Leeds vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League
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0 - 4
0 - 4
Man City reclaim Premier League top spot after dominant display over Leeds
Manchester City stormed to a comfortable 4-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Stuart Dallas because of an injury.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Manchester City 1.
- 54': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 2. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Junior Firpo.
- 68': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 3. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Phil Foden.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
- 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Greenwood replaces Rodrigo.
- 90'+3': Goal! Leeds United 0, Manchester City 4. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 35,771
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 35,771
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 MNC |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 547 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 617 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Leeds United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 3 | Júnior Firpo  |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 43 | Mateusz Klich |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 10 | Raphinha |
| 19 | Rodrigo |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
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