Premier League: Manchester City demolishes Leeds United 7-0 with a superb match
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes Leeds United 7-0 with goals of
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes Leeds United 7-0 with goals of P. Foden (8′), J. Grealish (13′), K. De Bruyne (32′), R. Mahrez (49′), K. De Bruyne (62′), J. Stones (74′) and N. Ake (78′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Mike Dean. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.83 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 64% while Leeds United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 15 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 31 times, 15 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (R. Dias). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (J. Firpo).
After this match, Manchester City will have 38 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Leeds United will stay with 16 points like Southampton to move up in the 16th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
P. Foden
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13'13'
J. Grealish
R. Mahrez
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20'20'
J. Firpo
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32'32'
K. De Bruyne
Rodri
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38'38'
M. Klich
J. Shackleton
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40'40'
R. Dias
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46'46'
J. Gelhardt
D. James
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46'46'
I. Gundogan
B. Silva
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49'49'
R. Mahrez
I. Gundogan
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56'56'
Fernandinho
Rodri
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61'61'
P. Foden (Goal Disallowed)
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62'62'
K. De Bruyne
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65'65'
N. Ake
R. Dias
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73'73'
C. Drameh
J. Firpo
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74'74'
J. Stones
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78'78'
N. Ake
P. Foden
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away with Newcastle United on the 19th of December with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).
Leeds United will host Arsenal on the 18th of December with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Arsenal (2 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , John Stones , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Jack Grealish and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 3 changes: B. Silva for I. Gundogan (46′), Rodri for Fernandinho (56′) and R. Dias for N. Ake (65′).
Top player: Kevin De Bruyne
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 2 goals, 52 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Leeds United: Formation and Lineups
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera played with: Illan Meslier , Jamie Shackleton , Luke Ayling , Diego Llorente , Junior Firpo , Stuart Dallas , Adam Forshaw , Raphinha , Tyler Roberts , Jack Harrison and Daniel James .
Substitutes
Leeds United made 3 changes: J. Shackleton for M. Klich (38′), D. James for J. Gelhardt (46′) and J. Firpo for C. Drameh (73′).
Top player: Tyler Roberts
The player who no doubt impressed Leeds United the most was Tyler Roberts.
His rating is with 19 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
