Leeds United and Brentford draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

LEEDS. Leeds United finds its way back against Brentford with a goal on the S. Baptiste 54' and a goal on the S. Canos 61'.

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December 6, 2021

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LEEDS. Leeds United bounces back against Brentford with a goal on the S. Baptiste 54′ and a goal on the S. Canos 61′. Leeds United was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%)

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Leeds United

2 - 2

Brentford

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

12 Total 9
6 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
5 Shots blocked 4

109 Attack 89
75 Dangerous attack 54
129 Ball safe 113

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 1

Fouls

11 Total 9
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leeds United had a superior ball possession 63% while Brentford was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Leeds United to win the match.

Leeds United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Brentford shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leeds United received 5 yellow cards (T. Roberts, J. Harrison, M. Klich, Raphinha and P. Bamford). On the opposite side, Brentford received 3 yellow cards (C. Goode, S. Canos and R. Henry).

Match Timeline

15'

27'

29'

45'

54'

Shandon Baptiste(goal)

55'

61'

P. Bamford- sub ->J. Firpo

68'

69'

Frank Onyeka- sub ->S. Baptiste

72'

Yoane Wissa- sub ->S. Canos

75'

79'

80'

Rico Henry - Yellow

85'

90'

Mathias Jensen- sub ->V. Janelt

P. Bamford(goal)L. Ayling

90'

P. Bamford- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Leeds United will have 16 points like Crystal Palace and Southampton to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Brentford will have 17 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leeds United will play away with Chelsea on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Brentford will host Watford on the 10th of December with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Watford (1 draw).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

6.4

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

7.0

15'

Luke Ayling 2.England

7.0

Diego Llorente 14.Spain

6.8

Stuart Dallas 15.Northern Ireland

7.4

Junior Firpo 3.Spain

7.1

68'

Adam Forshaw 4.England

7.0

Kalvin Phillips 23.England

6.9

55'

Daniel James 20.Wales

6.8

Tyler Roberts 11.Wales

7.8

29'

27'

Raphinha 10.Brazil

8.1

85'

Substitutes

K. Klaesson 13.Norway

C. Cresswell 35.England

C. Summerville 38.Netherlands

Jamie Shackleton 46.England

Mateusz Klich 43.Poland

6.4

55'

79'

Jack Harrison 22.England

6.3

15'

75'

Jack Jenkins 47.England

Rodrigo 19.Spain

P. Bamford 9.England

6.9

68'

90'

Leeds United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (6.4), Luke Ayling (7.0), Diego Llorente (6.8), Liam Cooper (7.0), Stuart Dallas (7.4), Kalvin Phillips (6.9), Adam Forshaw (7.0), Junior Firpo (7.1), Raphinha (8.1), Tyler Roberts (7.8) and Daniel James (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo, Crysencio Summerville, Jamie Shackleton, Patrick Bamford (6.9), Charlie Cresswell, Mateusz Klich (6.4), Jack Harrison (6.3), Jack Jenkins and Kristoffer Klaesson.

Leeds United could not rely on the presence of J. Harrison (injured) and M. Klich (injured).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: L. Cooper for J. Harrison (15′), K. Phillips for M. Klich (55′) and J. Firpo for P. Bamford (68′).

Best player: Raphinha

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

His rating is (8.1) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

Álvaro Fernández 40.Spain

7.0

Pontus Jansson 18.Sweden

6.8

Charlie Goode 4.England

6.6

45'

Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica

6.6

Rico Henry 3.England

6.3

80'

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

7.1

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

7.1

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

7.0

90'

Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada

7.3

69'

54'

Sergi Canós 7.Spain

7.3

72'

55'

61'

Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon

7.3

Substitutes

M. Cox 41.England

Dominic Thompson 2.England

F. Stevens 36.Wales

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

6.7

72'

Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark

90'

Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria

6.3

69'

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

N. Young-Coombes 43.England

Marcus Forss 9.Finland

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Álvaro Fernández (7.0), Charlie Goode (6.6), Pontus Jansson (6.8), Ethan Pinnock (6.6), Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (7.1), Shandon Baptiste (7.3), Christian Nørgaard (7.1), Vitaly Janelt (7.0), Rico Henry (6.3), Bryan Mbeumo (7.3) and Sergi Canós (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Dominic Thompson, Saman Ghoddos, Finley Stevens, Matthew Cox, Yoane Wissa (6.7), Mathias Jensen, Frank Onyeka (6.3), N. Young-Coombes and Marcus Forss.