin with substitute Lukas Nmecha netting a fourth late on. Victory means they head to Nottingham Forest next weekend off the back of four wins from six summer friendlies. Daniel Farke named his strongest available starting-XI in a hint at how things could look at the City Ground next weekend. James Trafford got his first Elland Road start while Ethan Ampadu and Stach returned in midfield. Harry Wilson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin also started. Leeds needed 50 seconds to open the scoring, Brenden Aaronson finding Stach whose deflected effort squeezed beyond Finn Dahmen from a tight angle on the left of the penalty area. The chan...
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Joe Gelhardt explains excitement as Leeds United strike £6.5m Hull City deal — Leeds Live 15/8/26

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Gelhardt has gone to Premier League rivals Hull City James Smailes Head of All Out Rugby League and Yorkshire sport at Reach plc Joe Gelhardt says he's 'buzzing' to be a Hull City player after getting his wish of a move to East Yorkshire. After two years away from Leeds United on loan, Gelhardt has finally left the club for good after agreeing a switch to Hull. The Tigers have struck a deal to sign the 24-year-old on a four-year contract with the option of a fifth year, with Leeds understood to have picked up £6.5m, possibly rising to £8m, from the sale of the attacking midfielder or forward. It had looked like Gelhardt would be joining Birmingham City earlier in the week after the Blues had agreed terms with Leeds and he was set for a medical. However, Tigers owner Acun Ilicali swooped in to strike a deal thought to be worth in the region of £4m and to snatch him from under the noses of the Blues. Gelhardt's deal at Hull sees him rewarded for two loan spells ...
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Leeds United 1 Manchester United 1: Whites lose 5-4 on penalties after 90-minute draw — YEP 12/8/26

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By Kyle Newbould Leeds United fell to defeat from 12 yards after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Leeds United lost 5-4 on penalties to Manchester United following a 1-1 draw in Dublin on Wednesday. Brenden Aaronson was on the scoresheet for Leeds but missed penalties from Harry Wilson and James Justin proved costly. It was just a second pre-season defeat for Daniel Farke’s side. James Trafford was handed an unofficial debut at the sold out Croke Park as one of six changes from RB Leipzig on Saturday. The goalkeeper, Rhys Chadwick, Jaka Bijol, Ao Tanaka, Aaronson and Lukas Nmecha replaced Alex Cairns, Justin, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Wilson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Leeds struggled to create anything of note through the opening 15 minutes and then conceded in the 16th, with Bijol coming up short. The Slovenian lunged into a tackle on halfway but missed Bryan Mbeumo entirely, the Manchester United winger racing forward and passing to Joshua Zirkzee for a simple finish. Trafford t...
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Paraag Marathe's exciting Leeds United transfer 'guarantee' with 'may be available' admission — YEP 12/8/26

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By Kyle Newbould Leeds United have around three weeks left to complete their transfer business. Leeds United chairman Paraag Marathe has ‘guaranteed’ a currently off-limits player will become available later in the transfer window - with money kept aside just in case. The Whites have less than three weeks to finalise their summer recruitment operation, with a trio of top-quality first-team additions already through the door. Harry Wilson joined on a free transfer from Fulham before a combined spend of around £74m on centre-back Tarik Muharemovic and goalkeeper James Trafford. Last summer, Leeds’ patience in search of a striker paid off when after weeks of chasing Rodrigo Muniz, the chance to sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free was snapped up. And Marathe believes a similar scenario could repeat itself in the next fortnight with the club financially prepared to act if so. Asked by Men In Blazers about the hectic nature of late-summer dealings, Marathe said: “No, that's pr...
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Joe Rodon lift surprise, press relocation and funny Cairns chant in Leeds United off-camera moments vs Leipzig — YEP 9/8/26

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By Lee Sobot The YEP’s take and off-camera moments from Leeds United’s latest triumph against RB Leipzig. Leeds United continued their impressive summer with not one but two wins against Saturday’s visitors RB Leipzig. Fresh from victories against Sunderland and Liverpool in America, Daniel Farke’s Whites took on Champions League-qualified Bundesliga outfit Leipzig at Elland Road in a marathon 120-minutes of pre-season football. The game was divided up into two sets of 60 minutes, Leeds winning both of them 1-0 which Farke said counted as two victories and there’s no real need to disagree. Here’s the YEP take. Good day Joe Rodon Unquestionably one of United’s best players, Rodon was uncharacteristically below par in his side’s first pre-season friendly against Wrexham in America but that’s all now a distant memory after a fantastic performance here. Everybody knows that Rodon is warrior defender at centre-back but he’s suddenly become a rapid winger too, the Wales interna...
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Daniel Farke on remaining Leeds United recruitment expectation, position admission and striker answer — YEP 9/8/26

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By Lee Sobot Daniel Farke on Leeds United’s squad after Saturday’s victory against RB Leipzig. Daniel Farke is reluctant to give too much away in discussing Leeds United’s remaining transfer plans but admits a good guess can be had at a particular position that needs strengthening. Farke saw his side continue an impressive pre-season on Saturday by scoring two goals without reply in two sets of 60 minutes against RB Leipzig, Leeds winning both halves of football 1-0 for what Farke is counting as two victories. Farke gave home debuts to summer signings Tarik Muharemovic and Harry Wilson whilst the club’s new record signing goalkeeper James Trafford is set to train with his new teammates for the first time on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday night’s friendly against Manchester United in Dublin. Leeds will begin their second season back in the Premier League with a trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, August 22 and Farke “expects” that Leeds will further bolster their squad ahead of...
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Leeds United 2 RB Leipzig 0: Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha goals bring third straight Whites win — YEP 8/8/26

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By Kyle Newbould Leeds United put on an impressive 120-minute show at Elland Road with both strikers on the scoresheet. Leeds United enjoyed a successful return to home turf with a 2-0 pre-season win over RB Leipzig at Elland Road on Saturday. Goals in either 60-minute half from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha capped off another impressive performance from the Whites. A defensive unit led by standouts Joe Rodon, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Tarik Muharemovic reduced visitors Leipzig to very little in terms of chances. Farke named a strong team for the first Elland Road friendly of the summer, with Harry Wilson and Muharemovic both getting their first tastes of Elland Road in a Leeds shirt. Calvert-Lewin also got his first start of pre-season after scoring twice against Liverpool. Leeds started well and had an early goal ruled out, with referee Craig Pawson signalling for handball following a scramble from a corner that ricocheted into the Leipzig net. Their opener did arrive...
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