AAP Soccer

Leeds beat Burnley, Premier League status all but safe

By AAP Newswire

May 2, 2026

Noah Okafor. — Leeds United have kicked further away from the drop zone with a win over already relegated Burnley. -AP

Leeds United have taken a massive step towards confirming their Premier League status after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Burnley.

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The win almost certainly guarantees top tier football at Elland Road next season. Daniel Farke's men moved nine points clear of Tottenham Hotspur, the team occupying the third and last relegation spot.

Leeds improved to 14th place, above Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and West Ham United, all of whom have a game in hand. The bottom two, Wolves and Burnley, are already going down.

Anton Stach put the home side ahead in the eighth minute on Friday (Saturday AEST) with a low shot from 30 metres out that somehow snuck inside Martin Dubravka's post.

The second came seven minutes into the second half thanks to sloppy defending by Burnley's Bashir Humphreys. His pass was intercepted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose neat backheel created more space in the Burnley defence and allowed Noah Okafor to fire home.

Calvert-Lewin got the third himself four minutes later when he was on hand to prod home in a crowded penalty box after Dubravka could only parry Ao Tanaka's long-range effort.

Loum Tchaouna got Burnley's consolation goal.