Premier League: Leeds United seizes a 2-1 win against Norwich City 2-1
LEEDS. Leeds United bested Norwich City to win 2-1. A goal from J. Gelhardt was decisive in the 90min.
LEEDS. Leeds United overcome Norwich City to win 2-1. A goal from J. Gelhardt was decisive in the 90min. It was Leeds United to strike first with a goal of Rodrigo at the 14′. Then J. Gelhardt scored again for Leeds United in the 90′ minute with a goal. Eventually, K. McLean reduced the distance for Norwich City with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the help of Daniel Cook and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Leeds United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Leeds United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Leeds United won the match.
Leeds United shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Leeds United received 3 yellow cards (L. Ayling, J. Harrison and D. James). On the other side, Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (A. Gunn and M. J. Aarons).
After playing this contest, Leeds United will have 23 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 17 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Rodrigo
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15'15'
A. Gunn
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25'25'
L. Ayling
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46'46'
J. Harrison
P. Bamford
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46'46'
M. Normann
L. Rupp
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61'61'
R. Koch
Rodrigo
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62'62'
J. Rowe
J. Sargent
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71'71'
J. Harrison
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77'77'
D. James
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77'77'
M. J. Aarons
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86'86'
B. Gilmour
M. J. Aarons
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90'90'
K. McLean
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90'90'
J. Gelhardt
R. Koch
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90'90'
J. Gelhardt
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Leeds United will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 18th of March with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).
Norwich City will play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 2nd of April with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Norwich City (2 draws).
Leeds United: Formation and Lineups
Leeds United started with a 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 , Diego Llorente , Pascal Struijk , Stuart Dallas , Mateusz Klich , Adam Forshaw , Daniel James , Rodrigo , Raphinha and Patrick Bamford .
Substitutes
Leeds United made 3 changes: P. Bamford for J. Harrison (46′), Rodrigo for R. Koch (61′) and R. Koch for J. Gelhardt (90′).
Top player: Raphinha
The player who no doubt impressed Leeds United the most was Raphinha even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Dean Smith played with: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Ozan Kabak , Ben Gibson , Brandon Williams , Lukas Rupp , Kenny McLean , Pierre Lees Melou , Josh Sargent , Teemu Pukki and Milot Rashica .
Substitutes
Norwich City made 3 changes: L. Rupp for M. Normann (46′), J. Sargent for J. Rowe (62′) and M. J. Aarons for B. Gilmour (86′).
Best player: Tim Krul
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Tim Krul. His rating is 7.63. He performed 4 saves.
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