Manchester City traveled to Elland Road and secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday, with Antoine Semenyo scoring the decisive goal right before halftime. Semenyo's first-half goal sealed Manchester City a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leeds United and lifted his side to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal, maintaining his impressive goalscoring form since joining City from Bournemouth in January.
The match was tightly contested from the opening whistle, with Leeds United creating several early opportunities. Dominic Calvert-Lewin should have taken an early lead when he steered Brenden Aaronson's excellent cross wide from in front of goal in the third minute, then prodded narrowly off-target again from a tight angle after play was temporarily halted in the 11th minute to allow City's Muslim players to break their Ramadan fast. Despite Leeds' aggressive pressing and possession advantage, their finishing let them down when it mattered most.
Manchester City managed the win without their leading goalscorer Erling Haaland, who sat out with a minor training injury. Ruben Dias, Rodri, and the City defensive structure soaked up plenty of pressure to help Gianluigi Donnarumma keep another clean sheet. City's fourth straight league win kept the pressure on Arsenal before their home game against derby rivals Chelsea on Sunday. For Leeds, the loss stings after they lost for just the third time in 15 league matches, suffering a rare defeat under the Elland Road floodlights, to stay six points above the bottom three.