WOLVERHAMPTON. Leeds United overcomes Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2. Wolverhampton Wanderers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
Also, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 2 players sent off: Jonny Castro (84′ for a red card) and Matheus Nunes (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 23 Total 11
- 8 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 146 Attack 76
- 66 Dangerous attack 33
- 76 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wolverhampton Wanderers had a superior ball possession 66% while Leeds United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Leeds United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 23 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Craig Dawson, Nélson Semedo and João Gomes). On the other side, Leeds United received 5 yellow cards (L. Ayling, Weston McKennie, Junior Firpo, Marc Roca and I. Meslier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 27 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United will have 26 points like Nottingham Forest and Everton to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Leeds United will host Newcastle United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46'
37'
84'
65'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá, Nélson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Max Kilman, Jonny Otto, Rúben Neves, Mario Lemina, João Gomes, Pedro Neto, Raúl Jiménez and Daniel Podence.
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Sarabia, Adama Traoré, João Moutinho, Daniel Bentley, Matheus Nunes, Diego Costa, Toti Gomes, Nathan Collins and Matheus Cunha.
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Craig Dawson for Nathan Collins (46′), Pedro Neto for Pablo Sarabia (46′), Daniel Podence for Adama Traoré (57′), Nélson Semedo for Matheus Cunha (57′) and Rúben Neves for João Moutinho (76′).
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Javier Gracia Carlos played with: Illan Meslier, Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Maximilian Wöber, Junior Firpo, Marc Roca, Weston McKennie, Jack Harrison, Brenden Aaronson, Wilfried Gnonto and Patrick Bamford.
These were the players on the bench: Archie Gray, Luis Sinisterra, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville, Rodrigo, Joel Robles, Rasmus Kristensen and Georginio Rutter.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 4 changes: W. Gnonto for Rasmus Kristensen (61′), P. Bamford for Rodrigo (67′), Brenden Aaronson for Crysencio Summerville (81′) and Junior Firpo for Pascal Struijk (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Leeds United – 2-4
- Southampton – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-3
- Chelsea – Everton – 2-2
- Brentford – Leicester City – 1-1
- Aston Villa – AFC Bournemouth – 3-0