Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
About
Leeds United are hosting Blackburn Rovers
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.
- 1': Offside, Leeds United. Ben White tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 2': Hand ball by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
- 4': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben White.
- 12': Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 13': Offside, Leeds United. Ben White tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 22': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 29': Penalty Leeds United. Luke Ayling draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Penalty conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 30': Goal! Leeds United 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 33': Offside, Leeds United. Luke Ayling tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 34': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Goal! Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 38': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ben White (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 40': Goal! Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ben White (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 48': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 48': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hélder Costa following a fast break.
- 52': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
- 52': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Leeds United. Ben White tries a through ball, but Hélder Costa is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Ben White (Leeds United).
- 53': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
- 54': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 56': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 56': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
- 57': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
- 58': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 66': Offside, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Lewis Holtby.
- 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 70': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 70': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Hélder Costa.
- 72': Substitution, Leeds United. Gaetano Berardi replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
- 73': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by John Buckley.
- 75': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
- 75': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
- 77': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 80': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 80': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Hélder Costa.
- 82': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Roberts following a fast break.
- 83': Hand ball by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
- 84': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Christian Walton.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross.
- 86': Offside, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 88': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Graham.
- 89': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Klich following a fast break.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+1': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Leif Davis replaces Jack Harrison.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+5': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Statistics
 BLK |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 119 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 235 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 35,567
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 35,567
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 16 | +14 | 32 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 16 | +12 | 32 |
| 3 | Burnley | 16 | +13 | 30 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Kiko Casilla (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 5 | Ben White |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips  |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 11 | Tyler Roberts |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Walton (GK) |
| 24 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 31 | Elliott Bennett |
| 23 | Bradley Dack |
| 22 | Lewis Holtby |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong |
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