LEEDS. Leeds United overcomes Queens Park Rangers 1-0 after C. Summerville scored just 1 goal (9′). Leeds United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Asmir Begović received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Queens Park Rangers lost the match.

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the support of Jonathan Hunt and James Wilson. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.13 degrees Celsius or 59.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Leeds United

1 - 0

Queens Park Rangers

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 100 Attack 92
  • 65 Dangerous attack 22
  • 90 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 65% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match​.

Leeds United shot 16 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leeds United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (Gareth Ainsworth, Osman Kakay and Samuel Field).

Also, Queens Park Rangers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Asmir Begović (Queens Park Rangers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

C. Summerville(goal)Georginio Rutter
9'
26'
Sam Field- Yellow
46'
Albert Adomah- sub ->Paul Smyth
46'
P. Bamford- sub ->Joël Piroe
65'
Daniel James- sub ->Jaidon Anthony
65'
69'
Osman Kakay- Yellow
73'
Jimmy Dunne- sub ->Osman Kakay
80'
84'
Ziyad Larkeche- sub ->Steve Cook
90'
Asmir Begovic- Red
C. Cresswell- sub ->Georginio Rutter
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this contest, Leeds United will have 16 points like West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Cardiff City, Hull City and Southampton to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 8 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
7.0
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
7.5
D
Jamie Shackleton 17.England
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
7.3
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.3
D
Sam Byram 25.England
7.5
M
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
8.1
M
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
6.3
65'
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
7.7
80' 9'
M
A. Gray 22.England
7.7
M
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
6.0
65'
F
G. Rutter 24.France
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 28.England
D
C. Cresswell 5.England
90'
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
M
Daniel James 20.Wales
6.7
65'
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
F
P. Bamford 9.England
7.1
65'
F
Ian Poveda 27.England
6.8
80'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England

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

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Jamie Shackleton, Illan Meslier (7.0), Luke Ayling (7.3), Joe Rodon (7.5), Pascal Struijk (7.3), Sam Byram (7.5), Archie Gray (7.7), Ethan Ampadu (8.1), Crysencio Summerville (7.7), Joël Piroe (6.3), Jaidon Anthony (6.0) and Georginio Rutter (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel James (6.7), Charlie Cresswell, Liam Cooper , Glen Kamara, Patrick Bamford (7.1), Ian Carlo Poveda (6.8), Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt and Ilia Gruev.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Ian Carlo Poveda (80′), Joël Piroe for Patrick Bamford (65′), Jaidon Anthony for Daniel James (65′) and Georginio Rutter for Charlie Cresswell (90′).

Best player: Ethan Ampadu​

The most impressive player for Leeds United was Ethan Ampadu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 74 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
90'
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
7.1
73' 69'
D
Steve Cook 5.England
7.3
84'
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England
7.0
M
Jack Colback 4.England
6.7
46'
M
Sam Field 8.England
6.7
26'
M
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
7.0
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
6.8
M
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
6.6
46'
M
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.0
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
6.4
78'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
7.0
73'
D
Ziyad Larkeche 21.France
6.4
84'
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
6.6
46'
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
M
Stephen Duke-McKenna 24.Guyana
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
6.7
46'
F
Charlie Kelman 23.England

Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Gareth Ainsworth played with: Asmir Begović (7.0), Osman Kakay (7.1), Steve Cook (7.3), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.0), Paul Smyth (6.6), Jack Colback (6.7), Samuel Field (6.7), Kenneth Paal (7.0), Lyndon Dykes (7.0), Ilias Chair (6.8), Sinclair Armstrong (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jimmy Dunne (7.0), Jordan Archer, Andre Dozzell (6.6), Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Ziyad Larkeche (6.4), Charlie Kelman, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Albert Adomah (6.7) and Rayan Kolli (6.4).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Paul Smyth for Albert Adomah (46′), Jack Colback for Andre Dozzell (46′), Steve Cook for Ziyad Larkeche (84′) and Osman Kakay for Jimmy Dunne (73′).

Best player: Steve Cook​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Steve Cook.

His rating is (7.3) with 38 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​