Leeds vs Watford 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

67': Joël Piroe
70': Sam Byram
89': Jaidon Anthony

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

40': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
43': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Watford 0.
45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Tom Ince.
45': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Matheus Martins.
45': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Ismaël Koné.
67': Goal! Leeds United 1, Watford 0. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross following a fast break.
67': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Imrân Louza.
70': Goal! Leeds United 2, Watford 0. Sam Byram (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross following a corner.
80': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Crysencio Summerville.
81': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Jamal Lewis.
84': Substitution, Leeds United. Archie Gray replaces Joël Piroe.
84': Substitution, Leeds United. Ian Poveda replaces Daniel James.
87': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Goal! Leeds United 3, Watford 0. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
90': Substitution, Leeds United. Luke Ayling replaces Jamie Shackleton.
90': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Glen Kamara.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,236

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		LEE
15	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	1
40.6	Possession	59.4
4	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
272	Accurate Passes	443
359	Passes	524
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	44
32	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	8
18	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	13
24	Effective Clearances	7
24	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Illan Meslier (GK)
6	Liam Cooper
21	Pascal Struijk
25	Sam Byram
17	Jamie Shackleton
7	Joël Piroe
8	Glen Kamara
4	Ethan Ampadu
24	Georginio Rutter
10	Crysencio Summerville
20	Daniel James

Substitutes:

Jaidon Anthony, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Mateo Joseph, Karl Darlow, Charlie Cresswell, Ilia Gruev, Luke Ayling, Archie Gray, Joe Gelhardt.

Watford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4	Wesley Hoedt
5	Ryan Porteous
6	Jamal Lewis
45	Ryan Andrews
3	Francisco Sierralta
11	Ismaël Koné
10	Imran Louza
9	Mileta Rajovic
37	Matheus Martins
7	Tom Ince