Brentford obliterates Leeds United 5-2 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Brentford crushes Leeds United 5-2 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Brentford obliterates Leeds United 5-2 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Brentford destroys Leeds United 5-2 with goals of I. Toney (30′ pen), I. Toney (43′), I. Toney (58′), B. Mbeumo (80′) and Y. Wissa (90′). Regarding the opposition, Leeds United scored with ​ L. Sinisterra (45′), M. Roca (79′). Leeds United was truly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the assistance of Edward Smart and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.3 degrees Celsius or 73.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Brentford

5 - 2

Team 1

Leeds United

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 69 Attack 129
  • 23 Dangerous attack 57
  • 149 Ball safe 176
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leeds United had a superior ball possession 68% while Brentford was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Brentford found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Brentford shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Brentford received 2 yellow cards (M. Damsgaard and A. Hickey). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (L. Sinisterra and M. Klich).

Also, Leeds United didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Marsch (Leeds United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

Ivan Toney(var)
26'
28'
Ivan Toney(penalty)
30'
Ivan Toney(goal)
43'
45'
46'
P. Bamford- sub ->Jack Harrison
Ivan Toney(goal)
58'
Josh Dasilva - sub ->K. Lewis-Potter
59'
59'
Frank Onyeka- sub ->Shandon Baptiste
59'
59'
C. Summerville- sub ->Luis Sinisterra
Zanka- sub ->Vitaly Janelt
67'
70'
79'
Bryan Mbeumo(goal)
80'
Bryan Mbeumo(var)
81'
Yoane Wissa- sub ->Bryan Mbeumo
83'
Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Mathias Jensen
83'
86'
Yoane Wissa(goal)
90'
Mikkel Damsgaard- Yellow
90'
Aaron Hickey - Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this match, Brentford will have 9 points like Liverpool and Manchester United to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United will stay with 8 points like Fulham to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host Manchester City on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Leeds United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Brentford – Formation

Brentford
G
David Raya 1.Spain
6.9
D
Pontus Jansson 18.Sweden
6.9
D
Ben Mee  16.England
7.0
D
Rico Henry  3.England
6.4
D
Aaron Hickey  2.Scotland
6.4
90'
M
Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark
6.4
83'
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
7.4
67'
M
Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada
6.9
59'
F
Ivan Toney 17.England
9.6
Goals30', 43', 58'
F
Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon
7.6
83' Goals80'
F
Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England
6.1
59'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 22.Albania
D
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
D
Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
6.3
67'
M
Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo
7.5
83' Goals90'
M
Josh Dasilva  10.England
6.7
59'
M
Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria
6.3
59'
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
6.6
83' 90'
F
Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

Brentford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya (6.9), Aaron Hickey (6.4), Pontus Jansson (6.9), Ben Mee (7.0), Rico Henry (6.4), Shandon Baptiste (7.0), Vitaly Janelt (7.1), Mathias Jensen (6.2), Bryan Mbeumo (7.8), Ivan Toney (9.6) and Keane Lewis-Potter (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: M. Rasmussen, Yoane Wissa (7.2), S. Ghoddos, K. Ajer, Zanka (6.2), T. Strakosha, Joshua Dasilva (6.7), Frank Onyeka (6.2) and Mikkel Damsgaard (6.5).

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: S. Baptiste for F. Onyeka (59′), K. Lewis-Potter for J. Dasilva (59′), V. Janelt for Zanka (67′), B. Mbeumo for Y. Wissa (83′) and M. Jensen for M. Damsgaard (83′).

Best player: Ivan Toney​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Ivan Toney.

His rating is (9.6) with 3 goals, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
5.2
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
5.1
D
Robin Koch 5.Germany
5.6
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
6.0
D
Cody Drameh 37.England
6.4
70'
M
Marc Roca 8.Spain
7.1
86' Goals79'
M
Tyler Adams 12.United States
7.1
M
Jack Harrison 11.England
6.2
46'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.2
M
Luis Sinisterra 23.Colombia
6.9
59' 28' Goals45'
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England
6.3
59'
Substitutes
G
K. Klaesson 13.Norway
D
L. Hjelde 33.Norway
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
7.3
70'
M
Mateusz Klich 43.Poland
6.7
59' 90'
M
Adam Forshaw 4.England
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
6.8
59'
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.2
46'
F
Sam Greenwood 42.England
6.8
86'

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

Jesse Marsch played with: Illan Meslier (5.2), Cody Drameh (6.6), Robin Koch (5.6), Diego Llorente (5.1), Pascal Struijk (6.0), Tyler Adams (7.1), Marc Roca (7.1), Luis Sinisterra (7.2), Brenden Aaronson (6.2), Jack Harrison (6.6) and Joe Gelhardt (6.6).

They had on the bench: Patrick Bamford (6.2), Mateusz Klich (7.0), L. Hjelde, Sam Greenwood (6.6), A. Forshaw, L. Cooper, Crysencio Summerville (6.6), K. Klaesson and Luke Ayling (7.2).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: J. Harrison for P. Bamford (46′), J. Gelhardt for M. Klich (59′), L. Sinisterra for C. Summerville (59′), C. Drameh for L. Ayling (70′) and M. Roca for S. Greenwood (86′).

Best player: Luis Sinisterra​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Luis Sinisterra.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​