Leeds United defeats Leicester City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEDS. Leeds United managed to turn the tables against Leicester City.

February 24, 2024

LEEDS. Leeds United found a way to reverse the scoreline against Leicester City. It was Leicester City to score first with a goal from Wout Faes. Nevertheless, later Leeds United found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Connor Roberts (80′), Archie Gray (83′) and Patrick Bamford (90′). Leeds United capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 36,954 spectators. The referee was Craig Pawson with the support of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.74 degrees Celsius or 45.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

Leeds United

3 - 1

Leicester City

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

15 Total 16
4 On Target 5
4 Off Target 8
7 Shots blocked 3

119 Attack 83
47 Dangerous attack 37
96 Ball safe 80

12 Free Kicks 15
0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 11
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 60% while Leicester City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match.

Leeds United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 5 yellow cards (Joe Rodon, Illan Meslier, Connor Roberts, Ethan Ampadu and Glen Kamara). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Jannik Vestergaard and Ricardo Pereira).

Match Timeline

15'

Wout Faes(goal)Patson Daka

19'

Ricardo Pereira- Yellow

Joe Rodon- Yellow

45'

Ethan Ampadu- Yellow

52'

P. Bamford- sub ->Joël Piroe

64'

Daniel James- sub ->Wilfried Gnonto

64'

Connor Roberts- sub ->Junior Firpo

73'

Glen Kamara- Yellow

75'

78'

Thomas Cannon- sub ->Patson Daka

78'

K. McAteer- sub ->Stephy Mavididi

Connor Roberts(goal)

80'

A. Gray(goal)Georginio Rutter

83'

Connor Roberts- Yellow

87'

Illan Meslier- Yellow

88'

Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Crysencio Summerville

90'

Jannik Vestergaard- Yellow

P. Bamford(goal)Daniel James

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Leeds United has 72 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Leicester City will stays with 78 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of March with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).

Leicester City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 2nd of March with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (3 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

7.8

88'

Junior Firpo 3.Spain

6.8

73'

Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales

7.0

52'

Joe Rodon 14.Wales

6.6

45'

A. Gray 22.England

7.7

83'

Glen Kamara 8.Finland

7.1

75'

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

7.0

90'

G. Rutter 24.France

8.1

W. Gnonto 29.Italy

6.8

64'

Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria

7.3

Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands

6.7

64'

Substitutes

K. Klaesson 13.Norway

C. Cresswell 5.England

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

Connor Roberts 33.Wales

7.7

73'

87'

80'

Jamie Shackleton 17.England

Daniel James 20.Wales

6.8

64'

P. Bamford 9.England

8.1

64'

90'

Jaidon Anthony 12.England

90'

Mateo Joseph 49.England

Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (7.8), Archie Gray (7.7), Joe Rodon (6.6), Ethan Ampadu (7.0), Junior Firpo (6.8), Ilia Gruev (7.3), Glen Kamara (7.1), Wilfried Gnonto (6.8), Georginio Rutter (8.1), Crysencio Summerville (7.0) and Joël Piroe (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Charlie Cresswell, Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford (8.1), Jaidon Anthony, Kristoffer Klaesson, Jamie Shackleton, Daniel James (6.8), Connor Roberts (7.7) and Mateo Joseph.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: Junior Firpo for Connor Roberts (73′), Wilfried Gnonto for Daniel James (64′), Joël Piroe for Patrick Bamford (65′) and Crysencio Summerville for Jaidon Anthony (90′).

Player of the match: Patrick Bamford

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Patrick Bamford.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 6 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.

His performance was exceptional also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 65′.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark

5.7

Hamza Choudhury 17.England

6.4

J. Justin 2.England

6.7

Wout Faes 3.Belgium

7.5

15'

Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark

6.7

90'

Harry Winks 8.England

7.3

Stephy Mavididi 10.England

7.0

78'

A. Fatawu 18.Ghana

6.6

Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal

7.7

19'

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

8.7

P. Daka 20.Zambia

7.0

78'

Substitutes

J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland

Conor Coady 4.England

C. Doyle 5.England

Ben Nelson 45.Scotland

Marc Albrighton 11.England

K. McAteer 35.England

6.4

78'

Dennis Praet 26.Belgium

Thomas Cannon 28.England

6.4

78'

Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey

Also Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen (5.7), Hamza Choudhury (6.4), Wout Faes (7.5), Jannik Vestergaard (6.7), James Justin (6.7), Ricardo Pereira (7.7), Harry Winks (7.3), Stephy Mavididi (7.0), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8.7), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (6.6) and Patson Daka (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Dennis Praet, Conor Coady, Callum Doyle, Marc Albrighton, Thomas Cannon (6.4), Yunus Akgün, Kasey McAteer (6.4), Jakub Stolarczyk and Benjamin Nelson.