LEEDS. Leeds United and Coventry City draw 1-1. C. Summerville scored the first goal (58′) for Leeds United. B. Thomas settled the score (66′). Leeds United was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 36,700 spectators.​ The referee was Geoff Eltringham assisted by Shaun Hudson and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.08 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Leeds United

1 - 1

Coventry City

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 21 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 159 Attack 62
  • 70 Dangerous attack 29
  • 85 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 64% while Coventry City was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match​.

Leeds United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (Illan Meslier, Ethan Ampadu and Crysencio Summerville). Regarding the opposition, Coventry City received 5 yellow cards (Ben Sheaf, Kasey Palmer, Ellis Simms, Bradley Collins and Josh Eccles).

Match Timeline

C. Summerville- Yellow
50'
C. Summerville(goal)Georginio Rutter
58'
66'
Bobby Thomas(goal)Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
67'
Callum O'Hare- sub ->Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
67'
Haji Wright- sub ->Jake Bidwell
Illan Meslier- Yellow
66'
66'
Ellis Simms- Yellow
Ethan Ampadu- Yellow
75'
P. Bamford- sub ->Glen Kamara
78'
W. Gnonto- sub ->Djed Spence
78'
78'
Kasey Palmer- sub ->Ellis Simms
79'
Jamie Allen- sub ->Milan van Ewijk
82'
Brad Collins- Yellow
Joe Gelhardt- sub ->Joël Piroe
85'
88'
Josh Eccles- Yellow
88'
Kasey Palmer- Yellow
90'
Ben Sheaf- Yellow

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 has 42 points like Southampton to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will has 27 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will host Ipswich Town on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Ipswich Town (5 draws).

Coventry City will play away against Sunderland on the 23rd of December with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (4 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.7
66'
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
7.5
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.5
D
A. Gray 22.England
6.8
D
Djed Spence 39.England
7.0
78'
M
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
8.5
75'
M
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
6.7
85'
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
7.5
78'
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
9.1
50' 58'
M
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.5
F
G. Rutter 24.France
8.8
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 28.England
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.6
78'
F
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
F
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
7.0
78'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England
6.6
85'
F
Mateo Joseph 49.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: Illan Meslier (6.7), Archie Gray (6.8), Joe Rodon (7.5), Pascal Struijk (7.5), Djed Spence (7.0), Ethan Ampadu (8.5), Glen Kamara (7.5), Daniel James (7.5), Joël Piroe (6.7), Crysencio Summerville (9.1) and Georginio Rutter (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford (6.6), Jaidon Anthony, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto (7.0), Joe Gelhardt (6.6), Ilia Gruev and Mateo Joseph.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: Glen Kamara for Patrick Bamford (78′), Djed Spence for Wilfried Gnonto (78′) and Joël Piroe for Joe Gelhardt (85′).

Player of the match: Crysencio Summerville​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 57 passes (89% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
7.5
82'
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
8.1
66'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
6.8
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
6.7
67'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
6.4
79'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
7.3
67'
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
7.1
90'
M
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.0
M
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.0
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
6.7
88'
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.7
78' 66'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.4
79'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
6.4
67'
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
6.8
78' 88'
F
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.6
67'
F
Matt Godden 24.England

Coventry City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mark Robins played with: Bradley Collins (7.5), Milan van Ewijk (6.4), Bobby Thomas (8.1), Liam Kitching (6.8), Jake Bidwell (6.7), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.3), Josh Eccles (6.7), Ben Sheaf (7.1), Jay Dasilva (7.0) and Ellis Simms (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jamie Allen (6.4), Callum O’Hare (6.4), Haji Wright (6.6), Luis Binks, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wilson, Matt Godden, Yasin Ayari and Kasey Palmer (6.8).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 4 changes: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Callum O’Hare (67′), Milan van Ewijk for Jamie Allen (79′), Jake Bidwell for Haji Wright (67′) and Ellis Simms for Kasey Palmer (78′).

Player of the match: Bobby Thomas​

The most impressive player for Coventry City was Bobby Thomas.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 36 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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