Leeds United will face three teams from the Midlands in the upcoming Premier League season, two of which we battled with last time around as well as Sky Bet Championship winners Coventry City, who return to the top-flight after a 25-year absence.
Starting with the Sky Blues, Frank Lampard’s side collected 95 points from their 46 second division games and finished comfortably clear of second-place Ipswich Town.
The Whites’ previous visit to the Coventry Building Society Arena brought a 2-0 victory for Daniel Farke's men enroute to the title, thanks to goals from Joël Piroe and Jayden Bogle in what was a dominating performance.
Both scorers were again on target in the reverse fixture, alongside an early Willy Gnonto effort that saw Leeds run out 3-0 victors!
Coventry will visit Elland Road towards the end of November with our trip to the Midlands scheduled for the New Year.
Leeds United vs Coventry City
Saturday 28th November 2026
Elland Road
Coventry City vs Leeds United
Saturday 30th January 2027
Coventry Building Society Arena
Distance from Elland Road: 118 miles
Last season’s visit to Villa Park proved a memorable one for midfielder Anton Stach, who netted a sensational 40-yard free-kick against Aston Villa. The strike would go on to be crowned Goal of the Season and helped the Whites to a valuable point in Birmingham.
On home soil, despite taking the lead early on, the visitors turned things around after the break to snatch all three points at Elland Road and would go on to finish fourth in the Premier League, alongside lifting the UEFA Europa League trophy.
An enjoyable trip to Villa Park in recent memory came behind-closed-doors in the 2020/21 season where a sensational Patrick Bamford hattrick fired United to an emphatic 3-0 victory!
The Whites are currently scheduled to face Unai Emery’s side on Boxing Day 2026 and will host the Villans just two months later, towards the end of February.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Saturday 26th December 2026
Villa Park
Distance from Elland Road: 118 miles
Leeds United vs Aston Villa
Saturday 20th February 2027
Elland Road
The final team of the Midlands trio will take fans to the banks of the River Trent to face Vítor Pereira’s Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season, confirmed for Saturday 22nd August as a 3pm kick-off.
Last campaign, despite reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League, Forest struggled to reach the heights of the previous term domestically and finished in 16th, three points below Leeds but five ahead of relegated West Ham United.
Both teams came out 3-1 winners on home soil in the encounters between the two last year. Lukas Nmecha had drilled a fine low strike into the bottom corner in Nottinghamshire before the home side completed the turnaround that day.
In West Yorkshire, Leeds raced into an early lead through Bogle and Noah Okafor, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin making sure of the result with an inventive effort after the break! We welcome the East Midlanders to Elland Road in April.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
Saturday 22nd August 2026
City Ground
Distance from Elland Road: 73 miles
Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest
Saturday 10th April 2027
Elland Road
Don’t forget you can add the fixtures straight to your calendar here. Fixtures are subject to change. All midweek rounds are listed as taking place on as Wednesday at 8pm. Matches will move for broadcasting thereafter to either 7:30pm or 8:15pm on a Tuesday or Wednesday and on a Thursday in limited cases. Unless indicated otherwise, all other games will take place on a Saturday with a 3pm KO.
