LEEDS. Leeds United and Leicester City draw 1-1. L. Sinisterra scored the first goal (20′) for Leeds United. J. Vardy made it even (79′). Leicester City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the support of Neil Davies and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Leeds United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match​.

Leeds United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 4 yellow cards (L. Ayling, Rodrigo, Marc Roca and L. Cooper). On the other side, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Boubakary Soumaré and Youri Tielemans).

Standings

After this encounter, Leeds United will have 30 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will have 29 points to remain in the 17th 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).

Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 15th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Javier Gracia Carlos decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (6.2), Luke Ayling (6.1), Robin Koch (6.1), Liam Cooper (6.3), Junior Firpo (6.3), Weston McKennie (6.9), Marc Roca (6.5), Jack Harrison (7.4), Rodrigo (6.8), Luis Sinisterra (7.2) and Patrick Bamford (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rasmus Kristensen, Brenden Aaronson (6.3), Pascal Struijk, Adam Forshaw, Georginio Rutter, Crysencio Summerville (6.8), Wilfried Gnonto, Sam Greenwood and Joel Robles.

Leeds United could not rely on the presence of Brenden Aaronson (injured).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 2 changes: Luis Sinisterra for Crysencio Summerville (33′) and Rodrigo for Brenden Aaronson (68′).

Best player: Jack Harrison​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Jack Harrison.

His rating is (7.4) with 29 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Leicester City – Formation

Also Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dean Smith played with: Daniel Iversen (6.2), Timothy Castagne (6.2), Wout Faes (6.5), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.6), Victor Kristiansen (6.0), Youri Tielemans (6.8), Boubakary Soumaré (7.1), Tetê (6.7), James Maddison (7.8), Harvey Barnes (7.0) and Kelechi Iheanacho (6.9).

They had on the bench: Jamie Vardy (7.2), Harry Souttar, Wilfred Ndidi, Patson Daka (6.5), Nampalys Mendy, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Danny Ward, Dennis Praet and Daniel Amartey.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Patson Daka (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: Harvey Barnes for Patson Daka (70′), Tetê for Jamie Vardy (70′) and Kelechi Iheanacho for Dennis Praet (82′).

Best player: James Maddison​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was James Maddison.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Aston Villa – Fulham – 1-0
• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace – 2-0
• Leeds United – Leicester City – 1-1