English League Championship

Leeds United vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leeds United
  • 21': Joël Piroe
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1 - 2
Southampton
  • 18': Adam Armstrong
  • 35': William Smallbone

About

Leeds United are hosting Southampton 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.
  • 2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 3': Hand ball by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 4': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 5': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
  • 13': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Byram with a headed pass.
  • 14': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
  • 14': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 16': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 16': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
  • 16': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 17': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
  • 18': Goal! Leeds United 0, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Adams following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 19': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
  • 21': Goal! Leeds United 1, Southampton 1. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 23': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 25': Offside, Leeds United. Ethan Ampadu is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
  • 27': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 28': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sam Byram.
  • 29': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
  • 29': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
  • 29': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
  • 33': Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
  • 35': Goal! Leeds United 1, Southampton 2. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a through ball.
  • 41': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
  • 42': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 42': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 44': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
  • 45': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 45'+1': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 45'+2': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Leeds United. Joe Rodon is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 1, Southampton 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Ryan Manning.
  • 47': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 47': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 49': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 49': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 52': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
  • 52': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 53': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
  • 54': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Adams.
  • 58': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ché Adams because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Georginio Rutter.
  • 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Archie Gray replaces Glen Kamara.
  • 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 64': Offside, Leeds United. Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Flynn Downes.
  • 70': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
  • 70': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 72': Hand ball by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
  • 72': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Southampton).
  • 76': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 77': Foul by Archie Gray (Leeds United).
  • 77': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Connor Roberts replaces Sam Byram.
  • 78': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United).
  • 78': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
  • 80': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United).
  • 82': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Ilia Gruev.
  • 83': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 83': Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 87': Offside, Southampton. Joe Aribo is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
  • 88': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Southampton).
  • 90': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
  • 90'+4': Joe Rothwell (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Joe Rothwell (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
  • 90'+6': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
43 Possession 57
11 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 491
419 Passes 549
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
7 Crosses 17
0.6 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 38
24 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 10
15 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,766

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Illan Meslier (GK)
4 Ethan Ampadu
14 Joe Rodon
3 Junior Firpo Yellow Card
25 Sam Byram
24 Georginio Rutter
8 Glen Kamara
44 Ilia Gruev Yellow Card
7 Joël Piroe
10 Crysencio Summerville
29 Wilfried Gnonto Yellow Card
Leeds United Substitutes:
Joe Gelhardt, Jamie Shackleton, Connor Roberts, Karl Darlow, Archie Gray, Charlie Cresswell, Jaidon Anthony, Liam Cooper, Mateo Joseph.

SOU Southampton (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
5 Jack Stephens
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
4 Flynn Downes
7 Joe Aribo
16 William Smallbone
10 Ché Adams
9 Adam Armstrong
Southampton Substitutes:
Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Fraser, Shea Charles, David Brooks, Joe Lumley, James Bree, Samuel Edozie, Ross Stewart.

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