Leeds host Crystal Palace at Elland Road on Sunday, September 20 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).
Leeds go into this without injured Mateo Joseph (knee) and injured Joe Rodon (thigh), but Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jayden Bogle and Anton Stach have all been among the goals or chances created this season and should lead the home side’s threat. Crystal Palace have a far longer absentee list — suspended Axel Disasi, injured Jean-Philippe Mateta, injured Dean Henderson, injured Ismaila Sarr and injured Chadi Riad are all out, while Edward Nketiah is a doubt — leaving Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada and Jørgen Strand Larsen to carry the visitors’ attacking hopes.
Leeds have taken 8 points from their opening 4 fixtures without losing, while Crystal Palace sit on just 3 points from 4 games and have shipped goals for fun in defeats to Manchester City and Everton. Elland Road looks set for a scrap rather than a shootout, with the hosts’ defensive control against a Palace side short of firepower up front pointing to a tight, low-scoring afternoon.
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Season Form & Standings
Leeds have taken 8 points from their opening 4 matches, winning 2 and drawing 2 without defeat, and sit on a +4 goal difference. Crystal Palace have managed just 3 points from 4 games, with 1 win and 3 losses leaving them at -5.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
Leeds vs Crystal Palace Confirmed Starting Lineups
Leeds
3-5-2Crystal Palace
3-4-2-1Potential Match-Winners
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds): 2 goals in 331 minutes, with 10 shots and 5 of them on target — Leeds’s most direct attacking outlet.
- Anton Stach (Leeds): 1 goal and 5 chances created in 358 minutes shows his range as a creative presence in central midfield.
- Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace): 3 assists and 6 chances created from 353 minutes make him Palace’s most productive creator despite the results around him.
Recent Form
Leeds: W D D W
- 2026-09-14: Leeds 4-1 Newcastle (W, home)
- 2026-09-05: Brighton 1-1 Leeds (D, away)
- 2026-08-30: Leeds 1-1 Brentford (D, home)
- 2026-08-22: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds (W, away)
Leeds’s last 4 league outings have brought a 4-1 win over Newcastle at home, back-to-back 1-1 draws with Brighton and Brentford, and a 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest.
Crystal Palace: L L W L
- 2026-09-12: Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town (L, home)
- 2026-09-05: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace (W, away)
- 2026-08-28: Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City (L, home)
- 2026-08-22: Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace (L, away)
Crystal Palace’s last 4 games have brought a 2-3 home loss to Ipswich Town, a 3-2 win away at Fulham, a 1-4 home defeat to Manchester City, and a 2-0 loss away at Everton.
Leeds vs Crystal Palace Prediction
Leeds have banked 8 points from 4 games without losing, and this looks set to stay tight rather than open up. Crystal Palace, sitting on just 3 points from 4 with a -5 goal difference, have struggled at both ends of the pitch this season, and Elland Road is a difficult place to fix that. Expect Leeds to edge a low-scoring afternoon 1-0.