
Leeds vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
Llorente goal seals first win for Leeds
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Leeds United got to celebrate their first Premier League win of the season as Diego Llorente's first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win over Watford.
Match Commentary
- 18': Goal! Leeds United 1, Watford 0. Diego Llorente (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Joshua King because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 1, Watford 0.
- 59': Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ozan Tufan.
- 65': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Francisco Sierralta because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Stuart Dallas because of an injury.
- 90': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk replaces Mateusz Klich.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Watford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,261
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+35 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 | 1 |
+27 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 2 |
+13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 47 | 5 |
+16 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
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LEE![]() |
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16 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
5 | SHOTS | 20 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
157 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
242 | Passes | 497 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
11 | Crosses | 26 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
57 | Long Balls | 60 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
20 | Tackles | 14 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
3 | Interceptions | 3 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
34 | Clearances | 11 |
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
6 | Liam Cooper |
14 | Diego Llorente |
23 | Kalvin Phillips |
3 | Junior Firpo |
46 | Jamie Shackleton |
43 | Mateusz Klich |
15 | Stuart Dallas |
20 | Daniel James |
10 | Raphinha |
19 | Rodrigo |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
31 | Francisco Sierralta |
5 | William Troost-Ekong |
3 | Danny Rose |
21 | Kiko Femenía ![]() |
18 | Ozan Tufan |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
33 | Juraj Kucka |
7 | Josh King |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis ![]() |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr ![]() |
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