Leeds United make their first ever visit to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday, as they prepare to take on Everton after their thrilling 1-0 win over Fulham at Elland Road.
That victory, delivered through sustained control and a brilliant late goal from substitute Lukas Nmecha, was the Whites’ best of the season, boss Daniel Farke said afterwards. It marked United’s third win in their last five home games, during a stretch when the side has lost just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
That lone defeat came in Leeds’ last Premier League away game, as the Whites cruelly fell 4-3 to Champions League side Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. Prior to then, Farke’s players had taken points against all three of their last away opponents – Brentford, Sunderland and Liverpool.
In United’s outing on the road aside from the league duties, facing Derby County in the Emirates FA Cup, the visitors produced another strong team performance to overcome a first half deficit and win 3-1 thanks to goals from Wilfried Gnonto, Ao Tanaka and James Justin.
The match could also be the first to see new signing Facundo Buonanotte in action, after the Argentine joined on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the 2025/26 campaign. The young attacker arrives at Elland Road having made 125 first team appearances across the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Europa League.
Leeds are currently 16th in the table after the first 22 matches and now face the side they beat 1-0 on the first day of the season, with Nmecha dispatching coolly from the penalty spot. The Toffees currently sit tenth in the Premier League, seven points above Leeds.
Everton’s form has been hit or miss this season, with David Moyes’ outfit claiming wins over the likes of Brighton, Crystal Palace and Manchester United but falling to multi-goal defeats against both Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. That said, one of their best performances of the season came in their last match, as the Toffees travelled to Aston Villa and came away with a 1-0 win.
Over the years, there have been many memorable encounters between the two sides. Leeds and Everton have faced each other 118 times, with the Whites winning 53 and drawing 33 of those matches.
Notably in recent times, United won at Goodison Park in the Premier League in 2020, thanks to Raphinha’s stunning first career Premier League goal.
Action from the Hill Dickinson Stadium gets underway at 8pm and you can follow all the action across leedsunited.com, as well as on LUTV.
We’ve met before:
Team news:
Ahead of the encounter, Farke said there is a chance German midfielder Anton Stach could make his return from injury though left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson is a possible doubt with adductor problems. Elsewhere, the rest of the squad that faced Fulham are in line to feature.
How to follow:
Monthly audio subscribers around the world can listen to every minute of Monday’s fixture LIVE on LUTV. Bryn Law will be joined by Tony Dorigo on commentary. Pre-match build up begins at 7:30pm with Michael Bridges and Dom Matteo in the studio!
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Important supporter information:
The guide for away supporters visiting the Hill Dickinson Stadium can be found below. This includes important information on getting to the ground, matchday activities, stadium entry and accessibility.
Digital ticketing will become a mandatory requirement for all existing Premier League clubs by no later than Season 2026/27. Newly promoted clubs will have a period of two years to implement its use upon joining the League. Therefore as part of our transition to being fully digital, our ticket allocation for the Everton away fixture will be digital NFC tickets.
A digital NFC ticket will be emailed to each ticket holder. Once the deadline for away ticket refunds has passed, digital tickets will be sent out no later than close of business on Friday 23rd January. Digital tickets can only be downloaded once. Please note, screenshots of digital tickets will not work.
All supporters are encouraged to arrive early for this game and ensure that they have downloaded their digital ticket to their Apple/ Google wallet on their smartphone before arriving at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Discriminatory language or chanting, including tragedy chanting, is not acceptable, and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds.
Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects.
Additional supporter information can be found HERE.
The view from inside the camp:
Chatting exclusively to LUTV, Dominic Calvert-Lewin spoke about his goalscoring form ahead of his return to Merseyside: “It will be a strange feeling, you know, having been there for so long and then going up against them and familiar faces that I played with for a long time.
“But for me, it is just another game. It is another opportunity for me to keep thriving, to keep my good run of form going. I would love to score in every game.
“It will be a difficult away game, Monday night away at the new stadium, which I saw get built for a long period of time. So, it will be nice to play there and I am looking forward to it.”
Read the full interview HERE.
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
League position:
Leeds: 16th
Everton: 10th
Top scorer:
Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (9)
Everton: Thierno Barry, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (4)
Officials
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes & Richard West
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
Video Assistant Referee: James Bell
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Edward Smart
