LEEDS. Leeds United and Leicester City draw 1-1. R. scored the first goal (26′) for Leeds United. H. Barnes settled the score (28′). Leeds United was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England assisted by Gary Beswick and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Leeds United

1 - 1

Leicester City

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 18 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 74
  • 68 Dangerous attack 40
  • 57 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leeds United had a superior ball possession 56% while Leicester City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match​.

Leeds United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Raphinha). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (A. Lookman).

Match Timeline

26'
27'
28'
67'
70'
74'
Wilfred Ndidi- Yellow
77'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- sub ->Y. Tielemans
80'
83'
C. Cresswell- sub ->A. Forshaw
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
93
38
Liverpool
92
38
Chelsea
74
38
Tottenham Hotspur
71
38
Arsenal
69
38
Manchester United
58
38
West Ham United
56
38
Leicester City
52
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
51
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
51
38
Newcastle United
49
38
Crystal Palace
48
38
Brentford
46
38
Aston Villa
45
38
Southampton
40
38
Everton
39
38
Leeds United
38
38
Burnley
35
38
Watford
23
38
Norwich City
22
38

After playing this contest, Leeds United will have 11 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will have 15 points like Crystal Palace and Everton to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leeds United will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 21st of November with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Leicester City will host Chelsea on the 20th of November with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Chelsea (6 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.5
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
6.7
D
Stuart Dallas 15.Northern Ireland
7.5
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
6.8
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.1
M
Adam Forshaw 4.England
6.3
90'
M
Kalvin Phillips 23.England
6.8
M
Jack Harrison 22.England
6.5
83'
M
Rodrigo 19.Spain
6.3
M
Raphinha 10.Brazil
6.9
27' 26'
F
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.1
Substitutes
G
K. Klaesson 13.Norway
D
Cody Drameh 37.England
D
C. Cresswell 35.England
90'
D
L. Hjelde 33.Norway
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
M
C. Summerville 38.Netherlands
M
Lewis Bate 26.England
M
Stuart McKinstry 39.Scotland
F
Tyler Roberts 11.Wales
6.6
83'

Leeds United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (6.5), Stuart Dallas (7.5), Diego Llorente (6.8), Liam Cooper (6.7), Pascal Struijk (7.1), Kalvin Phillips (6.8), Raphinha (6.9), Adam Forshaw (6.3), Rodrigo (6.3), Jack Harrison (6.5) and Daniel James (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mateusz Klich, Cody Drameh, Crysencio Summerville, Lewis Bate, Kristoffer Klaesson, Stuart McKinstry, Tyler Roberts (6.6), Charlie Cresswell and Leo Fuhr Hjelde.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 2 changes: J. Harrison for T. Roberts (83′) and A. Forshaw for C. Cresswell (90′).

Best player: Stuart Dallas​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Stuart Dallas.

His rating is (7.5) with 40 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Jonny Evans 6.Northern Ireland
6.5
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
7.1
D
Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium
7.0
D
Çağlar Söyüncü 4.Turkey
6.6
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.0
77'
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
7.1
74'
M
Boubakary Soumaré 42.France
7.8
F
Harvey Barnes 7.England
7.5
70' 28'
F
Jamie Vardy 9.England
6.6
F
Ademola Lookman 37.Nigeria
7.4
80'
Substitutes
G
D. Ward 12.Wales
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
D
Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana
6.8
70'
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
6.8
77'
M
James Maddison 10.England
6.3
80'
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
F
Ayoze Pérez 17.Spain
F
P. Daka 29.Zambia

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Talking about the opposition, Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel (7.3), Ricardo Pereira (7.1), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.6), Jonny Evans (6.5), Timothy Castagne (7.0), Wilfred Ndidi (7.1), Boubakary Soumaré (7.8), Youri Tielemans (7.0), Ademola Lookman (7.4), Jamie Vardy (6.6) and Harvey Barnes (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.8), Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Pérez, Jannik Vestergaard, James Maddison (6.3), Patson Daka, Luke Thomas, Danny Ward and Daniel Amartey (6.8).

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of K. Dewsbury-Hall (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: H. Barnes for D. Amartey (70′), Y. Tielemans for K. Dewsbury-Hall (77′) and A. Lookman for J. Maddison (80′).

Best player: Boubakary Soumaré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Boubakary Soumaré.

His rating is (7.8) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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