Jack Grealish has been unable to inspire Everton after going on as a second-half substitute for his debut in a 1-0 loss to promoted Leeds in the Premier League.

It’s in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva who sadly passed away in a car accident over the summer. Every game in Matchday 1 of the 2025–26 season will be marked with the same rituals: players wearing black armbands, a minute’s silence before kick-off and tribute messages on the screens.

Daniel Farke ’s Leeds will never have the romance of Bielsa’s but a prosaic win qualified as a “really magic night” for a manager who entered his 50th Premier League game with just six wins to his name but who could claim the meagre resources at Norwich accounted for that record.

A late penalty from new signing Lukas Nmecha earned promoted Leeds United a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Everton in their first match back in the Premier League on Monday night.

Elland Road is something the Premier League, and all of its clubs, miss whenever Leeds United are absent from the top flight. It is a cauldron of anger and noise, a throwback to the bygone era which has put English football at the centre of the sport’s orbit.

Leeds United, buoyed by the explosive Elland Road crowd, pinned Everton inside their own half for virtually the entire first 45 minutes, with the hosts taking 12 shots while preventing the Toffees from having any of their own, leaving the hosts extremely unfortunate to still be level at the break.

Even by Elland Road standards, the old place was pretty intense at the end of last season's Championship, and Leeds United's football matched it.

Leeds United entertained Everton at Elland Road earlier tonight as they looked to secure a good result in their Premier League season opener. The Whites made a good start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.

Leeds United Edge Everton with Late Drama at Elland RoadLeeds United marked their Premier League return in the most dramatic fashion, sealing a 1-0 win over Everton thanks to Lukas Nmecha’s late