LEEDS. Newcastle United conquers Leeds United 1-0 after J. Shelvey scored just 1 goal (75′). Leeds United was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who was helped by Daniel Cook and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 17
- 4 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 13
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 111 Attack 98
- 73 Dangerous attack 51
- 53 Ball safe 61
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leeds United had a superior ball possession 63% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Newcastle United was able to find the solution to win this match.
Leeds United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 4 yellow cards (D. James, S. Dallas, D. Llorente and Rodrigo). Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (A. Saint-Maximin and P. Dummett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leeds United will stay with 22 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United will have 15 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leeds United will play away against Aston Villa on the 9th of February with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (3 draws).
Newcastle United will host Everton on the 8th of February with a 14-8 head to head record in favor of Everton (6 draws).
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier
, Luke Ayling , Diego Llorente , Pascal Struijk , Stuart Dallas , Robin Koch , Mateusz Klich , Raphinha , Rodrigo , Jack Harrison and Daniel James .The home team had on the bench: Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Liam McCarron, Lewis Bate, Joe Gelhardt
, Stuart McKinstry, Kristoffer Klaesson, Tyler Roberts , Kris Moore and Nohan Kenneh.Substitutions
Leeds United made 2 changes: D. James for T. Roberts (71′) and M. Klich for J. Gelhardt (80′).
Best player: Luke Ayling
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Luke Ayling.
His rating is
with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka
, Kieran Trippier , Jamaal Lascelles , Fabian Schär , Paul Dummett , Joe Willock , Jonjo Shelvey , Joelinton , Ryan Fraser , Chris Wood and Allan Saint-Maximin .These were the players on the bench: Sean Longstaff
, Miguel Almirón, Jamal Lewis, Dwight Gayle, Jacob Murphy, Jeff Hendrick, Javier Manquillo , Karl Darlow and Ciaran Clark .Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of S. Longstaff (injured), J. Manquillo (injured) and C. Clark (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 3 changes: Joelinton for S. Longstaff (42′), P. Dummett for J. Manquillo (63′) and J. Lascelles for C. Clark (68′).
Best player: Kieran Trippier
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Everton – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Leeds United – Newcastle United – 0-1
- Manchester United – West Ham United – 1-0
- Southampton – Manchester City – 1-1