THORP ARCH. Leeds United managed to turn the tables against Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Nottingham Forest to strike first with a goal of Orel Mangala at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Luis Sinisterra gave the win to Leeds United in the 45′ minute. Leeds United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Thorp Arch Grange stadium in Thorp Arch on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who had the assistance of Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Leeds United

2 - 1

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 9 Shots blocked 8
  • 124 Attack 70
  • 76 Dangerous attack 40
  • 92 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 63% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match​.

Leeds United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 13 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 1 yellow card (C. Summerville). Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (Neco Williams, B. Johnson, Felipe and Cheikhou Kouyaté ).

Match Timeline

8'
Neco Williams- Yellow
12'
20'
45'
56'
Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Danilo
56'
64'
Cheikhou Kouyaté- sub ->Remo Freuler
65'
72'
72'
74'
C. Summerville- sub ->Brenden Aaronson
74'
85'
Felipe- Yellow
89'
Cheikhou Kouyaté- Yellow
90'
C. Summerville- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this encounter, Leeds United will have 29 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 27 points like West Ham United, Everton and AFC Bournemouth to sit 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 in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.6
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
6.5
D
Robin Koch 5.Germany
6.8
D
Junior Firpo 3.Spain
6.9
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.8
M
Marc Roca 8.Spain
7.4
M
Jack Harrison 11.England
7.4
20'
M
Weston McKennie 28.United States
7.1
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.8
74'
M
Luis Sinisterra 23.Colombia
8.2
74' 45'
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Joel Robles 22.Spain
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
D
Rasmus Kristensen 25.Denmark
90'
M
D. Gyabi 18.England
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
6.6
74' 90'
F
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
F
G. Rutter 24.France
F
Rodrigo 19.Spain
7.1
74'
F
Sam Greenwood 42.England

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 (6.6), Luke Ayling (6.5), Robin Koch (6.8), Pascal Struijk (7.8), Junior Firpo (6.9), Weston McKennie (7.1), Marc Roca (7.4), Jack Harrison (7.4), Brenden Aaronson (6.8), Luis Sinisterra (8.2) and Patrick Bamford (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Darko Gyabi, Wilfried Gnonto, Georginio Rutter, Rodrigo (7.1), Crysencio Summerville (6.6), Joel Robles, Liam Cooper, Rasmus Kristensen and Sam Greenwood.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: P. Bamford for Jonjo Shelvey (56′), Luis Sinisterra for Rodrigo (74′), Brenden Aaronson for Crysencio Summerville (74′) and P. Bamford for Rasmus Kristensen (90′).

Best player: Luis Sinisterra​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Luis Sinisterra.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 32 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Keylor Navas 12.Costa Rica
6.5
D
Felipe 38.Brazil
6.9
85'
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
7.1
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.6
D
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.1
8'
M
Remo Freuler 23.Switzerland
6.6
64'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
7.0
12'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.1
56'
M
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
6.6
72'
M
Brennan Johnson 20.Wales
5.8
65'
F
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Wayne Hennessey 13.Wales
D
Renan Lodi 32.Brazil
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
M
Jonjo Shelvey 6.England
6.4
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 21.Senegal
6.2
64' 89'
M
Gustavo Scarpa 31.Brazil
6.3
72'
F
Sam Surridge 16.England
F
André Ayew 34.Ghana
6.7
72'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
6.4
56'

Nottingham Forest started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Steve Cooper played with: Keylor Navas (6.5), Neco Williams (6.1), Felipe (6.9), Moussa Niakhaté (6.6), Harry Toffolo (7.1), Orel Mangala (7.0), Remo Freuler (6.6), Danilo (6.1), Brennan Johnson (5.8), Emmanuel Dennis (6.6) and Morgan Gibbs-White (6.8).

They had on the bench: Renan Lodi, Wayne Hennessey, Jonjo Shelvey (6.4), Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.2), Gustavo Scarpa (6.1), André Ayew (6.7), Joe Worrall, Taiwo Awoniyi (6.4) and Sam Surridge.

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of André Ayew (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Danilo for Taiwo Awoniyi (56′), Remo Freuler for Cheikhou Kouyaté (64′), Emmanuel Dennis for André Ayew (72′) and M. Gibbs-White for Gustavo Scarpa (72′).

Best player: Harry Toffolo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Harry Toffolo.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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