Leeds United vs Watford, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Leeds United

4': Largie Ramazani
7': Brenden Aaronson

FT
2 - 1

Watford

47': Kwadwo Baah

About

Leeds United are hosting Watford at Elland Road, Leeds, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
3': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Goal! Leeds United 1, Watford 0. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
6': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson following a fast break.
7': Goal! Leeds United 2, Watford 0. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
14': Substitution, Leeds United. Manor Solomon replaces Largie Ramazani because of an injury.
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Edo Kayembe (Watford).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
19': Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
19': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
22': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
25': Delay in match (Leeds United).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
28': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
31': Attempt saved. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
31': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
31': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
32': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manor Solomon with a cross following a corner.
34': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
34': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
35': Attempt missed. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Firpo following a corner.
35': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
35': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Festy Ebosele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
38': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
40': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
40': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
42': Offside, Watford. Festy Ebosele is caught offside.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Joël Piroe is caught offside.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
45'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Morris.
45'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
45'+5': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
45'+5': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Watford 0.
47': Goal! Leeds United 2, Watford 1. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
48': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
49': Attempt blocked. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
51': Attempt missed. Yasser Larouci (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
52': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
53': Delay in match (Leeds United).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
55': Manor Solomon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
59': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
61': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
61': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
62': Delay in match (Leeds United).
62': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Porteous replaces Francisco Sierralta.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Festy Ebosele (Watford).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
68': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Festy Ebosele (Watford).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Yasser Larouci.
72': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
72': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
73': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
74': Foul by Manor Solomon (Leeds United).
74': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
75': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Offside, Watford. Kwadwo Baah is caught offside.
79': Attempt saved. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a through ball.
79': Attempt missed. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel James.
80': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
81': Attempt missed. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
82': Foul by Mateo Joseph (Leeds United).
82': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt saved. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James with a through ball.
83': Attempt blocked. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Edo Kayembe (Watford).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Kwadwo Baah.
87': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Moussa Sissoko.
88': Offside, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze is caught offside.
89': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
89': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
89': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
90': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rodon following a corner.
90': Attempt blocked. Manor Solomon (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
90': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Morris.
90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Manor Solomon (Leeds United).
90'+2': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
90'+2': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+4': Offside, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson is caught offside.
90'+6': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Manor Solomon.
90'+7': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
90'+7': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Watford 1.
0': Match ends, Leeds United 2, Watford 1.

Statistics

WAT		LEE
11	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	2
47.3	Possession	52.7
9	SHOTS	24
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
320	Accurate Passes	376
406	Passes	449
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.4
66	Long Balls	57
32	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	23
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	7
19	Effective Clearances	18
19	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 34,968

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	27	+22	53
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Illan Meslier (GK)
5	Pascal Struijk
6	Joe Rodon
3	Junior Firpo
2	Jayden Bogle
11	Brenden Aaronson
8	Joe Rothwell
22	Ao Tanaka
10	Joël Piroe
17	Largie Ramazani
29	Wilfried Gnonto

Leeds United Substitutes:

Sam Byram, Mateo Joseph, Charlie Crew, Manor Solomon, Patrick Bamford, James Debayo, Isaac Schmidt, Daniel James, Karl Darlow.

Watford (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
22	James Morris
6	Matthew Pollock
39	Edo Kayembe
7	Tom Ince
17	Moussa Sissoko
37	Yasser Larouci
36	Festy Ebosele
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
34	Kwadwo Baah

Watford Substitutes:

Ryan Andrews, Mamadou Doumbia, Pierre Dwomoh, Jonathan Bond, Rocco Vata, Bayo Youssouf, Ryan Porteous, Ken Sema, Antonio Tikivic.

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