Manchester United v Leeds result

Full-time · Manchester United 6–2 Leeds

Premier League · Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:30 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester United 6–2 Leeds — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Leeds 6–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday 20 December. Leeds have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United led 4–1 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: Scott McTominay (2’, assisted by Bruno Fernandes; 3’, assisted by A. Martial), Bruno Fernandes (20’, 70’ pen), Victor Lindelöf (37’, assisted by A. Martial) and Daniel James (66’, assisted by Scott McTominay); Leeds: Liam Cooper (42’, assisted by Raphinha) and S. Dallas (73’, assisted by Raphinha).

Discipline

A. Taylor showed one yellow card — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: Daniel James (52’).

What it changes

With eight goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 14, across 10 matches. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Scott McTominay (Manchester United) 13.4, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) 13.2 and A. Martial (Manchester United) 12.5 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Leeds next travel to Sunderland on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Leeds: Sunderland v Leeds, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 6–2 Leeds · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: A. Taylor
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 1D 2L · Leeds 2W 1D 2L

Manchester United 6–2 Leeds (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.4 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.2 / 4.63 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.4 / 5.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 6.38 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 1 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Leeds for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.4 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.4 for · 12.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	17.63 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	5.75 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.4 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. McTominay n 8	69	2.8 6/5	2.6 7/4	Rodrigo
Fred n 8	83.3	2.7 7/7	1.5 8/2	K. Phillips
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	1.8 6/1	1.6 5/3	—
H. Maguire n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.6 3/1	M. Klich
V. Lindelöf n 8	82.8	1.5 6/3	0.5 2/1	M. Klich

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	79.3	2.8 7/5	1.7 6/5
M. Greenwood n 8	53.6	2.7 6/3	1.3 5/1
M. Rashford n 8	77.1	2.6 8/6	1.9 7/5
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	1.8 6/2	1 4/1
A. Martial n 8	73.8	1.7 6/3	1.2 5/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	55.4	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
Juan Mata n 8	60.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	79.3	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	77.1	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
A. Martial n 8	73.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	84.4	3.1 8/5
B. Williams n 8	66.6	2.9 6/5
Fred n 8	83.3	2.8 7/7
L. Shaw n 8	83.5	2.3 6/4
S. McTominay n 8	69	2.1 5/3

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	84.4	2.3 4/2
David de Gea n 8	84.4	1.7 4/2

Leeds

Leeds — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Klich n 8	89.9	2.3 7/6	0.9 5/2	V. Lindelöf
Hélder Costa n 8	61.4	1.8 5/5	1.3 4/2	—
K. Phillips n 8	81.8	1.5 5/4	1.8 7/4	Fred
R. Koch n 8	79.9	1.5 6/4	0.4 3/0	—
Rodrigo n 8	52.1	1.5 3/2	0.6 2/1	S. McTominay

Leeds — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Bamford n 8	87.1	3.9 8/8	2.1 8/5
Rodrigo n 8	52.1	3.9 7/6	1.7 5/3
Raphinha n 8	63.9	2.8 7/3	0.7 3/1
Pablo Hernández n 8	45	2.8 5/3	0.8 2/1
J. Harrison n 8	78.9	1.4 7/2	0.6 4/0

Leeds — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pablo Hernández n 8	45	0.3 1/0	1 2/2
P. Bamford n 8	87.1	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
J. Harrison n 8	78.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Shackleton n 8	47	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Klich n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Leeds — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Alioski n 8	71.6	3.1 6/5
L. Cooper n 8	90	3 7/7
L. Ayling n 8	87.5	2.3 8/5
S. Dallas n 8	88.9	2.2 7/5
K. Phillips n 8	81.8	2.2 5/3

Leeds — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Meslier n 8	90	4.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Leeds
41%	Possession	59%
26	Shots	17
14	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	7
6	Blocked shots	7
19	Shots inside the box	14
11	Corners	13
2	Offsides	4
6	Fouls	6
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	8
354	Passes	478
77%	Pass accuracy	83%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.5
V. Lindelöf	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
H. Maguire	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.5
Fred	90	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	7.3
D. James	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	Y	7.3
A. Martial	90	0	2	4	1	4	0	0	9.2
S. McTominay	89	2	1	3	2	3	0	0	9.5
Bruno Fernandes	71	2	1	3	2	3	1	0	9
M. Rashford	71	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
L. Shaw	60	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	6.9
Alex Telles sub	30	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.6
D. van de Beek sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
E. Cavani sub	19	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.2

Leeds player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
I. Meslier	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Dallas	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	6.3
L. Ayling	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	6.5
E. Alioski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
Raphinha	90	0	2	2	1	4	0	6.7
Rodrigo	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
J. Harrison	90	0	0	1	0	3	3	6.3
P. Bamford	90	0	0	3	0	0	1	6.5
L. Cooper	72	1	0	1	1	0	3	7
K. Phillips	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
M. Klich	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
P. Struijk sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
J. Shackleton sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
Leif Davis sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Leeds — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedLWLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

LeedsDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#2 pos74 pts38 pl+29 GD

Leeds#9 pos59 pts38 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.92

Leeds scored1.63

Manchester United conceded1.16

Leeds conceded1.42

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