Leeds United destroys Huddersfield Town 4-1 with an outstanding performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEDS. Leeds United annihilates Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of

October 29, 2023

LEEDS. Leeds United obliterates Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of Daniel James (20′), Crysencio Summerville (31′), Daniel James (34′) and Crysencio Summerville (45′). On the other side, Huddersfield Town scored with Michał Helik (70′). Leeds United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was James Bell who was helped by Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.13 degrees Celsius or 50.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Leeds United

4 - 1

Huddersfield Town

! 73 Ball Possession 27

Shots

20 Total 5
5 On Target 2
9 Off Target 1
6 Shots blocked 2

145 Attack 57
58 Dangerous attack 29
610 Ball safe 399

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2

Fouls

7 Total 11
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 73% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.

Leeds United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Huddersfield Town shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leeds United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town received 4 yellow cards (Sorba Thomas, Jonathan Hogg, Tom Lees and Brahima Diarra).

Match Timeline

Daniel James(goal)Crysencio Summerville

20'

24'

Jonathan Hogg- Yellow

C. Summerville(goal)Joël Piroe

31'

Daniel James(goal)Crysencio Summerville

34'

37'

Sorba Thomas- Yellow

40'

B. Diarra- Yellow

C. Summerville(goal)Georginio Rutter

45'

46'

B. Jackson- sub ->Brahima Diarra

46'

Matthew Pearson- sub ->Tom Edwards

50'

T. Lees- Yellow

60'

W. Gnonto- sub ->Crysencio Summerville

60'

L. Cooper- sub ->Joe Rodon

64'

70'

Michał Helik(goal)

Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Daniel James

79'

P. Bamford- sub ->Georginio Rutter

79'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Leeds United will have 25 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town will stay with 14 points to hold in the 21st 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 in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Huddersfield Town will play away agasint Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

6.0

Joe Rodon 14.Wales

7.1

64'

P. Struijk 21.Netherlands

7.1

Sam Byram 25.England

7.8

60'

Jamie Shackleton 17.England

7.0

Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales

7.5

Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands

7.7

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

10.2

60'

31', 45'

Daniel James 20.Wales

8.4

79'

20', 34'

Glen Kamara 8.Finland

7.3

G. Rutter 24.France

7.3

79'

Substitutes

Karl Darlow 28.England

Luke Ayling 2.England

7.0

60'

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

6.6

64'

A. Gray 22.England

Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria

P. Bamford 9.England

7.0

79'

Jaidon Anthony 12.England

6.7

79'

Ian Poveda 27.England

W. Gnonto 29.Italy

7.0

60'

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: Illan Meslier (6.0), Jamie Shackleton (7.0), Joe Rodon (7.1), Pascal Struijk (7.1), Sam Byram (7.8), Glen Kamara (7.3), Ethan Ampadu (7.5), Daniel James (8.4), Joël Piroe (7.7), Crysencio Summerville (10.2) and Georginio Rutter (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Archie Gray, Luke Ayling (7.0), Liam Cooper (6.6), Patrick Bamford (7.0), Jaidon Anthony (6.7), Ian Carlo Poveda, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto (7.0) and Ilia Gruev.

Leeds United could not rely on the presence of Liam Cooper (injured) and Luke Ayling (injured).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Joe Rodon for Liam Cooper (64′), Sam Byram for Luke Ayling (60′), Crysencio Summerville for Wilfried Gnonto (60′), Georginio Rutter for Patrick Bamford (79′) and Daniel James for Jaidon Anthony (79′).

Best player: Daniel James

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Daniel James.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town

Lee Nicholls 1.England

6.0

Michał Helik 5.Poland

6.8

70'

Sorba Thomas 14.Wales

6.0

37'

Y. Nakayama 33.Japan

6.4

Tom Edwards 16.England

6.1

46'

T. Lees 32.England

6.4

50'

Jonathan Hogg 6.England

6.3

24'

Jack Rudoni 8.England

K. Harratt 22.England

6.8

Ben Wiles 23.England

6.3

Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands

6.3

B. Diarra 11.Mali

6.0

46'

40'

Josh Koroma 10.England

Substitutes

C. Maxwell 12.Wales

Matthew Pearson 4.England

7.0

46'

Jaheim Headley 15.England

Rarmani Edmonds-Green 2.England

B. Jackson 30.England

6.7

46'

Luke Daley 38.England

Josh Austerfield 36.England

Kyle Hudlin 27.England

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darren Moore played with: Jack Rudoni, Josh Koroma, Lee Nicholls (6.0), Sorba Thomas (6.0), Tom Edwards (6.1), Michał Helik (6.8), Tom Lees (6.4), Yuta Nakayama (6.4), Ben Wiles (6.3), Jonathan Hogg (6.3) and Brahima Diarra (6.0), Delano Burgzorg (6.3), Kian Harratt (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matthew Pearson (7.0), Jaheim Headley, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Chris Maxwell, Kyle Hudlin, Ben Jackson (6.7), Josh Austerfield, Luke Daley and Tom Iorpenda.