Leeds United v West Ham United
Premier League, Elland Road, Friday 24 October 2025, 8pm BST
West Ham United head to West Yorkshire to face Leeds United in a Friday night fixture that will be broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports and across the world.
The Hammers have a strong recent record at Elland Road, having won two and drawn two of the four most-recent visits, and not lost there since a 2-1 EFL Championship defeat in February 2005.
Leeds ended a 16-year absence from the Premier League in 2020, finished ninth in the top-flight under Marcelo Bielsa’s management in 2020/21, but were then relegated following Bielsa’s departure in 2022/23.
The Peacocks narrowly missed out on promotion in 2023/24, losing in the Play-Off final, with current West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville leading the way with 21 goals, before storming to the title and back to the Premier League under German boss Daniel Farke last season.
While the Irons will be eager to kickstart a strong run of form with what would be a second win of the season under the lights, 16th-place Leeds will be similiarly keen for three points, having last claimed the full share of the spoils away at bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September.
As anticipation for the clash continues, scroll down below to find all the information you need...
Tickets…
West Ham fans are advised that the Club’s allocation of 2,916 tickets have sold out. The first 90% of tickets sold out to Bondholders, Away Scheme Members and Season Ticket Holders with 21+ Loyalty Points. The remaining 10% (291 tickets) were then made available by a ballot process to Season Ticket Holders who had yet to purchase for this fixture. The ballot closed at 12noon on Monday 6 October.
Travel…
Leeds railway station is approximately two miles from Elland Road. You can walk or take a matchday shuttle bus, with services R2 and R3 taking you from the city centre to Elland Road.
Direct services leave London Kings Cross at .03 and .33 past the hour, taking around two hours and 15 minutes to complete the direct journey, with stops at Stevenage, Grantham, Peterborough, Doncaster or Wakefield Westgate, depending on which train you take.
It will not be possible to travel back to London by train on Friday evening, so an overnight stay will be required.
On Saturday morning, direct services depart Leeds regularly. However, engineering work will mean diversions will be in place and journey times could be longer than usual.
If you drive, a Park and Ride scheme will operate from Temple Green and Stourton Park & Ride sites. Temple Green is situated in the Aire Valley off the A63 near Junction 45 on the M1, while Stourton is situated at Junction 7 on the M621, off Junction 43 on the M1.
How To Follow…
Friday’s 8pm kick-off has been selected for live broadcast in the UK by Sky Sports. If you live outside the UK, click HERE for details of Premier League listings in your territory.
You can follow the action via our live blog on whufc.com and our app, and across our social media channels. We will also have a match report, highlights and exclusive reaction for you after the final whistle on our website, app and social media.
Live audio commentary will be available in the UK on talkSPORT, and worldwide on our official website and app.
We Are West Ham. United...
West Ham United has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the Club and we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome to attend our fixtures in a safe environment.
Any form of discriminatory behaviour or chanting is unacceptable; it has no place in football and has serious criminal consequences. West Ham United will take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be engaging in such behaviour, including potential lifetime bans and referral to the police.
The Club can also face disciplinary action if any of its supporters are found to have engaged in this behaviour, which is not representative of the West Ham United fanbase and will not be tolerated by the Club.
West Ham United provides a number of support mechanisms on matchday to ensure that supporters can report any incidents discreetly and in confidence. To report any incidents during Friday's match, either follow Leeds United’s reporting procedures at Elland Road or contact West Ham United at [email protected]. Please provide as much information as possible, including the stand, row, seat number, description of the offender and incident.
We believe that the overwhelming majority of West Ham United supporters share these values and will work with us to continue to protect the Club’s status as an equity leader in the Premier League, a position recognised and acknowledged through our award and continuous retention of the Advanced level Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard - the League’s highest accolade attainable in this area. Anyone attending matches who does not share these values, does not share the diverse and inclusive values that West Ham United and our community stand for.
Please view our Supporter Conduct Charter for more information.
Team News…
During his pre-match press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Head Coach Nuno Espírito Santo confirmed that defender Dinos Mavropanos will miss the trip to West Yorkshire, having undergone a scan on an injury picked up against Brentford on Monday night.
Forward Niclas Füllkrug and young midfielder George Earthy both missed the visit of the Bees, and continue to work towards their return.
For Leeds, late decisions will be made on the fitness of Wilfried Gnonto, Noah Okafor, Ethan Ampadu and Pascal Struijk, while young forward Harry Gray is set to be unavailable.
Opposition…
Leeds United are back in the Premier League after a two-year absence, and while the long-term plan will surely revolve around a return to their former glories, survival will be the one key objective this term.
After suffering in the EFL wilderness for 16 years before Marcelo Bielsa spearheaded an incredible rise back to the top flight in 2019/20, the Whites' three-year stay in the big time was ended under the turbulent reigns of Jesse Marsch, Javi Gracia and Sam Allardyce in 2022/23, signalling the appointment of proven Championship promotion winner Daniel Farke ahead of the subsequent season.
Having previously guided Norwich City to the second-tier title in 2018/19 and 2020/21, Farke's task at Leeds was clear - stabilise the club as quickly as possible and mount an immediate push for the top two.
A tricky start, that yielded two draws and a defeat from their first three league games, and just three wins from their first nine, was quickly compounded, and all of a sudden the 1972 FA Cup champions went on a run of nine victories in their next eleven outings.
Three losses in December brought them back down to earth, and though they were almost unstoppable between January and April, winning 13 and drawing two of 15 matches, four defeats in their last six games spelled a difficult end to the campaign, and ensured they missed out on automatic promotion, finishing third.
Farke's men proved too strong for his old club Norwich in the Play-Off semi-finals, but were ultimately undone 1-0 by a Southampton side featuring Kyle Walker-Peters in the Wembley showpiece, ensuring they would play Championship football for at least another season.
The departures of a number of high-profile players ensued, including Crysencio Summerville to West Ham United, Archie Gray to Tottenham Hotspur and Georginio Rutter to Brighton & Hove Albion, though the likes of current first-team stars Joe Rodon, Jayden Bogle and Ao Tanaka were brought in to fill in the gaps.
While it took Leeds three games to get their first win, 2-0 away to Sheffield Wednesday, this time there were no signficant blips, and only four teams got the better of them all season as they quickly cemented themselves in promotion contention alongside Burnley and Sheffield United.
Though the Blades would eventually fade, the title fight with the Clarets went down to the wire. Leeds would end 2024/25 with six straight victories, matching Burnley's tally of 100 points but lifting the trophy for the second time in six years thanks to a superior goal difference.
Having delivered on his promotion promise, the next step for Farke now is to consolidate his team's place in the Premier League, while also proving many of his personal doubters wrong, after suffering relegation and being sacked during his last two terms in the top flight with Norwich.
An apparent focus on increasing Leeds' physical presence saw them bring in the likes of Anton Stach and Sean Longstaff ahead of their opening-day win over Everton, and they have also boosted their attacking threat with the arrivals of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Switzerland international Noah Okafor.
One further victory, away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and draws at home to Newcastle United and AFC Bournemouth have helped Leeds to 16th after eight games, and after two straight defeats, to Tottenham and Burnley, they will be looking to boost their survival hopes with a positive result against West Ham.
Certainly, with a vociferous crowd expected in a famous old ground that Friday's hosts have hopes to expand in the not-too-distant future, an eye-catching spectacle can be expected when Nuno Espírito Santo's Hammers roll into town.
Previous Meetings…
West Ham United’s recent history at Elland Road makes for pleasant reading.
We won 2-1 there in the Premier League in December 2020, with Tomáš Souček and Angelo Ogbonna on target, and 2-1 again in September 2021, when Michail Antonio scored a sensational late winner.
Lucas Paquetá and Gianluca Scamacca goals secured a 2-2 draw on our last visit in January 2023.
We have won 3-1 twice at Elland Road - in the First Division in November 1929 and in the Second Division in December 1948 - to record our biggest-ever away wins at Leeds.
Match Officials…
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees: Constantine Hatzidakis and Marc Perry
Fourth Official: David Webb
VAR: Craig Pawson
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes
Stuart Attwell has been confirmed as the referee for West Ham United’s Premier League clash away to Leeds United on Friday.
The 43-year-old became the-then youngest referee in Premier League history when, at 25, he took charge of Blackburn Rovers’ match against Hull City in August 2008.
He returned to the National List of Referees in 2012, but was promoted back to the Select Group for 2016/17 and took charge of his 600th fixture in all competitions when he refereed the 2024/25 FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley, where Eberechi Eze’s first-half goal won Oliver Glasner’s side their first major trophy in the club's history.
Originally from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Attwell also held the whistle during Liverpool’s penalty-shootout win over Chelsea in the 2022 EFL Cup final, and oversaw Arsenal’s dramatic Community Shield victory over Manchester City in August 2023.
He was the man in the middle of our narrow 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in February 2025, and in total he has refereed 24 West Ham matches during his esteemed career, the first being a 1-0 Premier League victory away at Wigan Athletic in March 2009, during which Carlton Cole scored a superb winner for the visiting Irons.
Furthermore, our clash with the Whites is set to be the sixth Premier League match in which Attwell has held the whistle this season, while he refereed a UEFA Conference League qualifier between FC Spartak Trnava and CS Universitatea Craiova in August.
For more information about the officials, click HERE.
