LIVERPOOL. Everton prevails over Leeds United 1-0 after S. Coleman scored just 1 goal (64′).

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 39,232 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Harry Lennard and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Everton was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match​.

Everton shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United shot 8 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Everton received 2 yellow cards (Dwight McNeil and Abdoulaye Doucouré). Regarding the opposition, Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and W. Gnonto).

Standings

After this match, Everton will have 21 points like AFC Bournemouth to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Leeds United will stay with 19 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Manchester City on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Leeds United will host Newcastle United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (7.0), Séamus Coleman (7.2), Conor Coady (6.7), James Tarkowski (7.8), Vitaliy Mykolenko (6.8), Alex Iwobi (7.8), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.1), Idrissa Gueye (7.1), Amadou Onana (6.6), Dwight McNeil (7.3) and Neal Maupay (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Asmir Begović, Mason Holgate, Tom Davies (6.2), Rúben Vinagre, Ellis Simms (6.2), Demarai Gray, Yerry Mina, Ben Godfrey and Michael Keane.

Everton could not rely on the presence of Tom Davies (injured).

Substitutions

Everton made 2 changes: Amadou Onana for Tom Davies (74′) and Neal Maupay for Ellis Simms (81′).

Best player: James Tarkowski​

The most impressive player for Everton was James Tarkowski even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jesse Marsch played with: Illan Meslier (7.3), Luke Ayling (6.6), Robin Koch (6.9), Maximilian Wöber (7.1), Junior Firpo (7.1), Weston McKennie (6.6), Tyler Adams (7.1), Crysencio Summerville (6.1), Jack Harrison (6.2), Wilfried Gnonto (6.3) and Patrick Bamford (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Greenwood, Darko Gyabi, Georginio Rutter (7.0), Rasmus Kristensen (6.1), Joel Robles, Diogo Monteiro, Liam Cooper, Brenden Aaronson (6.8) and Mateo Joseph.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: Maximilian Wöber for Rasmus Kristensen (46′), C. Summerville for Brenden Aaronson (61′), Weston McKennie for Georginio Rutter (79′) and Jack Harrison for Sam Greenwood (86′).

Best player: Illan Meslier​

The most impressive player for Leeds United was the goalkeeper: Illan Meslier. His rating is 7.30. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
• Nottingham Forest – Manchester City – 1-1
• Newcastle United – Liverpool – 0-2
• Everton – Leeds United – 1-0
• Chelsea – Southampton – 0-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Fulham – 0-1
• Brentford – Crystal Palace – 1-1
• Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2-4