Foden Saves Man City With Dramatic Late Winner in 3–2 Victory Over Leeds

Phil Foden struck a stoppage-time winner to spare Manchester City from embarrassment after the Premier League contenders surrendered a two-goal lead in a chaotic 3–2 win over Leeds United on Saturday.

City looked poised for another setback in their faltering title chase before Foden’s late intervention rescued all three points at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s side, who had suffered back-to-back defeats against Newcastle and Bayer Leverkusen, climbed to second place—four points behind leaders Arsenal, who face Chelsea on Sunday.

City Start Fast, But Collapse After the Break

It took just 59 seconds for City to break the deadlock.
Foden finished from close range after Matheus Nunes sliced through the Leeds defence.

Josko Gvardiol doubled the advantage in the 25th minute, tapping in after Nico O’Reilly’s header. Leeds protested that Bernardo Silva obstructed goalkeeper Lucas Perri, but after a VAR check, the goal stood.

City appeared in total control, but Leeds—third from bottom—stunned the home crowd with a spirited second-half fightback.

Substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin pulled one back in the 49th minute, capitalising on a poor pass from Nunes inside the City box.

Leeds equalised in the 68th minute after Gvardiol fouled Calvert-Lewin. Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Lukas Nmecha’s penalty but the forward tapped in the rebound to level the score.

Foden the Hero as Haaland Misfires

Erling Haaland, chasing his 100th Premier League goal, had an uncharacteristically quiet afternoon. But Foden stepped up, weaving past defenders deep into stoppage time before delivering a composed finish to secure a nerve-jangling win.

The result lifts City’s spirits after what Guardiola had described as a “lack of effort” from his rotated squad in Tuesday’s defeat to Leverkusen.

For Leeds, a sixth defeat in seven league games piles pressure on manager Daniel Farke.

Elsewhere in the Premier League

Brentford 3–1 Burnley

Brentford striker Igor Thiago struck twice to take his tally to 11 league goals this season.
Dango Ouattara won a penalty converted by Thiago, before Burnley equalised through Zian Flemming from the spot.
Thiago restored the lead a minute later, and Ouattara sealed the win in stoppage time with a thunderous finish.

Sunderland 3–2 Bournemouth

Sunderland staged an exceptional comeback to rise to fourth place.
Bournemouth raced into a 2–0 lead through Amine Adli and a sensational long-range chip from Tyler Adams.
Enzo Le Fée pulled one back from the spot, Bertrand Traoré equalised after the break, and Brian Brobbey completed the turnaround with a 69th-minute header.

Later fixtures:

• Everton vs Newcastle
• Tottenham vs Fulham