If Leeds have ambitions of staying up, the hothouse atmosphere of Elland Road could hold the key, writes Phil McNulty.

Everton have been given a fresh assessment on Leeds United controversially being awarded a penalty during their Premier League clash on Monday evening. The Toffees suffered a 1-0 defeat at Elland Road after Lukas Nmecha converted from twelve yards in the 84th minute for Leeds.

Lukas Nmecha’s late penalty sealed Leeds’ 1-0 victory against Everton in their first game back in the top flight after a two-year absence

Leeds United kicked off their 2025-26 Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over Everton at Elland Road. Whites boss Daniel Farke told BBC Sport "it was a really magic night" and a "top performance" from his side.

Daniel Farke leant on those who had helped smooth promotion from the Championship and was rewarded with an impressive victory over Everton

A major road in Leeds is currently blocked following a crash this morning. The crash has happened on the A643 and is causing big problems for traffic. The traffic is bumper-to-bumper from the A58 to the M621 for Junction 2 for Elland Road.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Leeds United and Everton at Elland Road.

Leeds United have now agreed a deal to sign AC Milan winger Noah Okafor following strong recommendation from the Red Bull scouting network.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has swapped Everton for Leeds this summer and could make his Leeds debut tonight against his former club. They have been busy in the transfer market, bringing in the likes of Sean Longstaff, Lucas Perri and Anton Stach.

Leeds press Everton, and Gnonto gets a shot away from just outside the box. It's straight at Pickford, though. This game deserves a goal. No changes to either side to start the second half, but surely Grealish will be on shortly.