LEEDS. Leeds United prevails over Southampton 1-0 after J. Firpo scored just 1 goal (77′). Leeds United took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 36,641 spectators.​ The referee was Peter Bankes with the help of Edward Smart and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leeds United had a superior ball possession 60% while Southampton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match​.

Leeds United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (W. Gnonto and P. Bamford). On the opposite side, Southampton received 4 yellow cards (Stuart Armstrong, R. Lavia, I. Diallo and Armel Bella-Kotchap).

Standings

After playing this match, Leeds United will have 22 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Southampton will stay with 18 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leeds United will host Newcastle United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

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

The manager Javier Gracia Carlos decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (7.4), Luke Ayling (7.1), Robin Koch (7.3), Maximilian Wöber (7.4), Junior Firpo (8.4), Tyler Adams (6.9), Weston McKennie (7.1), Jack Harrison (7.6), Brenden Aaronson (6.0), Wilfried Gnonto (6.2) and Patrick Bamford (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Joel Robles, Diogo Monteiro, Rasmus Kristensen, Darko Gyabi, Marc Roca (6.6), Crysencio Summerville (6.2), Georginio Rutter (6.1), Mateo Joseph and Sam Greenwood.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: W. Gnonto for Crysencio Summerville (60′), Brenden Aaronson for Georginio Rutter (75′) and P. Bamford for Marc Roca (86′).

Best player: Junior Firpo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Junior Firpo.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 48 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nathan Jones played with: Gavin Bazunu (6.9), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (7.0), Jan Bednarek (7.4), Armel Bella-Kotchap (7.3), Romain Perraud (6.6), Stuart Armstrong (6.3), James Ward-Prowse (6.9), Roméo Lavia (7.0), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.6), Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.8) and Paul Onuachu (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Willy Caballero, Kyle Walker-Peters (7.0), Duje Ćaleta-Car, Ibrahima Diallo (6.9), Moussa Djenepo, Carlos Alcaraz, Theo Walcott (6.6), Sékou Mara (6.8) and Adam Armstrong (6.6).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Theo Walcott (63′), Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ibrahima Diallo (63′), Paul Onuachu for Sékou Mara (63′), Romain Perraud for Kyle Walker-Peters (71′) and Mohamed Elyounoussi for Adam Armstrong (82′).

Best player: Jan Bednarek​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Jan Bednarek.

His rating is (7.4) with 46 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• West Ham United – Nottingham Forest – 4-0
• Leicester City – Arsenal – 0-1
• Leeds United – Southampton – 1-0
• Everton – Aston Villa – 0-2
• Crystal Palace – Liverpool – 0-0
• AFC Bournemouth – Manchester City – 1-4