The Official Leeds United Podcast

With Jermaine waylaid with an important wardrobe fitting (yet to be confirmed whether he meant an Ikea order or his outfit for Panto) and Pat busy getting himself fit, Emma and Matt are joined by Leeds United legend Eddie Gray. The guys chat to Eddie about his thoughts on the season so far, Marcelo Bielsa’s impact on the club, the importance of fitness and much more. Plus we’re joined by a fan fro...

Patrick Bamford is back to join Emma Jones and Matt Lewis after a dramatic end to the weekend’s game - alas there’s no Jermaine Beckford this week, luckily it’s for a very good reason…honestly. Pat, Matt and Emma talk Joffy's impact, the pressure of last minute penalties and who has the strongest punch in the squad, and there’s another brainteaser in What’s That Pat? If that's what it's called......

Matt, Jermaine and Emma are joined by Eirik Bakke, a man familiar with the the heady days of Uefa Cup and Champions League semi-finals, Premier League title aspirations and expensive goldfish during his time at Elland Road. The guys hear about Eirik’s move into management in his homeland of Norway, wild nights out with Dom Matteo and his thoughts on the season so far. Send in your Moments of the W...

International weeks mean Leeds United happenings are thinner on the ground. But fear not as Patrick, Matthew, Emma and Jermaine are on hand to discuss spray on hair, Fury vs Wilder, Beckford vs Wilder, Lewis vs Wilder, Bamford vs Professor Brian Cox, impromptu interruptions, boot polish and ex-boyfriends. Oh and there’s a bit of chat about the upcoming football. Welcome aboard to our new partner B...

That first win felt good didn’t it? Matt, Jermaine and Emma are joined by special guest co-host and Leeds fans favourite Patrick Kisnorbo to discuss the 1-0 win over Watford.  Plus, we hear about Patrick’s time at Leeds during the League One years, fighting back from injury setbacks and, in the wake of securing his first silverware as a manager, a transition into management that has seen him emerg...

With Leeds fielding a fair few injuries of late, Pat, Jermaine, Matt and Emma take a dive into what it’s like as a player when you’re sidelined; the treatment room, being a mere onlooker, bizarre injuries and how you keep your spirits up. We also have the inaugural What’s That Pat? and boy do we have a couple of belting questions for our favourite Number 9 to answer. Get your own brain-testers in...

Jermaine, Matt and Emma are joined by Leeds United Women Abbie Brown - named Women’s Player of the Year last season - and recent signing Paige Williams. The duo reflect on their side’s blistering start to the season, life as a player in the women’s game, balancing playing, work and studies and more. The guys also dissect Leeds’ 1-1 draw with Newcastle and look ahead to the weekend clash against Da...

Roll out the red carpet - the prodigal son’s back! Pat makes his first appearance of the season and the guys waste no time in getting the lowdown on his England debut, signing his new contract, the arrival of Dan James and much more. Remember to share your comments, views and proverbs using #LUFCPod, and send in your incredibly difficult questions for Pat (this will make sense when you’ve listened...

Matthew Lewis, Jermaine Beckford and Emma Jones welcome Leeds legend Dominic Matteo to the podcast to look ahead to this weekend’s clash with his former club Liverpool, whilst there’s discussion about his forthcoming book, Long Lost Family and much more.  The guys also reflect on Pat’s debut for England, and catch up on other Leeds-minded interests representing their countries in recent days inclu...

Pat’s selfishly been called up by England and Emma, Jermaine and Matt are getting mardier and mardier at his absence.  In the meantime, they rope in Olympic champion and all-round Leeds legend Jonny Brownlee to get the lowdown on winning gold in Tokyo and his love of Leeds United. Plus there’s chat about a certain Lord Bamford’s new contract, said England inclusion and the hot-off-the-press signin...

In the absence of Pat (legitimate excuse – preparing for a midweek game) and Jermaine (spurious reasoning: the jury’s still out), Matt and Emma welcome a special stand-in guest to chew over the 2-2 draw with Everton and other recent goings on.  The team also catch up with local poet Matt Abbott, who penned a powerful poem for the club ahead of fans returning to Elland Road to watch Leeds United, l...

The brand new season is underway and that means we’re back to bring you closer to all the goings on at Elland Road.  Jermaine Beckford, Emma Jones and Matt Lewis kick things off this week, catching up on what’s been going on this summer so far, looking ahead to the forthcoming clash with Everton and setting their expectations for this campaign.  Advanced warning - there’s a quick chat about the ga...

Dry those eyes – it’s the final episode of the season! Emma Jones, Matt Lewis and Jermaine Beckford make up for a lack of Pat Bamford with behind the scenes gossip from the Player of the Year Awards on Sunday, and reminisce about an extraordinary season back in the Premier League for the Mighty Whites.  They also reflect on the final appearance of Gaetano Berardi and Pablo Hernandez in the win ove...

Don’t ever say we don’t do highbrow...Jermaine Beckford, Matt Lewis and Emma Jones welcome - for the first time - LORD Patrick Bamford of Hougun Manor, recently anointed and quickly getting used to his newfound status as ruler of circa five square feet of fine Cumbrian land. Once the niceties such aristocracy demand have been dealt with, the team reflect on a superb week of results, from the thril...

A particularly long game of murderball means Pat Bamford’s time is at a premium, whilst Emma Jones’s wi-fi is on the blink. Listen in to this week’s episode for a game of Official Leeds United Podcast host Whack Attack – as one leaves another returns. Pat, Emma, Matt Lewis and Jermaine Beckford reflect on a hugely impressive win against Spurs which got us purring, and the guys sift through some of...

Patrick Bamford, Jermaine Beckford, Matt Lewis and Emma Jones digest a Brighton game best forgotten fairly quickly, and field your suggestions for Leeds United Hall of Famers. Rugby Union star Maro Itoje also drops by to weigh up Pat’s prospects were he to switch sports and how he’s found himself on a Leeds United podcast. Send us your comments, questions or random thoughts - #LUFCPod. Learn more...

The A-Team that is Patrick Bamford, Emma Jones, Jermaine Beckford and Matthew Lewis welcome Robin Koch to the podcast, who discusses settling in at Leeds, meeting Marcelo Bielsa for the first time, the season so far and much more.  There’s discussion of what has been a phenomenally successful April for Leeds in the aftermath of the draw with Man Utd, and the guys bring Pat back down to earth after...

Patrick Bamford, Matt Lewis, Emma Jones and Jermaine Beckford recorded this episode hours before the European Super League house of cards truly began to crumble. There are passionate voices and fiery eyes aplenty as the team give their views on an issue that has done the impossible and united the vast majority of football in opposition. Oh and lest us forget the small matter of a well-earned point...

Patrick ‘Bam Bam’ Bamford, Jermaine Beckford, Emma Jones and Matt Lewis are joined this week by Luke Ayling who discusses the mighty win over Manchester City, being named the worst dressed player at Elland Road, what the players really think of Pat and much, much more. And boy do we have a treat for you to end the podcast this week...you won't want to miss the last few minutes, we'll tell you that...

Our hosts and your hosts Jermaine Beckford, Emma Jones, Patrick Bamford and Matt Lewis are back to chew the victorious fat of Leeds’s 2-1 win over Sheffield United. After the win over the Blades, Jack Harrison mentioned how a sports psychologist has helped him rediscover his form, and Pat provides an insight as to how sports psychology helps his own game.  Plus the team look ahead to the upcoming...

International break = no Leeds United games = what would we have done during a global pandemic had the domestic season not re-started? With no in-real-life games to discuss, Patrick Bamford, Emma Jones, Jermaine Beckford and Matthew Lewis catch up with Leeds’s FIFA wonderkid Olle ‘Ollelito’ Arbin, who represented the club in the recent EA Sports FIFA 21 tournament. Meanwhile, the team take a deep...

The band are back together as Patrick Bamford returns from his week in exile (physio) and once again takes his place alongside Matthew Lewis, Jermaine Beckford and Emma Jones. There’s discussion about the well-deserved 2-1 win over Fulham (rumours suggest Pat had an important hand in that), the thorny topic of what aftershave Stuart Dallas wears rears its head again, the guys reflect on Pat passin...

Matt Lewis, Emma Jones and Jermaine Beckford waste no time in breaking down the draw against Chelsea, as well as rifling through some of the best Raphinha chants they’ve received from listeners this week (with added questionable solos). Jermaine also opens up about adapting to life once you hang up your boots, and Matt has an excellent surprise for the rest of the gang... Learn more about your ad...

With the kids beginning to return to school, Jermaine Beckford, Matt Lewis, Emma Jones and Pat Bamford reflect on their own experience in education – Pat’s non-football playing school, Jermaine navigating sometimes vicious street football matches and Matt’s balancing of his studies with a burgeoning career aged just 5.  Warning: there is also discussion of the West Ham game, but the mood’s punctur...

On 7th March 2020 more than 36,000 fans piled into Elland Road for the 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town which continued the march towards promotion to the Premier League. Since then not a single fan has been back in to watch Marcelo Bielsa’s side in person. This week Patrick Bamford, Jermaine Beckford, Emma Jones and Matthew Lewis reflect on that fact as we approach the year mark since the stands fe...