Leeds United prevails over Cardiff City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CARDIFF. Leeds United was eventually too strong for Cardiff City.

January 14, 2024

CARDIFF. Leeds United was ultimately too strong for Cardiff City with the goal of Patrick Bamford (13′), Daniel James (31′) and Georginio Rutter (88′). Leeds United was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Crysencio Summerville didn’t score a penalty (79′) for Leeds United.

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 25,991 spectators. The referee was Oliver Langford with the collaboration of Hristo Karaivanov and G Read. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.18 degrees Celsius or 37.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.

Match Statistics

Cardiff City

0 - 3

Leeds United

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

9 Total 15
1 On Target 7
5 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 1

81 Attack 121
38 Dangerous attack 44
73 Ball safe 91

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 4

Fouls

4 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.

Cardiff City shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Perry Ng). On the other side, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Ilia Gruev).

Match Timeline

13'

P. Bamford(goal)Junior Firpo

31'

Daniel James(goal)

44'

P. Ng- Yellow

45'

Y. Meïté- sub ->Kion Etete

46'

74'

Ilia Gruev- Yellow

O. Tanner- sub ->Josh Bowler

74'

79'

C. Summerville- missed penalty

85'

Sam Byram- sub ->Junior Firpo

88'

G. Rutter(goal)Crysencio Summerville

90'

Joël Piroe- sub ->Patrick Bamford

90'

Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Crysencio Summerville

90'

W. Gnonto- sub ->Daniel James

90'

Jamie Shackleton- sub ->Glen Kamara

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Cardiff City stays with 37 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United will has 51 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 20th of January with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (4 draws).

Leeds United will host Preston North End on the 20th of January with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (6 draws).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

J. Alnwick 21.England

7.1

Jonathan Panzo 24.England

D. Goutas 4.Greece

7.0

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

6.4

J. Collins 17.Nigeria

6.4

P. Ng 38.England

6.6

45'

J. Ralls 8.England

7.0

44'

R. Wintle 6.England

6.8

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

6.4

46'

K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England

7.0

K. Etete 9.England

6.4

46'

J. Bowler 14.England

6.4

74'

Substitutes

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

J. Colwill 34.Wales

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

6.4

46'

C. Ashford 45.Wales

R. Colwill 27.Wales

7.3

44'

O. Tanner 32.England

6.8

74'

Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast

6.8

46'

Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Erol Bulut decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Panzo, Jak Alnwick (7.1), Perry Ng (6.6), Dimitrios Goutas (7.0), Mark McGuinness (6.4), Jamilu Collins (6.4), Ryan Wintle (6.8), Manolis Siopis (6.4), Joe Ralls (7.0), Josh Bowler (6.4), Kion Etete (6.4) and Karlan Grant (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yakou Méïté (6.8), Rubin Colwill (7.3), Mahlon Romeo, Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Romaine Sawyers, Ollie Tanner (6.8), Joel Colwill, Andy Rinomhota (6.4) and Cian Ashford.

Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of Rubin Colwill (injured).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 4 changes: Joe Ralls for Rubin Colwill (44′), Kion Etete for Yakou Méïté (46′), Manolis Siopis for Andy Rinomhota (46′) and Josh Bowler for Ollie Tanner (74′).

Player of the match: Rubin Colwill

The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was Rubin Colwill.

His rating is 7.3 with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 44′.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

7.5

Junior Firpo 3.Spain

7.3

85'

Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales

7.5

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

Joe Rodon 14.Wales

7.8

A. Gray 22.England

7.5

Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria

7.3

74'

Glen Kamara 8.Finland

7.1

90'

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

7.7

90'

Daniel James 20.Wales

8.4

90'

31'

G. Rutter 24.France

8.4

88'

P. Bamford 9.England

7.5

90'

13'

Substitutes

K. Klaesson 13.Norway

Sam Byram 25.England

6.6

85'

Jamie Shackleton 17.England

90'

Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands

90'

Jaidon Anthony 12.England

90'

Ian Poveda 27.England

W. Gnonto 29.Italy

90'

Joe Gelhardt 30.England

Mateo Joseph 49.England

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Farke played with: Liam Cooper, Illan Meslier (7.5), Archie Gray (7.5), Joe Rodon (7.8), Ethan Ampadu (7.5), Junior Firpo (7.3), Ilia Gruev (7.3), Glen Kamara (7.1), Daniel James (8.4), Georginio Rutter (8.4), Crysencio Summerville (7.7) and Patrick Bamford (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kristoffer Klaesson, Joël Piroe, Jaidon Anthony, Jamie Shackleton, Sam Byram (6.6), Ian Carlo Poveda, Wilfried Gnonto, Joe Gelhardt and Mateo Joseph.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Patrick Bamford for Joël Piroe (90′), Crysencio Summerville for Jaidon Anthony (90′), Junior Firpo for Sam Byram (85′), Glen Kamara for Jamie Shackleton (90′) and Daniel James for Wilfried Gnonto (90′).