PRESTON. Preston North End topped Leeds United to win 2-1. A goal from L. Millar was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of Alan Browne at the 57′. Then it was a penalty in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Liam Millar gave the win to Preston North End in the 89′ minute with a goal. Leeds United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
Illan Meslier received a red card (53′). This red card was one of the reason why Leeds United lost the match.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Tuesday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 21,816 spectators. The referee was Joshua Smith with the help of Matthew Smith and Alex James. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.43 degrees Celsius or 45.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 91 Attack 97
- 46 Dangerous attack 44
- 82 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 22 Total 12
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Preston North End was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match.
Preston North End shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 5 yellow cards (Duane Holmes, Alan Browne, Ali McCann, Milutin Osmajić and Brad Potts). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Joe Rodon).
Also, Leeds United didn’t end the match with 11 players after Illan Meslier (Leeds United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Preston North End has 35 points like Bristol City to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will stays with 45 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 29th of December with a 9-9 head to head.
Leeds United will play away against West Bromwich Albion on the 29th of December with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jack Whatmough , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Ali McCann , Ben Whiteman , Liam Millar , Duane Holmes , Alan Browne and Milutin Osmajić .
The home team had on the bench: Ched Evans , Jordan Storey, Ryan Ledson, David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Will Keane, Mads Frökjaer-Jensen , Ben Woodburn and Kian Best.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Alan Browne for Ryan Ledson (90′), Milutin Osmajić for Ched Evans (72′) and Duane Holmes for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (84′).
Player of the match: Liam Millar
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Millar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier , Archie Gray , Joe Rodon , Pascal Struijk , Djed Spence , Ethan Ampadu , Glen Kamara , Daniel James , Joël Piroe , Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter .
These were the players on the bench: Junior Firpo, Wilfried Gnonto , Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford , Jaidon Anthony, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow , Ilia Gruev and Mateo Joseph .
Substitutions
Leeds United made 5 changes: Joël Piroe for Karl Darlow (55′), Djed Spence for Wilfried Gnonto (68′), Glen Kamara for Ilia Gruev (68′), Crysencio Summerville for Mateo Joseph (68′) and Ethan Ampadu for Patrick Bamford (90′).
Player of the match: Pascal Struijk
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Pascal Struijk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 75 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 1-0
- Watford – Bristol City – 1-4
- Southampton – Swansea City – 5-0
- Rotherham United – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Preston North End – Leeds United – 2-1
- Millwall – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Ipswich Town – Leicester City – 1-1
- Hull City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1-3