Leeds vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the action as Pep Guardiola’s men look to return to the top of the Premier League table with victory at Elland Road

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There was spirit, there was fight, there were a lot of screwed-up balls of paper, but ultimately nothing that Elland Road threw at Manchester City could prevent the defending champions from securing a comfortable 4-0 victory which returned them to the top of the Premier League table and left Leeds languishing at the other end, now only one place above the relegation zone.

Leeds were bold and boisterous but always second-best. Jesse Marsch’s side were a test for City initially but let themselves down with slack defending on set-pieces for the first two goals, converted by Rodri and Nathan Aké. Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho then helped close the gap to Liverpool’s goal difference. City remain one point clear and are now only one goal short of their rivals on the tiebreaker.

There were periods where Pep Guardiola’s side were far from their sparkling best. The first half was combative, a little ugly and threatened to get out of hand at times as referee Paul Tierney struggled to take control. Throughout the 90 minutes, Jack Grealish was playfully pelted with balls of paper left over from a pre-match ‘Yorkshire’ tifo. It was more than a little disruptive and this was more of a battle for City than the final scoreline suggests.

Follow all the reaction from a crunch match at Elland Road below:

Leeds vs Man City

• GOAL! - 13’: Rodri gives Man City an early lead
• GOAL! - 54’: Ake finishes from close range to double champions’ advantage
• GOAL! - 78’: Jesus makes sure of the three points with ruthless finish
• GOAL! - 90+3: Fernandinho drives home fourth in stoppage time
• Match report: Man City hit four to see off Leeds and maintain edge in title race

[30 April 2022 16:25 · Dylan Terry]

Premier League latest scores

With less than 30 minutes to go in the 3pm kick-offs:

• Watford 1-0 Burnley
• Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
• Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace
• Wolves 0-1 Brighton

[30 April 2022 16:20 · Dylan Terry]

GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace (Eze, 60)

60 mins: Palace level at St Mary’s!

Jordan Ayew feeds a nice ball down the left and when it’s pulled back Eze is totally unmarked eight yards out to tuck home.

All square.

[30 April 2022 16:19 · Dylan Terry]

Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich

60 mins: Chance for Norwich as Pierre Lees-Melou cuts inside onto his left foot but scuffs a woeful effort straight at Emi Martinez.

[30 April 2022 16:16 · Dylan Terry]

Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich

55 mins: Villa so close to a second!

A corner comes in and Danny Ings flicks a header against the post! Nobody can meet the rebound and Norwich survive.

[30 April 2022 16:14 · Dylan Terry]

Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace

52 mins: Not much going on in this one. Almost as if it’s between two Premier League sides with nothing to play for...

[30 April 2022 16:12 · Dylan Terry]

Wolves 0-1 Brighton

50 mins: Jonny replaces Nelson Semedo for Wolves as the full-back hobbles off with an issue.

[30 April 2022 16:09 · Dylan Terry]

Watford 1-0 Burnley

51 mins: Nick Pope keeps his side in it.

Dennis cuts the ball back for Kucka and his effort is clawed away superbly by Pope as Burnley hang onto the coattails of fellow relegation-threatened Watford.

[30 April 2022 16:08 · Dylan Terry]

Wolves 0-1 Brighton

48 mins: Brighton have started the second half on the front foot. Mwepu charges through the middle and tries his luck but his effort is just wide.

[30 April 2022 16:04 · Dylan Terry]

Back underway in 3pm kick-offs

• Watford 1-0 Burnley
• Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
• Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
• Wolves 0-1 Brighton

[30 April 2022 15:59 · Dylan Terry]

Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich

Norwich have played well but Aston Villa lead at half-time through Ollie Watkins.