Roca looks to play the ball towards Gelhardt, but Ake is alive to it and intercepts the pass.
90' +2
C. Palmer gets yellow.
Rodri clips the ball over to Palmer who shapes to shoot. With defenders around him, he cuts it back to Cancelo who has his shot blocked.
Palmer receives a yellow card after fouling Gyabi.
90' +1
Roca's curling corner is collected by Ederson.
90'
Gnonto almost gets a chance to score. Stones puts just enough pace on a pass towards Ederson, who runs out to clear the ball away with the Leeds man putting him under pressure.
88'
C. Palmer enters the game and replaces R. Mahrez.
Substitution for City. Mahrez, who played a part in City's first goal, is replaced by Palmer for the final few minutes.
De Bruyne's corner is met by Rodri who knocks the ball into the ground. Ake flicks the ball into the path of Stones who hits it over the bar.
85'
S. Greenwood gets yellow.
Greenwood receives a yellow card after fouling De Bruyne.
83'
D. Gyabi enters the game and replaces B. Aaronson.
Substitution for Leeds. Aaronson is given a rest with Gyabi coming on in his place.
82'
Greenwood curls the free-kick over the wall but over the bar. Ederson did not look worried at any point.
81'
Rodri gets yellow.
Rodri receives a yellow card after pushing Gnonto to the ground on the edge of the City box.
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77'
Haaland should have a hat-trick. One-on-one with the goalkeeper, Haaland gets the ball stuck under his feet with his tame effort smothered by the goalkeeper.
75'
De Bruyne unleashes a low effort that is saved by Meslier.
73'
P. Struijk has scored a goal for Leeds United! Assist by S. Greenwood.
P. Foden enters the game and replaces J. Grealish.
GOAAALLL! LEEDS GET ONE BACK! 3-1! Struijk gets onto the end of a corner from Greenwood, heading it towards the bottom corner. Ederson gets a touch on it, but he cannot keep the ball out.
Greenwood's corner is excellent. His inswinging ball has power on it, allowing Struijk to direct it towards the goal without having to add any pace onto it.
Substitution for City. Grealish, who has two assists to his name after a difficult first-half, is replaced by Foden.
72'
J. Gelhardt enters the game and replaces Rodrigo.
Diego Llorente enters the game and replaces L. Cooper.
Substitution for Leeds. Cooper is replaced at centre-back by Llorente.
Substitution for Leeds. Rodrigo comes out of the Leeds attack with Gelhardt coming on in his place.
71'
W. Gnonto gets yellow.
Gnonto receives a yellow card after an altercation with Grealish.
70'
M. Klich gets yellow.
Klich clears away the legs of Grealish before putting one of his hands in his air. He receives a yellow card as a result.
68'
João Cancelo enters the game and replaces R. Lewis.
Substitution for City. Lewis comes off with a clean sheet to his name. Cancelo is his replacement.
65'
L. Ayling enters the game and replaces R. Kristensen.
M. Klich enters the game and replaces A. Forshaw.
Substitution at right-back for Leeds. Kristensen is replaced by Ayling.
Substitution in the Leeds midfield. Forshaw is replaced by Klich.
64'
E. Haaland has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by J. Grealish.
Greenwood smashes the wall with his free-kick.
GOAALLL! HAALAND GETS HIS SECOND! 3-0 CITY! Haaland and Grealish combine for a second time. De Bruyne moves inside from the right, playing it into the path of Haaland who sends it towards Grealish. The winger completes a one-two with the striker, with Haaland's powerful effort parried into the corner of the net by Meslier.
Grealish thinks quickly with his pass towards Haaland. Receiving the ball from the Norwegian, his immediate thought is to find the run of the striker. He does so perfectly, with Meslier failing to stop Haaland's strike.
62'
R. Lewis gets yellow.
Lewis fouls Gnonto on the edge of the box and is given a yellow card.
57'
Kristensen's drilled ball across the box from the right is intercepted by Akanji. It is a rare venture into the opposition half for the right-back, who has had the job of marking Grealish.
55'
Aaronson puts the ball through the legs of Rodri before lashing an attempt over from outside the box.
54'
Gnonto moves inside from the left, beating a defender before smashing a shot against Stones.
51'
E. Haaland has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by J. Grealish.
GOAALLLL! HAALAND SCORES! 2-0 CITY! Cooper plays the ball across to Koch, but the defender is not aware of Grealish who comes away with possession. One-on-one with the goalkeeper, he slides it across to Haaland who has a simple finish.
Grealish is unselfish. Missing on three occasions in the first half, he could have rushed the chance, but instead looks across to Haaland. Always around the goal, the striker is positioned perfectly to receive it, allowing for an easy shot at the goal.
50'
Lewis is fouled by Forshaw, but the referee allows the game to continue with Mahrez breaking forward. Looking to move inside the box, Cooper slides to win the ball.
49'
Ake looks to chip the ball across the box towards Haaland, but Meslier jumps high to claim it.
48'
Stuart Attwell is having a chat with Kristensen after he clears the legs of Grealish. He does not receive a yellow card, but it looks like he will if he commits another foul.
46'
Leeds get the game back under way.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: LEEDS UNITED 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
45' +1
Rodri has scored a goal for Manchester City!
GOAAALLL! RODRI SCORES! 1-0 CITY! Dominating the opening 45 minutes, City score the first goal of the game. De Bruyne finds Rodri who lays it down the right to Mahez. His attempt is saved by Meslier, but the rebound falls at the feet of the Spaniard who has a simple finish.
44'
From the left, Grealish cuts inside, looking for the run of Mahrez who moves from right wing across the box. Curling it towards the Algerian, Mahrez misses the ball with it going out for a goal-kick.
40'
With De Bruyne and Mahrez over a free-kick from the right, it is the former who takes it. With men in the middle, the Belgian drills it towards Grealish on the edge, with the former Aston Villa man curling it well over.
37'
Kristensen gets across to block another attempt from Grealish. The winger receives the ball from De Bruyne who drives forward with it, with his first-time curling attempt stopped by Kristensen who slides in the way of the effort.
35'
It's Gundogan's turn to be denied by Meslier. Mahrez sends a throughball towards the midfielder, with the City man on the right side of the Leeds box. Stretching towards it, Gundogan's tame attempt is blocked by the goalkeeper.
34'
Wild attempt from Gnonto. He lashes the ball over the bar from inside the box.
33'
Grealish gets onto the end of a cross from the right, but can only divert the ball over the bar from close range. The goal was open, but his sliding attempt does not trouble the goalkeeper.
31'
Meslier denies Haaland for a second time. De Bruyne is the creator, with his low pass from the left finding the feet of the striker. One-on-one with the goalkeeper, Haaland's attempt is saved.
29'
Gundogan receives the ball just outside the box and lays it down the left to Grealish. From a tight angle, his low drive is blocked by Kristensen.
28'
Chance wasted for Leeds. Roca's deep free-kick goes into the box, but Cooper pulls back Stones and the referee gives a foul.
26'
It is defensive versus attack at the moment. Every Leeds player is inside their own half, with there being no target to aim for in the attack. Instead, every clearance goes to Stones who looks to restart the City pressure.
24'
Rodri looks to switch the play out to Mahrez. On the left, Struijk gets there before the winger, missing the ball with an attempted header. Fortunately for the Leeds man, it goes over his head and out for a throw-in.
20'
Mahrez plays a deep free-kick to the feet of Gundogan. Taking one touch, his low shot from distance whistles past the post.
19'
Playing at right-back, Lewis keeps moving into the middle third of the pitch with Stones going wide. The 18-year-old pushes forward and is fouled by Forshaw.
15'
De Bruyne curls another dangerous ball into the box from the right with Gundogan the target this time. Making a late dart into the area, the German misses the ball, going towards it with his head.
13'
De Bruyne looks to play Haaland in again but puts too much pace on his pass down the middle of the pitch. Meslier is retaining a high position to try and stop Haaland.
11'
City pushing the ball around patiently looking for an opening. Leeds have struggled to retain possession, losing it when moving into the opposition half. They have decided not to press City in their defensive third, waiting for them to move towards the halfway line.
7'
De Bruyne has his first shot of the game from just outside the box. The midfielder receives the ball from Lewis before his curling attempt goes just past the post.
6'
De Bruyne curls a pass down the left of the box towards Haaland, but Meslier rushes out to get there first.
5'
Leeds move into City's defensive third. Struijk runs down the left, playing the ball inside towards Rodrigo. Just outside the box, he attempts to flick a pass towards Aaronson, but the American is not there.
3'
Haaland scuffs a shot this time, receiving a chipped free-kick from Mahrez before slicing his attempt.
1'
City get this Premier League clash under way.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary for the Premier League clash between Leeds United and Manchester City at Elland Road.
Leeds United return to Premier League action having won two of their previous three league games before the World Cup break. Prior to their 4-3 loss to Tottenham, where Jesse Marsch’s side went ahead twice before succumbing to defeat, Leeds had beaten Liverpool at Anfield and Bournemouth at Elland Road. Playing three friendlies in December to prepare for the restart, Leeds beat Elche and Real Sociedad before losing to Monaco.
LEEDS UNITED SUBS: Joel Robles, Luke Ayling, Junior Firpo, Crysencio Summerville, Jack Harrison, Diego Llorente, Darko Gyabi, Joe Gelhardt, Mateusz Klich.
LEEDS UNITED (4-3-3): Illan Meslier; Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Sam Greenwood, Adam Forshaw, Marc Roca; Wilfried Gnonto, Rodrigo, Brenden Aaronson.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Stefan Ortega, Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips, Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Gomez, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Riyad Mahrez, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish.
Manchester City beat Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup last time out. However, they were defeated in their previous Premier League outing. Before the World Cup, a brace from Ivan Toney helped Brentford secure all three points against City, who lost for the second time in their last six league games. Currently in third place, Pep Guardiola’s side are eight points behind league leaders Arsenal, having played a game less than the north London club. City will overtake Newcastle and move into second if they avoid defeat.
That's all for today. Goodbye.
Next up, Leeds travel to Newcastle United in the Premier League, with City hosting Everton.
Leeds have struggled to create any attacking opportunities, with a wild attempt from Gnonto inside the box being their only shot of the game. Meslier has kept the game alive for Marsch’s side, stopping Haaland on two occasions and Gundogan once. Rodrigo has been quiet on the right of the attack, with the midfield trio struggling to keep the ball with City putting them under constant pressure. For the away side, they will be disappointed that the game is not out of sight for the hosts. They have controlled the proceedings, with Grealish missing the target with two golden opportunities. If Leeds find a way back into the match, they will look at what was a disappointing opening 45 minutes in front of the goal.
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