LEEDS. Leeds United didn’t concede much to Sunderland to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Tuesday. Leeds United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 36,793 spectators. The referee was Tim Robinson who was helped by Darren Cann and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 1 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 79
- 67 Dangerous attack 25
- 95 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leeds United had a superior ball possession 70% while Sunderland was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match.
Leeds United shot 12 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sunderland shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (Junior Firpo and Glen Kamara). On the opposite side, Sunderland received 4 yellow cards (Jobe Bellingham, C. Rigg, Daniel Ballard and Luke O’Nien).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leeds United has 87 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will has 53 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will host Blackburn Rovers on the 13th of April with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Leeds United (3 draws).
Sunderland will play away against West Bromwich Albion on the 13th of April with a 10-7 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (6 draws).
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
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Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier , A. Gray , Joe Rodon , Ethan Ampadu , Junior Firpo , Ilia Gruev , Glen Kamara , Daniel James , G. Rutter , C. Summerville and P. Bamford .
The home team had on the bench: L. Cooper, C. Cresswell, Joël Piroe , Jaidon Anthony, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, W. Gnonto , Connor Roberts and Mateo Joseph .
Substitutions
Leeds United made 4 changes: Glen Kamara for W. Gnonto (72′), P. Bamford for Mateo Joseph (82′), Daniel James for Joël Piroe (82′) and A. Gray for Connor Roberts (83′).
Player of the match: Junior Firpo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Junior Firpo.
His rating is with 59 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Mike Dodds played with: Anthony Patterson , Trai Hume , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , T. Pembélé , P. Ekwah , Dan Neil , Callum Styles , C. Rigg , Jobe Bellingham and Jack Clarke .
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Aouchiche, L. Hjelde, Luís Semedo, P. Roberts , R. Mundle, Abdoullah Ba, N. Bishop, A. Alese and B. Dack.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: C. Rigg for P. Roberts (59′), T. Pembélé for A. Alese (69′) and Jobe Bellingham for Luís Semedo (90′).
Player of the match: Trai Hume
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Trai Hume.
His rating is with 24 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Southampton – Coventry City – 2-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Norwich City – 2-2
- Preston North End – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Millwall – Leicester City – 1-0
- Leeds United – Sunderland – 0-0
