PLYMOUTH. Leeds United had a surprising win over Plymouth Argyle with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Gnonto (10′) and a goal from G. Rutter (72′). Leeds United capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 16,818 spectators. The referee was Matt Donohue who was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Ben Atkinson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.83 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 1 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 83 Attack 116
- 33 Dangerous attack 38
- 54 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Leeds United had a strong ball possession 59% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was more pushing with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.
Plymouth Argyle shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (Adam Randell and Lewis Gibson). Regarding the opposition, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Joe Rodon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Plymouth Argyle stays with 37 points like Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United will has 69 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will host West Bromwich Albion on the 20th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).
Leeds United will host Leicester City on the 24th of February with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
81'
53'
Plymouth Argyle started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ian Foster decided to play with the following team: Darko Gyabi, Conor Hazard , Julio Pleguezuelo , Ashley Phillips , Lewis Gibson , Matthew Sorinola , Jordan Houghton , Adam Randell , Mickel Miller , Morgan Whittaker , Alfie Devine and Ben Waine .
The home team had on the bench: Bali Mumba , Lino Sousa , Ryan Hardie , Brendan Galloway , Dan Scarr, Joe Edwards, Mustapha Bundu , Callum Burton and Frederick Issaka.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Ben Waine for Ryan Hardie (60′), Lewis Gibson for Brendan Galloway (81′), Matthew Sorinola for Bali Mumba (81′), Mickel Miller for Lino Sousa (81′) and Jordan Houghton for Mustapha Bundu (85′).
Player of the match: Ashley Phillips
The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Ashley Phillips.
His rating is with 33 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
72'
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 , Ethan Ampadu , Junior Firpo , Ilia Gruev , Glen Kamara , Wilfried Gnonto , Georginio Rutter , Crysencio Summerville , Joël Piroe .
These were the players on the bench: Charlie Cresswell, Liam Cooper, Kristoffer Klaesson, Jamie Shackleton, Daniel James , Joe Gelhardt, Connor Roberts , Dani van den Heuvel and Mateo Joseph.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 4 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Connor Roberts (83′), Wilfried Gnonto for Daniel James (76′), Georginio Rutter for Mateo Joseph (90′) and Joël Piroe for Joe Gelhardt (90′).
Player of the match: Georginio Rutter
The most impressive player for Leeds United was Georginio Rutter.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 16. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
- Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1
