English Premier League

Leeds vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 18': Diego Llorente
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1 - 0

Llorente goal seals first win for Leeds

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,261

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+18 Arsenal 12 29 1
+12 Chelsea 12 23 3
+14 Manchester City 12 22 4
+4 Aston Villa 12 21 3
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

LEE 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

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
31 Francisco Sierralta
5 William Troost-Ekong
3 Danny Rose
21 Kiko Femenía Yellow Card
18 Ozan Tufan
19 Moussa Sissoko
33 Juraj Kucka
7 Joshua King
25 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card
23 Ismaïla Sarr Yellow Card

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