It’s Halloween and that means just one thing: a Leeds United XI made up of some of the best petrifying puns you’ve ever seen!
It may be the creepiest day of the year but, thankfully, it’s not been a scary start to the season for Leeds United, who have adapted to the frightening heights of the Premier League like the Ghostbusters adapted to our very understanding of the universe being proven completely false.
Daniel Farke will take his team of ghosts down to the south coast on Saturday, though, for what could be a terrifying match-up against Brighton.
Leeds haven’t even scored at the Amex since 2012 and have never won there. You could call it a haunted house for United.
But before a potentially nightmarish day comes to pass, Leeds United News have assembled a spook-tacular Halloween-themed starting XI containing Leeds stars of the past and the present.
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Leeds United’s Halloween 2025 line-up
We can’t lie, the team at Leeds United News have assembled a full spine-chilling squad, but, just like its manager, Farkenstein’s Monster, we had to narrow it down to just the strongest starting XI.
While captain Ethan Ampadu will lead his side out hoping to avoid a slaughter on Saturday, his namesake Ethan Vampiredu is always looking for the opposite.
Here is the full sinister starting XI:
- Casper’s Ghost Ankergren – Casper Ankergen
- Lewis Babacook – Lewis Cook, filling in at make-shift right-back, which always gives defenders the shivers
- Roque Horror Picture Show – Roque Junior, and wasn’t it just
- Pascal Struijkcrow – Pascal Struijk, and we hope he’s never caught standing still
- Danny Rose from the Dead – Danny Rose
- Peter Loreaper – Peter Lorimer, and he was grim to play against!
- Ethan Vampiredu – Ethan Ampadu, a leader you can always count on
- Jonny Howlson – Jonny Howson
- Eric Phantoma – Eric Cantona, a ghost of Leeds’ past
- Mark Vispooka – Mark Viduka, he gave plenty of defenders sleepless nights
- Cryoutforhelpio Summerville – Crysencio Summerville, and West Ham were on Friday!
Brighton haven’t won in their last four games, so Leeds will be hoping their form doesn’t come back from the grave on Saturday, and that their actual team isn’t anywhere near as scary.
Leeds United’s scary squad for Halloween 2025
You didn’t really think we were just going to leave all the rest of our gruesome wordplay on the cutting room floor, did you?
Like any manager, Farkenstein’s monster needs plenty of horrifying options to choose from should any injuries – a stake through the heart, an exorcism, the full moon disappearing – befall any of his perturbing players.
Here’s the rest of his gruesome gaggle of monstrosities:
- Lucas Scarri – Lucas Perri, he’s been anything but between the sticks so far!
- Davide I know what you did last Somma – Davide Somma, very unlucky not to be in the starting XI
- Norman Haunter – Norman Hunter, would be knocking on the door too, but he can just pass through them
- Gabriel Bloodmundsson – Gabriel Gudmundsson
- Dominic Calvert-Hallewin – Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- Harry Gray Lady – Harry Gray
- Ilia Booev – Ilia Gruev
- NoAHHH! Okafor – Noah Okafor, he’s been making fans scream this season!
- Rui Moreguequez – Rui Marquez
- Sanchez Watt lies beneath – Sanchez Watt
- Rudolf Austin – Oh sorry, that’s for next month!
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