English League Championship

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

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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 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)
5 Pascal Struijk
6 Joe Rodon
3 Junior Firpo
2 Jayden Bogle
11 Brenden Aaronson
8 Joe Rothwell
22 Ao Tanaka Yellow Card
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.

WAT 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 Yellow Card
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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