Leeds vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League
Junior Firpo earns Leeds precious win over bottom side Southampton
New Leeds United manager Javi Gracia's reign began with a 1-0 Premier League home victory over bottom club Southampton.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Southampton 0.
- 58': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Paul Onuachu.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Romain Perraud.
- 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 77': Goal! Leeds United 1, Southampton 0. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 79': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 83': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Marc Roca replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 90'+4': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 0.
Game Information
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,641
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 36 | 83 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 36 | 68 | 4 |
| +23 | Newcastle United | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
Statistics
 SOU |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 3 | Junior Firpo |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 7 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 28 | Weston McKennie |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford  |
| 29 | Wilfried Gnonto |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 3 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 12 | Paul Onuachu |
| 20 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
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