BRISTOL. Leeds United defeats Bristol City 1-0 after W. Gnonto scored just 1 goal (47′). Leeds United was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and G Read. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold at 10.03 degrees Celsius or 50.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 81 Attack 129
  • 28 Dangerous attack 48
  • 52 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 61% while Bristol City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the encounter.​

Bristol City shot 7 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Robert Dickie). Talking about the opposition, Leeds United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

47'
W. Gnonto(goal)Patrick Bamford
Taylor Gardner-Hickman- sub ->Joe Williams
59'
Anis Mehmeti- sub ->Nahki Wells
59'
Rob Dickie- Yellow
63'
Sam Bell- sub ->Ross McCrorie
73'
83'
Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Wilfried Gnonto
86'
Sam Byram- sub ->Glen Kamara
90'
Joël Piroe- sub ->Crysencio Summerville

Standings

After this match, Bristol City stays with 38 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United will has 60 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Bristol City will play away with Middlesbrough on the 10th of February with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Leeds United will host Rotherham United on the 10th of February with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
7.3
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
6.4
63'
D
George Tanner 19.England
6.3
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
7.0
M
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
6.7
73'
M
Cameron Pring 3.England
7.3
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.0
59'
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
T. Conway 15.Scotland
7.0
M
Matty James 6.England
6.4
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
6.7
59'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
7.3
59'
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
6.4
59'
M
Andy King 10.Wales
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
F
Sam Bell 20.England
6.8
73'
F
R. Nelson 30.England

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Max O’Leary (7.3), George Tanner (6.3), Zak Vyner (7.0), Robert Dickie (6.4), Ross McCrorie (6.7), Matty James (6.4), Joe Williams (7.0), Cameron Pring (7.3), Jason Knight (6.4), Tommy Conway (7.0) and Nahki Wells (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Anis Mehmeti (6.4), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.3), Harry Cornick, Andy King, Sam Bell (6.8), Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Raekwan Nelson.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: Joe Williams for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (59′), Nahki Wells for Anis Mehmeti (59′) and Ross McCrorie for Sam Bell (73′).

Player of the match: Max O’Leary​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Max O’Leary. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
7.0
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
7.3
D
A. Gray 22.England
7.3
D
Junior Firpo 3.Spain
7.0
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
7.3
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
8.5
90'
M
G. Rutter 24.France
7.5
M
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
7.9
83' 47'
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
7.0
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
7.1
86'
F
P. Bamford 9.England
7.1
Substitutes
G
K. Klaesson 13.Norway
D
C. Cresswell 5.England
D
Sam Byram 25.England
7.0
86'
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
M
Jamie Shackleton 17.England
F
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
90'
F
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
6.7
83'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England
F
Mateo Joseph 49.England

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

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (7.0), Archie Gray (7.3), Joe Rodon (7.3), Ethan Ampadu (7.3), Junior Firpo (7.0), Ilia Gruev (7.0), Glen Kamara (7.1), Wilfried Gnonto (7.9), Georginio Rutter (7.5), Crysencio Summerville (8.5) and Patrick Bamford (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Cooper, Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Cresswell, Joël Piroe, Jaidon Anthony (6.7), Kristoffer Klaesson, Sam Byram (7.0), Joe Gelhardt and Mateo Joseph.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: Wilfried Gnonto for Jaidon Anthony (83′), Glen Kamara for Sam Byram (86′) and Crysencio Summerville for Joël Piroe (90′).

Player of the match: Crysencio Summerville​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 40 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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