Premier League: Leeds United and West Ham United draw 2-2 on Wednesday
LEEDS. Leeds United manages to recover against West Ham United with a penalty kick on the L. Paquetá 44' and a goal on the G. Scamacca 46'.
LEEDS. Leeds United manages to recover against West Ham United with a penalty kick on the L. Paquetá 44′ and a goal on the G. Scamacca 46′. Leeds United was far superior when it came to possession ball (63%)
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 63% while West Ham United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Leeds United was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Leeds United to win the match.
Leeds United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 4 yellow cards (Rodrigo, Liam Cooper, Crysencio Summerville and Jesse Marsch). On the opposite side, West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Nayef Aguerd).
After this match, Leeds United will have 16 points like AFC Bournemouth to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, West Ham United will have 14 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
Rodrigo
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28'28'
Degnand Gnonto
Crysencio Summerville
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40'40'
Liam Cooper
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43'43'
Jarrod Bowen (Penalty Awarded)
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44'44'
Lucas Paquetá (Penalty)
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46'46'
Gianluca Scamacca
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59'59'
Crysencio Summerville
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63'63'
Jack Harrison
Crysencio Summerville
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63'63'
Mateusz Klich
Brenden Aaronson
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67'67'
Michail Antonio
Gianluca Scamacca
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68'68'
Aaron Cresswell
Vladimir Coufal
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70'70'
Rodrigo
Jack Harrison
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79'79'
Sam Greenwood
Marc Roca
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80'80'
Saïd Benrahma
Pablo Fornals
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80'80'
Flynn Downes
Lucas Paquetá
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82'82'
Jesse Marsch
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90'90'
Nayef Aguerd
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90'90'
Joe Gelhardt
Degnand Gnonto
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Leeds United will play away against Aston Villa on the 13th of January with a 3-3 head to head.
West Ham United will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 14th of January with a 7-6 head to head in favor of West Ham United (1 draw).
Leeds United: Formation and Lineups
Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jesse Marsch chose to play with the following team: Illan Meslier , Luke Ayling , Robin Koch , Liam Cooper , Pascal Struijk , Marc Roca , Tyler Adams , Brenden Aaronson , Wilfried Gnonto , Crysencio Summerville and Rodrigo .
Substitutes
Leeds United made 3 changes: Brenden Aaronson for Mateusz Klich (63′), Marc Roca for Sam Greenwood (79′) and Degnand Gnonto for Joe Gelhardt (90′).
Top player: Liam Cooper
The player who no doubt impressed Leeds United the most was Liam Cooper.
His rating is
with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17.West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
Also West Ham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Craig Dawson , Nayef Aguerd , Thilo Kehrer , Declan Rice , Tomáš Souček , Jarrod Bowen , Lucas Paquetá , Pablo Fornals and Gianluca Scamacca .
Substitutes
West Ham United made 5 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Jack Harrison (63′), Gianluca Scamacca for Michail Antonio (67′), Vladimir Coufal for Aaron Cresswell (68′), Pablo Fornals for Saïd Benrahma (80′) and Lucas Paquetá for Flynn Downes (80′).
Top player: Lucas Paquetá
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Lucas Paquetá.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.