Phil Foden's injury time winner kept Manchester City in the Premier League title race, at the expense of Leeds Utd, having mounted a courageous second half fightback. The England international struck twice, including a stoppage-time winner, to spare City’s blushes after they nearly threw away a comfortable two-goal lead. Foden opened the scoring inside the first minute, calmly slotting home from Matheus Nunes’ cross, before Josko Gvardiol doubled the advantage midway through the first half. At that stage, Leeds looked completely out of their depth, struggling at times to keep their shape. Shot-stopper Lucas Perri kept the score respectable with some sharp saves, though he fumed over Gvardiol’s goal, claiming obstruction.

Things changed after the break when Daniel Farke rolled the dice, switching to a 3-5-2 formation and introducing Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The striker immediately breathed life into the visitors, poking in from close range before winning a penalty that Lukas Nmecha eventually converted, albeit at the second attempt after his initial effort was poorly struck. Suddenly, Leeds had belief, and City’s frustration grew as they failed to put the game to bed. Erling Haaland was left waiting for his 100th Premier League goal, but Foden stepped up in the dying moments, showing composure under pressure to rifle home the decisive third.

While the final scoreline suggests a close contest, City could and probably should have wrapped things up in the first half, with missed chances keeping Leeds in the game. The penalty they conceded was clumsy, but Nmecha’s finish was fortunate, rebounding kindly straight back to him. In the end, Foden’s brilliance proved the difference, masking an unconvincing second-half display from City. Leeds can take heart from their spirited fightback, even if it came too late to avoid yet another defeat but will it be enough to keep Daniel Farke in a job?

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Perri, Lucas Goalkeeper			7.4
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender			6.9
	24	Justin, James Defender			6.7
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender			7.9
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender			8.6
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			7.3
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder			7.7
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder			7.1
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			4.9
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder			6.4
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			7.1
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender			5.9
	9	Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Forward			8.0
	3	Gudmundsson, Gabriel Defender
	19	Okafor, Noah Midfielder			5.3
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder			4.0
	16	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	25	Byram, Sam Defender		Unused Sub
	20	Harrison, Jack Midfielder		Unused Sub
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward		Unused Sub