LEEDS. Leeds United recovers against West Ham United with a penalty kick on the L. Paquetá 44′ and a goal on the G. Scamacca 46′. Leeds United was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who was helped by Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 63% while West Ham United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match​.

Leeds United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, West Ham United shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 4 yellow cards (Rodrigo, Liam Cooper, Crysencio Summerville and Jesse Marsch). Talking about the opposition, West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Nayef Aguerd).

Standings

After playing this match, Leeds United will have 17 points like Leicester City and Nottingham Forest to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, West Ham United will have 15 points like Everton to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leeds United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 28th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

West Ham United will play away agasint Leicester City on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jesse Marsch decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (6.1), Luke Ayling (6.7), Robin Koch (7.0), Liam Cooper (7.4), Pascal Struijk (6.2), Marc Roca (7.1), Tyler Adams (7.3), Brenden Aaronson (5.8), Wilfried Gnonto (7.3), Crysencio Summerville (6.2) and Rodrigo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Darko Gyabi, Rasmus Kristensen, Joel Robles, Junior Firpo, Mateusz Klich (6.4), Sam Greenwood (6.2), Joe Gelhardt, Diego Llorente and Jack Harrison (6.9).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: Brenden Aaronson for Mateusz Klich (63′), Marc Roca for Sam Greenwood (79′) and Degnand Gnonto for Joe Gelhardt (90′).

Best player: Liam Cooper​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Liam Cooper.

His rating is (7.4) with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17.

West Ham United – Formation

Also West Ham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański (6.4), Vladimír Coufal (7.0), Craig Dawson (6.4), Nayef Aguerd (6.3), Thilo Kehrer (6.6), Declan Rice (6.8), Tomáš Souček (6.5), Jarrod Bowen (6.1), Lucas Paquetá (7.8), Pablo Fornals (6.8) and Gianluca Scamacca (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emerson Palmieri, Ben Johnson, Saïd Benrahma (6.3), Manuel Lanzini, Alphonse Aréola, Flynn Downes (6.9), Michail Antonio (6.2), Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell (6.6).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 5 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Jack Harrison (63′), Gianluca Scamacca for Michail Antonio (67′), Vladimir Coufal for Aaron Cresswell  (68′), Pablo Fornals for Saïd Benrahma (80′) and Lucas Paquetá for Flynn Downes (80′).

Best player: Lucas Paquetá​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Ham United was Lucas Paquetá.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Southampton – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
• Leeds United – West Ham United – 2-2
• Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-4
• Aston Villa – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1