Blackburn Rovers overcomes Leeds United 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Szmodics. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEDS. Blackburn Rovers overcomes Leeds United 1-0 after S. Szmodics scored just 1 goal (82').

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Mark Hall
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Blackburn Rovers overcomes Leeds United 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Szmodics. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEDS. Blackburn Rovers tops Leeds United 1-0 after S. Szmodics scored just 1 goal (82′). Leeds United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%).​

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 36,518 spectators.​ The referee was James Bell who had the assistance of Ian Cooper and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.28 degrees Celsius or 55.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Leeds United

0 - 1

Team 1

Blackburn Rovers

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 19 Total 3
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 136 Attack 51
  • 80 Dangerous attack 29
  • 91 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 75% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Blackburn Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Leeds United shot 19 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Mateo Joseph). Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (A. Pears, Hayden Carter, T. Dolan and S. Tronstad).

Match Timeline

28'
Hayden Carter- Yellow
42'
T. Dolan- Yellow
46'
Kyle McFadzean- sub ->S. Wharton
47'
S. Tronstad- Yellow
Sam Byram- sub ->Connor Roberts
67'
P. Bamford- sub ->Ilia Gruev
68'
Daniel James- sub ->G. Rutter
68'
Mateo Joseph- sub ->W. Gnonto
80'
82'
Sammie Szmodics(goal)T. Dolan
84'
B. Chrisene- sub ->T. Dolan
85'
A. Pears- Yellow
Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Junior Firpo
89'
90'
S. Telalović- sub ->Sammie Szmodics
Mateo Joseph- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Leeds United stays with 87 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers will has 49 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will play away against Middlesbrough on the 20th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (5 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 20th of April with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (4 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.7
D
Junior Firpo 3.Spain
7.9
89'
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
7.7
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
6.8
D
Connor Roberts 33.Wales
7.5
67'
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
7.3
M
A. Gray 22.England
7.1
M
G. Rutter 24.France
7.5
68'
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
7.3
68'
M
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
8.4
80'
F
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
6.7
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 28.England
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
D
Sam Byram 25.England
6.8
67'
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
M
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.0
68'
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.3
68'
F
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
6.4
89'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England
F
Mateo Joseph 49.England
6.4
80' 90'

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 (6.7), Connor Roberts (7.5), Joe Rodon (6.8), Ethan Ampadu (7.7), Junior Firpo (7.9), A. Gray (7.1), Ilia Gruev (7.3), W. Gnonto (8.4), G. Rutter (7.5), C. Summerville (7.3) and Joël Piroe (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Glen Kamara, P. Bamford (6.3), Daniel James (7.0), L. Cooper, Jaidon Anthony (6.4), Sam Byram (6.8), Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt and Mateo Joseph (6.4).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: W. Gnonto for Mateo Joseph (80′), Connor Roberts for Sam Byram (67′), Ilia Gruev for P. Bamford (68′), G. Rutter for Daniel James (68′) and Junior Firpo for Jaidon Anthony (89′).

Player of the match: W. Gnonto​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was W. Gnonto.

His rating is 8.4 with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
A. Pears 1.England
8.4
85'
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
6.8
D
S. Wharton 16.England
6.3
46'
D
Hayden Carter 17.England
7.5
28'
M
Callum Brittain 2.England
7.3
M
Harry Pickering 3.England
7.0
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
6.6
47'
M
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
7.7
90' Goals82'
M
T. Dolan 10.England
7.0
84' 42'
M
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
7.1
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
7.1
Substitutes
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
D
B. Koumetio 14.France
D
B. Chrisene 45.England
6.7
84'
D
Kyle McFadzean 55.England
7.3
46'
M
J. Buckley 21.England
M
Z. Gilsenan 22.England
M
J. Garrett 30.England
F
D. Markanday 18.England
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany
90'

Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Eustace played with: A. Pears (8.4), Hayden Carter (7.5), Dominic Hyam (6.8), S. Wharton (6.3), Callum Brittain (7.3), J. Rankin-Costello (7.1), S. Tronstad (6.6), Harry Pickering (7.0), T. Dolan (7.0), Sammie Szmodics (7.7) and Sam Gallagher (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: D. Markanday, Leopold Wahlstedt, B. Koumetio, J. Buckley, Z. Gilsenan, J. Garrett, S. Telalović, B. Chrisene (6.7) and Kyle McFadzean (7.3).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: S. Wharton for Kyle McFadzean (46′), Sammie Szmodics for S. Telalović (90′) and T. Dolan for B. Chrisene (84′).

Player of the match: A. Pears​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was the goalkeeper: A. Pears. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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