LEEDS. Manchester United had a surprising win over Leeds United with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Rashford (80′) and a goal from A. Garnacho (85′). Manchester United was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 36,919 spectators. The referee was Paul Tierney who was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 6 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 98
- 50 Dangerous attack 32
- 69 Ball safe 103
- 17 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 67% while Leeds United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Manchester United managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Leeds United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Manchester United shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (Junior Firpo and Weston McKennie). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Fred).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Leeds United will stay with 19 points to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will have 46 points to sit in the 3rd 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 in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
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 , Luke Ayling , Robin Koch , Maximilian Wöber , Junior Firpo , Weston McKennie , Tyler Adams , Crysencio Summerville , Jack Harrison , Wilfried Gnonto and Patrick Bamford .
The home team had on the bench: Georginio Rutter , Brenden Aaronson , Rasmus Kristensen, Darko Gyabi, Joel Robles, Mateo Joseph, Diogo Monteiro, Sam Greenwood and Jeremiah Mullen.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 3 changes: P. Bamford for Georginio Rutter (58′), Jack Harrison for Brenden Aaronson (73′) and Weston McKennie for Sam Greenwood (86′).
Best player: Luke Ayling
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Luke Ayling.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Manchester United – Formation
Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Harry Maguire , Luke Shaw , Tyrell Malacia , Marcel Sabitzer , Fred , Jadon Sancho , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raphaël Varane, Facundo Pellistri, Zidane Iqbal, Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho , Lisandro Martínez , Victor Lindelöf, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tom Heaton.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: Jadon Sancho for Alejandro Ferreyra (61′), Tyrell Malacia for Lisandro Martínez (61′), Diogo Dalot for Aaron Wan-Bissaka (73′) and Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga (90′).
Best player: David De Gea
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was the goalkeeper: David De Gea. His rating is 8.02. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.