Everton and Leeds United played out a 1-1 draw at Hill Dickinson Stadium on January 26, 2026, in a Premier League contest that carried real implications for both clubs in the standings. The result left Everton on 33 points from 23 matches while Leeds finished the night on 26 points from the same number of games. It was a game of two very different halves, with Leeds the dominant side for long periods before Everton’s second-half character ultimately earned a share of the spoils.
The 2025-26 season marks Everton’s first campaign at Hill Dickinson Stadium following their departure from Goodison Park. Leeds, meanwhile, returned to the top flight this season after a two-year absence, having earned promotion from the Championship. Their reunion in the Premier League carried added weight for supporters on both sides, and the fixture attracted an attendance of 51,979 at Everton’s new ground.
Leeds were by far the better side in the opening period. Daniel Farke’s team forced five corners inside the first 14 minutes and registered 12 shots in the first half compared to Everton’s none. They took the lead in the 28th minute when Anton Stach’s cross was met powerfully at the back post by James Justin, with James Tarkowski unable to keep the ball out. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, returning to Merseyside with Leeds, came agonisingly close to doubling the lead when he struck the post from Jayden Bogle’s delivery shortly afterwards. Everton were passive and toothless throughout the first period, and David Moyes made changes at the interval to inject urgency into his side.
The Toffees improved considerably after the break and were rewarded through the man who has become their most consistent attacking outlet in recent weeks. Thierno Barry got in front of Sebastiaan Bornauw at the near post and lifted a composed finish into the roof of the net in the 76th minute, his fourth goal in five Premier League appearances. Idrissa Gueye, who provided the assist for Barry’s equaliser, came close to winning it two minutes later when his right-footed shot from the edge of the area crashed against the crossbar.
The draw moved Everton above Sunderland and into 10th place in the table while Leeds edged six points clear of 18th-placed West Ham United. For a side that had registered just one away win in the top flight prior to this fixture, a point at Everton’s new stadium represented a solid return for Farke’s team.
The draw reflected a familiar pattern for Everton this season, a squad with enough quality to occupy the upper half of the table but yet to find the consistency required to string together significant winning runs. Barry’s form is a genuine bright spot, and his goalscoring record across the second half of the campaign will be central to any improvement in Everton’s final league position. For Leeds, the point kept them comfortably away from the bottom three, though the congested nature of the mid-table standings means that gap can close quickly. Both managers will have taken something from the evening, while acknowledging that much more is needed in the weeks ahead.
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