Leeds United have endured a mixed start to life in the Premier League, and a path may now be emerging for one of their players to depart in January.
Leeds United look to recover after Burnley defeat
Points are a precious commodity in the top-flight, and the Whites will be feeling frustrated that they couldn’t make their chances count against Burnley in a frustrating defeat at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Despite retaining a vastly superior expected goals total of 2.63 to the hosts’ 0.45, Scott Parker managed to get the better of Daniel Farke, who expressed a sense of frustration at not being able to come away with a positive result after an afternoon of failing to hit the target.
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With West Ham United to come next Friday, Leeds will hope to build on a mixed start to life in the top-flight, but January will be an important month in the context of finding stars who can stave off the threat of relegation.
Sheffield United midfielder Gustavo Hamer is a Whites target, and they may now be set to offload one of their stars to make room for mid-season arrivals.
Leeds United could offload Jack Harrison in January
According to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, Leeds could offload Jack Harrison in January if they manage to bring in attacking reinforcements, even after he started in the defeat to Burnley on Saturday.
He explained: “Look, for Leeds right now, they’re probably looking to strengthen the squad rather than weaken it. Particularly in attacking areas, where Farke is planning to strengthen in January. A lot will depend on what Leeds are able to do in the transfer window themselves.
Jack Harrison’s record at Leeds
Appearances
214
Goals
34
Assists
32
“If they are able to bring in attacking reinforcements then maybe that could open the door to a move for Jack Harrison.”
Earning £90,000 per week at Elland Road, he is the second-highest paid player at Leeds and being able to alleviate space on the wage bill could suit all parties, albeit he is a hard-working winger who has a credible Premier League CV based on his time in Yorkshire and at Everton.
However, he is far from first choice when everyone is fit, so a departure would possibly be a sensible option if clubs were to come forward with proposals.
O Palmeiras inicia a semana com foco total na partida diante do Atlético-MG, no Allianz Parque, pela 27ª rodada do Brasileirão.
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Precisando voltar a vencer após mais de um mês sem saber o que vitória, a equipe de Abel Ferreira busca um triunfo que além de espantar a crise que cerca o elenco, também faria o Verdão respirar na tabela, uma vez que a briga pelo G-4 ficou acirrada nesta reta final de campeonato.
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Se os jogadores e Abel Ferreira poderiam sofrer com as cobranças da torcida após a eliminação para o Boca Juniors, na Libertadores, Leila Pereira tratou de trazer todo o foco da ira da torcida em sua pessoa.
Após a entrevista coletiva na dada na última semana, na Academia de Futebol, toda torcida alviverde se uniu contra a mandatária, e o que já era nítido durante o ano, ficou ainda mais exposto agora.
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A cobrança da torcida nesta decepcionante temporada de 2023 terá sempre o foco maior na diretoria e não nesses jogadores e comissão técnica que entregaram tanto para os palmeirenses nas últimas temporadas.
O Verdão encara o Galo na próxima quinta-feira (19), a partir das 19h (horário de Brasília), com transmissão apenas do Premiere.
SA were cruising on 92 without loss in pursuit of 181, but eventually couldn’t get seven runs in the final over
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New Zealand won the T20I tri-series undefeated•Zimbabwe Cricket
Matt Henry defended six runs in the last over against South Africa as New Zealand claimed the Harare tri-series trophy, and remained the only side to successfully defend a total at this venue. In a thrilling contest, South Africa were cruising on 92 without loss in the tenth over in pursuit of 181, but lost 4 for 39 after that.That left them needing 50 runs to win off the last 29 balls. A 43-run stand off 25 deliveries between Dewald Brevis and George Linde put South Africa on the doorstep of victory, but both holed out in the final over as the pressure told, and New Zealand held on.Brevis was on 31 off 14 balls as Henry stepped up to bowl the 20th over, and could not get the first ball away. He lashed out at the second one, which was dug in short, and sent it towards Michael Bracewell at deep midwicket. Bracewell caught it just inside the rope, and the catch was deemed clean to send Brevis on his way.Corbin Bosch hit the first ball he faced in the same area, and a misfield from Bracewell allowed two runs before another aerial shot put Linde on strike. Linde sent Henry to long-on, where Daryl Mitchell took a good, low catch, and left it to Senuran Muthusamy to score four off the last ball. Henry took pace off, Muthusamy swung too early and found fresh air, and New Zealand’s 100% record in the series remained intact. Henry finished as the leading wicket-taker with ten in four matches.Lungi Ngidi got two wickets, and was economical•Zimbabwe Cricket
After comprehensive wins in the four games before this, New Zealand were properly tested in the decider, and will know they could have made things trickier for South Africa with a more challenging total. After Tim Seifert and Devon Conway put on 75 for the first wicket and laid a solid foundation for New Zealand, the subsequent partnerships did not kick on as well as they would have liked. South Africa pulled New Zealand back from 68 without loss in eight overs, and conceded only three boundaries in the last three overs. New Zealand’s innings ended with five wickets in hand.While Henry was the standout bowler of the series, Lungi Ngidi was South Africa’s best bowler. His four overs in the final cost just 24 runs, and across South Africa’s attack, there are still some areas to address. South Africa’s seamers sent down eight wides, totalling 13 runs.South Africa’s spectacular catchingNew Zealand were off to a rollicking start courtesy some poor discipline from South Africa’s seamers in particular. They scored 52 runs in the powerplay, 23 in the 2.3 overs that followed, and threw their bats at anything short and wide. Seifert, the series’ leading run-scorer, was on 30 off 27 balls, and there did not seem to be any way of stopping him – especially as he was using his feet well.Seifert advanced on a wide ball from Muthusamy but took his bottom hand off the bat as he tried to slice it over extra cover and did not get the elevation he wanted. Rassie van der Dussen, fielding there, reacted quickly as he dived to his left and pouched the ball between both palms. Seifert had to go.Tim Seifert and Devon Conway had a 75-run opening partnership•Zimbabwe Cricket
Five overs later, New Zealand lost Conway for 47, caught at short fine-leg off a top edge. But they were still progressing steadily at 127 for 2 in the 14th over. Ngidi took pace off to Mark Chapman, who played too early and dragged the ball down to deep midwicket. Rubin Hermann appeared to have over-ran the chance but then stood still and stretched overhead, where he plucked the ball from the sky as he fell backwards. Chapman was out for 3.Then, in the final over, with New Zealand pushing towards 180, Bracewell flogged Kwena Maphaka into the covers but didn’t see Linde. He got down low to his left to snatch the ball from close to the ground to snaffle a third stunning grab.Ravindra raids the leg sideWhile Seifert and Conway have been in the headlines for providing the big runs for New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra has more than done his bit – and did so with some flair in the final. He used his wrists to perfection, and punished anything on a leg-stump line. Ravindra scored 47 at a strike rate of 174.07, and threatened to take the game completely away from South Africa. The third ball he faced, from Bosch, was pacy, and was sliding down. But instead of powering it over midwicket, Ravindra guided it fine for four.When Nandre Burger erred with the same line, Ravindra was quicker on the ball, and hit over mid-on. But it was his takedown of Muthusamy which was the most impressive. Ravindra shimmied down the pitch to hit him over long-on, and then swept him strongly over deep-backward square leg to collect two sixes in the over. Two more fours came off Ngidi and Burger. before Ravindra toe-ended Burger to Brevis at deep midwicket.Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit his maiden T20I fifty•Zimbabwe Cricket
Ravindra missed out on what would have been his second successive fifty in the series, and a third in T20Is this year. Against South Africa on Saturday, 38 of his 47 runs came on the leg side.Pretorius’ promise pays offAfter managing only 32 runs from his first four T20I innings, and being shifted from opening the batting to No. 5, all eyes were going to be on Lhuan-dre Pretorius when he was installed back at the top for the final. He started off with a piece of exquisite timing when he hit Henry past mid-on to open South Africa’s scoring with a four, but then faced serious challenges from New Zealand’s attack.Henry found Pretorius’ outside edge, Jacob Duffy hit him on the toe with an inswinging yorker, and Zakary Foulkes shaved the inside edge. Pretorius top-edged Duffy over Seifert with an ugly swing, couldn’t get Adam Milne away, and watched while his opening partner Reeza Hendricks collected 18 of his first 20 runs in sixes. After the powerplay, Pretorius showed his intent when he slog-swept Mitchell Santner for his first six. More convincing boundaries followed off Milne before Pretorius hit Bracewell over long-on to bring up fifty off 33 balls.Pretorius couldn’t get away with trying things for too much longer, and was caught behind as he tried to smash Bracewell out of the ground. But his 92-run opening stand with Hendricks put South Africa in a commanding position to push for the win.Jacob Duffy’s first two overs cost just 13 runs•Zimbabwe Cricket
Duffy shows why he’s No. 1Jacob Duffy, the recently-anointed leading bowler in the ICC’s T20I rankings, opened with a ball that surprised Pretorius. He only conceded a single in his first over to show why he has summited the rankings. Duffy changed up his pace in the second over and Pretorius could not get him away. He then had Pretorius top-edging, and only really erred when he put the last delivery of that over in Hendricks’ slot and was sent over the sightscreen for six.Duffy’s first two overs cost just 13 runs. He returned for the 16th over, just after Milne had van der Dussen caught at long-on, and dismissed Hermann in exactly the same fashion. Hermann simply did not get enough on it, and South Africa were suddenly in some strife. Duffy thought he had Brevis caught behind later in the over but the ball was called wide. He probably should have bowled the 18th, which cost Foulkes 15 runs and swung momentum South Africa’s way.When Duffy returned for the 19th over, his attempted yorkers went awry, and Brevis hit him for two sixes to put South Africa in a position of advantage. But they could not see it through in what may be put down to inexperience against New Zealand’s more seasoned hands.
O volante Jair, do Vasco, voltou a ser julgado pelo STJD nesta quarta-feira (22) e teve sua pena reduzida em dois jogos. O motivo do julgamento foi a expulsão do jogador contra o Bahia, no empate em 1 a 1, no início de setembro.
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Jair cumpriu suspensão automática na vitória do Vasco contra o Fluminense, duas semanas depois e ficou aguardando o julgamento. Nesta quarta-feira, a pena do volante foi reduzida de quatro para dois jogos.
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O jogador cumprirá mais um jogo de suspensão no domingo (26), contra o Athletico-PR. Nesta quarta, Jair está apto para jogar contra o Cruzeiro. Como a decisão do julgamento foi anunciada no mesmo dia do jogo, o volante está liberado para entrar em campo.
O primeiro julgamento, quando Jair recebeu quatro jogos de suspensão, aconteceu no início de outubro. Mas, o Vasco conseguiu um efeito suspensivo e um novo julgamento foi realizado nesta quarta.
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– Ele entra em todos os jogos, podemos estar aqui afetando a briga contra o rebaixamento. Não houve agressão deliberada, e os bons antecedentes de Jair falam por si – disse o advogado Pedro Moreira na defesa de Jair.
Jair tinha sido primeiramente denunciado por agressão física, que prevê suspensão de quatro a doze partidas a partir do artigo 254-A do Código Brasileiro de Justiça Desportiva. Porém, a decisão foi derrubada por unanimidade no segundo julgamento.
Scottish Premiership reporter Ryan Cryle has now shared what he’s heard about Aberdeen’s record move to sign Sunderland midfielder Adil Aouchiche as the attacking midfielder continues to struggle out on loan in Scotland.
The Black Cats sent the Frenchman out on loan in the summer after putting together their own squad full of in-depth quality. Those in Wearside handed Regis Le Bris a squad capable of survival and more and have watched on as he’s taken them to new heights in the Premier League ever since.
Sat as high as fourth in England’s top flight, Sunderland have the chance to move into the top two if they defeat Arsenal and become the first side in eight games to score against the Gunners.
Owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus hasn’t hidden his ambitions for the club after such a strong start either, telling reporters that the Black Cats have set their sights on a top 10 finish in their first season back in the Premier League.
Whilst they continue to benefit from the players that they welcomed, however, Aberdeen are struggling after agreeing a loan deal to sign Aouchiche from Sunderland in the summer.
Reporter shares update on Aberdeen's Aouchiche move
Speaking to Mackem News, Cryle admitted that Aouchiche will have to do more to earn a permanent move to Aberdeen in what would be the club’s record deal at £1.5m.
The Aberdeen reporter said: “In terms of output, Aouchiche’s performances were quite exciting to begin with, without the final pass/shot, but left you thinking: Once he gets going, he’ll be a player.
“However, in what has been a generally dismal start to the season for Aberdeen as a collective domestically and in Europe, it feels like Aouchiche has increasingly struggled to play any active role in games.
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“There’s no rush to do a deal. However, £1.5m would be a club record fee for Aberdeen, and it seems pretty obvious to me that Aouchiche will need to do a lot more over the remainder of the season to justify such an outlay.”
Aberdeen sit as low as ninth in the Scottish Premiership and Aouchiche’s performances have hardly helped. The 23-year-old has scored just one goal and assisted another two in 14 appearances in all competitions. Given the expectations that were placed on his shoulders, there’s no denying that he’s struggling to make his mark.
There are four double-header days scheduled, with the league stage ending on December 28
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Dubai Capitals are the reigning ILT20 champions•ILT20
The fourth season of the ILT20 is set to begin on December 2, 2025, with defending champions Dubai Capitals set to take on Desert Vipers in a rematch of last year’s final, in Dubai.There are four double-header days scheduled, with the league stage ending on December 28. The knockout stages will begin with Qualifier 1 on December 30, followed by the Eliminator on January 1. The winner of the Eliminator will have to play Qualifier 2 on the following day, after which there will be a day’s break before the final, on January 4, 2026, in Dubai.Sharjah Warriorz and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will begin their respective campaigns against each other on December 3, while Gulf Giants will take on MI Emirates for their first game, on December 4.The matches will be played across the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, like previous seasons.Dubai Capitals, who have reached the last two finals, won the title in the previous season with a four-wicket win over Vipers.Before them, MI Emirates lifted the trophy in 2024 and Gulf Giants in the inaugural season in 2023.
يشهد اليوم الجمعة 14-11-2025، إقامة عدة مباريات مهمة ومرتقبة، يعد أبرزها ظهور منتخب مصر الأول ومنتخب مصر الثاني ومنتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا، في 3 منافسات مختلفة.
يلعب منتخب مصر الأول بقيادة حسام حسن، ضد أوزبكستان، في البطولة الودية المقامة في دولة الإمارات، بمشاركة 4 منتخبات (مصر وأوزبكستان وإيران والرأس الأخضر)، ذلك في إطار التحضيرات لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا بالمغرب.
ومن المنتظر أن يلاقي الفائز من مواجهة مصر وأوزبكستان، منتخب إيران الذي انتصر أمس الخميس على الرأس الأخضر في مواجهة نصف النهائي الأول من البطولة الودية “كأس العين”.
طالع | تشكيل منتخب مصر المتوقع أمام أوزبكستان اليوم
وفي مباراة ودية أخرى، يواجه منتخب مصر الثاني بقيادة حلمي طولان المقرر مشاكته في بطولة كأس العرب بقطر، نظيره منتخب الجزائر، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.
بينما يترقب الجميع، مباراة منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا في منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للناشئين، ضد منتخب سويسرا، في دور الـ 32 من المونديال، بعدما حل شباب الفراعنة في دور المجموعات ضمن أفضل 8 منتخبات احتلت المركز الثالث، إذ فاز في لقاء وخسر في مثله وتعادل في مباراة أيضًا.
ويقام اليوم، أيضًا منافسات التصفيات الأوروبية المؤهلة إلي كأس العالم، بالإضافة إلى مباريات قوية ومنتظرة وديًا ومواجهات مرتقبة في كأس العالم للناشئين تحت 17 عامًا. مواعيد مباريات اليوم الجمعة 14-11-2025 والقنوات الناقلةمواعيد مباريات كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا اليوم – دور الـ32
البرتغال ضد بلجيكا، الساعة 2:30 ظهرًا بتوقيت مصر، 3:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 1.
زامبيا ضد مالي، الساعة 2:30 ظهرًا بتوقيت مصر، 3:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 2.
مصر ضد سويسرا، الساعة 3 عصرًا بتوقيت مصر، 4 عصرًا بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت المفتوحة والكأس.
فرنسا ضد كولومبيا، الساعة 3:30 عصرًا بتوقيت مصر، 4:30 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 3.
الأرجنتين ضد المكسيك، الساعة 4:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 5:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 4.
أيرلندا ضد كندا، الساعة 5:15 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 6:15 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 1.
أمريكا ضد المغرب، الساعة 5:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 6:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت المفتوحة.
البرازيل ضد باراجواي، الساعة 5:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 6:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت أكسترا 2. موعد مباراة مصر وأوزبكستان اليوم في بطولة الإمارات الودية
مصر ضد أوزبكستان، الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 7 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة أون سبورت 1 وقناة أبو ظبي 1. موعد مباراة منتخب مصر الثاني أمام الجزائر اليوم وديًا
تقام المباراة الساعة 4 عصرًا بتوقيت مصر، 5 عصرًا بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة أون سبورت 2. مواعيد مباريات تصفيات كأس العالم اليوم (قارة أوروبا)
فنلندا ضد مالطة، الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 8 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 1.
لوكسمبرج ضد ألمانيا، الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 1.
بولندا ضد هولندا، الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 2.
سلوفاكيا ضد إيرلندا الشمالية، الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 4.
كرواتيا ضد جزر فاروه، الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 3.
جبل طارق ضد الجبل الأسود، الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10:45 بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة بي إن سبورت 5. مواعيد المباريات الودية اليوم
أنجولا ضد الأرجنتين، الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 7 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية.
السعودية ضد كوت ديفوار، الساعة 6:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 7:30 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة stc.
تونس ضد الأردن، الساعة 7:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 8:30 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة تونس الوطنية 1.
المغرب ضد موزمبيق، الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت مصر، 10 مساءً بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة المغربية الرياضية. موعد مباراة الأهلي وسموحة اليوم في نهائي كأس السوبر المصري لكرة اليد
سموحة ضد الأهلي، الساعة 3 عصرًا بتوقيت مصر، 4 عصرًا بتوقيت السعودية، تنقل على قناة أون سبورت 1.
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O Fluminense anunciou a contratação do atacante Marquinhos. O atacante de 20 anos assinou vínculo com o Tricolor das Laranjeiras até o fim do ano. O atleta pertence ao Arsenal, da Inglaterra, e chega ao clube por empréstimo com opção de compra.
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– Estou muito feliz. É uma oportunidade muito grande na minha carreira poder representar a armadura do Fluminense. Estou muito contente e espero que a gente escreva uma história bonita, com títulos e muitas vitórias. O Fluminense um clube que almeja grandes coisas e isso foi o que me fez vir para cá. O objetivo para a temporada é conquistar o máximo possível de títulos. Se conseguirmos o bicampeonato da Libertadores seria maravilhoso – declarou o novo reforço do Flu.
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Marquinhos foi revelado pelo São Paulo e vendido ao Arsenal em junho de 2022. O jovem atleta chegou a ser emprestado ao Norwich, da Inglaterra, e Nantes, da França. O atacante de 20 anos acumula diversas convocações para seleções de base, conquistou a medalha de ouro nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de Santiago-2023 e foi o camisa 10 do Brasil na disputa do Pré-Olímpico da Venezuela.
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Marquinhos se tornou a sétima contratação do Fluminense para 2024. O Tricolor das Laranjeiras já havia anunciado o goleiro Felipe Alves, o zagueiro Antônio Carlos, os meias Renato Augusto, Terans e Gabriel Pires, e os atacantes Douglas Costa e Jan Lacumí.
Pakistan brought in Hussain Talat and Faheem Ashraf for Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah
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Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha at the toss•AFP/Getty Images
Toss India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to field in the Asia Cup Super Fours match against Pakistan keeping in mind the dew in Dubai. He said there was a lot of dew around when India trained on the eve of the match.India went back to their first-choice XI, bringing back Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy. Out went Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, who played against Oman once India had ensured their qualification for the Super Fours stage. As expected, Axar Patel was fit for the match after he went off the field with a blow to the head during the game against Oman.Pakistan, who had chosen to bat first in historically bowl-first conditions in their group game against India last Sunday, were looking to correct themselves had they won the toss, but didn’t get the opportunity to make that choice. Pakistan made two changes themselves, bringing in Hussain Talat and Faheem Ashraf for Hasan Nawaz and Khushdil Shah. That meant Haris Rauf stayed in the XI. Both Talat and Ashraf are seam-bowling allrounders.The captains didn’t shake hands with each other or match referee Andy Pycroft at the toss.Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Salman Agha (capt), 5 Mohammad Haris (wk), 6 Hussain Talat, 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed.India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Sanju Samson (wk), 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Varun Chakravarthy.
Leeds United have only scored 11 goals in their 11 Premier League matches so far this season since they won promotion from the Championship last term.
The newly-promoted side have struggled to find the back of the net on a regular basis. That has not been because of a lack of creativity, though, as the Whites have created 14.7 xG in the division, per WhoScored.
Leeds’ biggest xG underperformers
Player
xG
Goals
xG differential
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
2.89
1
-1.89
Jayden Bogle
0.88
0
-0.88
Brenden Aaronson
1.79
1
-0.79
Joel Piroe
0.73
0
-0.73
Pascal Struijk
0.65
0
-0.65
Dan James
0.47
0
-0.47
Jack Harrison
0.41
0
-0.41
Stats via WhoScored
As you can see in the table above, too many players have been wasteful with the chances that have been created for them in the Premier League so far this season.
Summer signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, in particular, has not been clinical enough as the starting number nine for the West Yorkshire outfit, underperforming his xG by roughly two goals.
With the team’s struggles in front of goal in mind, supporters may be thinking about what the club could do to solve the issue, whether that is through promoting academy talent, making signings in January, or recalling players from their loans.
One star who is currently shining out on loan away from Elland Road is centre-forward Joe Gelhardt, but he looks set to remain at Hull City until at least the end of the season.
Why Joe Gelhardt will not be returning to Leeds United in January
HullLive recently reported that the English striker is expected to remain with the Championship club until next summer, despite the Whites having the option to recall him in January.
The report claimed that Leeds do not have any plans to recall Gelhardt from his loan because they feel that he is in the best place to develop as a player at Hull, who are interested in a deal to sign him permanently next summer.
This shows that Daniel Farke and his coaching staff do not believe that the 23-year-old marksman is the answer to their current problems in the Premier League, or else they would be planning to bring him back to Thorp Arch to bolster the squad for the second half of the season.
The Leeds loanee has plundered seven goals and two assists in 13 Championship starts for the Tigers so far this season, per FotMob, which is why there may have been some supporters wondering if the club would look to recall him.
Stat
Gelhardt
Percentile rank vs STs
xG
4.59
Top 4%
xG on target
5.98
Top 3%
Goals
7
Top 2%
xA
2.48
Top 7%
Assists
2
Top 20%
Chances created
13
Top 24%
Stats via FotMob
As you can see in the table above, Gelhardt has finished his chances at an incredibly efficient rate, outperforming his xG by just over two goals, but Leeds have reportedly decided that he is not the answer for them in the Premier League.
This means that Farke will have to look elsewhere to solve his team’s goalscoring woes, and he should forget about Gelhardt to unleash a young star from the academy.
Leeds' Gelhardt replacement
17-year-old centre-forward Harry Gray made his first-team debut for the Whites against Stoke City in the Championship last season, but he has yet to make an appearance in the Premier League in the current campaign.
Derby County, Swansea City, Charlton Athletic, and Hull City are four Championship sides reportedly chasing a deal to sign the teenage marksman on loan for the second half of the season when the January transfer window opens for business.
Leeds, though, should reject their advances and, instead, look to unleash Gray in the first-team with the hope that he can provide the goalscoring touch that has eluded their current options up front.
The England youth international, who was hailed as a “powerful” player by Como scout Ben Mattinson, has been in fantastic form for the club’s academy in the 2025/26 campaign, with his most notable moment being his hat-trick against Scunthorpe in the National League Cup in September.
On top of that hat-trick, Gray has also scored five goals in six Premier League 2 games and two goals in two EFL Trophy matches, per Transfermarkt, which means that the teenage forward has racked up ten goals in all competitions this season.
The 17-year-old talent had the chance to play against a League Two first-team, Accrington Stanley, in the EFL Trophy before the international break, and showed that he can make an impact against senior opposition.
Vs Accrington
Harry Gray
Sofascore rating
8.6
Shots
3
Shots on target
3
Goals
2
Pass accuracy
71%
Fouls won
3
Ground duels won
4/8
Aerial duels won
2/7
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, Gray did struggle with the aerial duels in the game, understandably as a 17-year-old against first-team centre-backs, but he did hold his own in physical contests on the deck and scored two goals in the game.
This suggests that he is ready to compete against experienced defenders, even if battling for aerial balls is not his strength, which is why Farke should look to reward him with a chance to impress in the Premier League this season.
The impressive teenager has done all that he can do to impress the head coach with his performances this season. He has scored goals at an exceptional rate in every competition for the U21s, showing that he can be ruthless in front of goal and find the back of the net on a regular basis.
As aforementioned, Leeds have not taken enough of their chances in the Premier League so far this season, which is why they need a lethal marksman who can make the most of the opportunities that are being created.
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With this in mind, Farke must unleash Gray in the first-team to see if he can make the step up, whilst Gelhardt is left to see out the rest of the season with Hull.