Leeds vs Man United kickoff time and how to watch
- UK: 14:00 BST on Sunday 18 October, live on Sky Sports, according to Sky Sports.
- US: 9:00 a.m. Eastern, 6:00 a.m. Pacific. ESPN lists USA Network and Telemundo as the US broadcasters.
Form and the Premier League table
Leeds are seventh on nine points after six games, with two wins, three draws and one defeat. They are level on points with Hull City, Liverpool and Ipswich Town but ahead of all three on goal difference, and one point behind Brentford, Everton and Chelsea, who sit fourth to sixth on 10. Their last five league games: 1-1 at home to Brentford, 1-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion, a 4-1 home win over Newcastle United, 0-0 at home to Crystal Palace and last Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal, their only league loss so far. Leeds went out of the League Cup with a 6-3 defeat at Chelsea on 9 September and have not played since the Arsenal game.
Manchester United are 13th with six points from one win, three draws and two defeats: three points behind Leeds, 12 behind leaders Manchester City and three clear of 18th-placed AFC Bournemouth. Their last five league games: a 5-2 home win over Ipswich Town, a 2-2 draw at Everton, a 1-0 home defeat by Manchester City and 1-1 draws at Fulham and at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
United are without a win in five games in all competitions, a run Sky Sports also noted. Their last win was 4-0 at home to Sabah FK in the Champions League on 10 September. Since then they have also gone out of the League Cup, beaten 3-2 at home by Brighton & Hove Albion on 16 September, and lost 2-0 at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, when Leny Yoro was sent off (our Atlético Madrid vs Man United report). Next up in Europe is Como away on Wednesday 21 October at 17:45 BST, three days after the trip to Leeds.
Leeds vs Man United team news
Leeds United: the latest injury news we could confirm dates from before the Arsenal game. In his pre-match press conference, Daniel Farke said Daniel James had returned from international duty with a back injury and was likely to join Joe Rodon on the sidelines, the club reported on 9 October. Harry Wilson and Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, both back in team training by then, came off the bench at the Emirates, Wilson in the 71st minute and Bahoya in the 86th.
Manchester United: Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo, who both started against Tottenham, did not travel to Madrid. Michael Carrick said on Monday that "Luke and Kobbie had issues in the game on Saturday" and that they were not ready for the Atlético game, Sports Mole reported. Patrick Dorgu and Noussair Mazraoui were also out injured, the same report said, and Benjamin Sesko, who has had a recurrence of a shin problem, was due extra tests this week, with Carrick saying he had no clearer timeframe for his return. Dorgu hurt a hamstring playing for Denmark against Wales in the Nations League, Sports Mole reported on 28 September. Matthijs de Ligt, recovered from a long-term back problem, traveled to Madrid.
After the defeat, Lisandro Martínez used a post-match interview to criticize the lack of summer investment in the squad, Sky Sports reported, and Carrick said he had not seen it. On Wednesday night Martínez released a statement clarifying, but not apologizing for, his comments, Sky Sports added.
I expect more from our technical director.
Lisandro Martínez, Manchester United defender, to Amazon Prime, via Sky Sports
Leeds vs Man United head to head
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2026 | Premier League | Manchester United 1-2 Leeds United |
| 4 January 2026 | Premier League | Leeds United 1-1 Manchester United |
Leeds took four points from United in last season's two league meetings, drawing 1-1 at Elland Road in January and winning 2-1 at Old Trafford in April, a game in which Noah Okafor scored, as the club recalled this week.
Key numbers after six games
| After matchweek 6 | Leeds United | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 7th | 13th |
| Points | 9 | 6 |
| Won-drawn-lost | 2-3-1 | 1-3-2 |
| Goals for | 8 | 9 |
| Goals against | 5 | 9 |
| Leeds at home / United away (W-D-L) | 1-2-0 | 0-2-1 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 0 |
| Games without scoring | 1 | 2 |
| Top scorers (ESPN) | Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jayden Bogle (2 each) | Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes (3 each) |
Leeds have conceded five goals in six games, the joint-fewest in the league along with Manchester City, Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton, and are unbeaten at Elland Road with a win and two draws. United have scored one more goal than Leeds, nine to eight, but have conceded in all six league games and are without a win in three away games. ESPN credits James Trafford with 24 saves for Leeds this season and Senne Lammens with 18 for United.
How they lined up last time
Leeds used a 3-4-2-1 in the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on 10 October (our Arsenal vs Leeds report). Their starting XI: James Trafford, Nico Elvedi, Tarik Muharemovic, James Justin, Ao Tanaka, Ethan Ampadu, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor and Anton Stach.
United lined up 4-2-3-1 in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford the same day (our Man United vs Tottenham report). Their starting XI: Senne Lammens, Lisandro Martínez, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Youri Tielemans, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Amad Diallo.
The rest of matchweek 7 is on our Premier League fixtures page, the Premier League table updates after every game, and our Premier League simulator plays out the rest of the season from the current standings.
How this preview was built: the kickoff time, US broadcasters, results, lineups and season leaders come from ESPN's match data; the table after matchweek 6 and the form lines are our own, computed from ESPN full-time results with three points for a win. Team news, quotes and UK TV come from Sky Sports (match page, analysis and Martínez statement), Sports Mole (12 October and 28 September) and leedsunited.com (team news and Okafor video), read on 14 October 2026.