LEEDS. Leeds United snatched a late win Crystal Palace 1-0 after R. scored a penalty (90′). Leeds United was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Tuesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Friend with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Simon Beck. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 3 On Target 1
- 13 Off Target 8
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 119 Attack 74
- 47 Dangerous attack 43
- 88 Ball safe 90
- 14 Free Kicks 17
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 62% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was was more pushing with 47 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, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 5 yellow cards (P. Struijk, J. Firpo, S. Dallas, T. Roberts and A. Forshaw). Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (J. Ward, C. Gallagher and M. Guehi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leeds United will have 15 points like Everton to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace will stay with 16 points like Brentford and Aston Villa to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
72'
46'
90'
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 , Stuart Dallas , Diego Llorente , Liam Cooper , Pascal Struijk , Kalvin Phillips , Raphinha , Adam Forshaw , Mateusz Klich , Daniel James and Tyler Roberts .
The home team had on the bench: J. Jenkins, K. Klaesson, C. Summerville, C. Cresswell, Rodrigo , J. Shackleton, J. Gelhardt, J. Harrison and Junior Firpo .
Leeds United could not rely on the presence of J. Firpo (injured).
Substitutions
Leeds United made 3 changes: P. Struijk for J. Firpo (46′), M. Klich for Rodrigo (46′) and T. Roberts for C. Cresswell (90′).
Best player: Stuart Dallas
The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Stuart Dallas even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Joel Ward , James Tomkins , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jeffrey Schlupp , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Conor Gallagher , Jordan Ayew , Wilfried Zaha and Odsonne Édouard .
They had on the bench: J. Butland, L. Milivojević, M. Kelly, Michael Olise, E. Eze, Will Hughes , J. Riedewald, N. Clyne and Christian Benteke .
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: O. Edouard for C. Benteke (68′), J. Schlupp for W. Hughes (80′) and J. Ayew for M. Olise (90′).
Best player: Jeffrey Schlupp
The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Jeffrey Schlupp.
His rating is with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
