Leeds United vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueJunior Firpo earns Leeds precious win over bottom side Southampton
New Leeds United manager Javi Gracia's reign began with a 1-0 Premier League home victory over bottom club Southampton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a headed pass.
- 6': Offside, Southampton. Paul Onuachu is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
- 6': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 9': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Hand ball by Tyler Adams (Leeds United).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 17': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 17': Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 18': Jack Harrison (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left.
- 20': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 21': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 21': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 23': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford with a headed pass.
- 25': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 25': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Armel Bella-Kotchap.
- 29': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 31': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
- 32': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 32': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Firpo with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 39': Attempt saved. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 41': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 41': Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 42': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 44': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 45': Robin Koch (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Southampton 0.
- 46': Foul by Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United).
- 46': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Offside, Southampton. Paul Onuachu is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 50': Robin Koch (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Tyler Adams (Leeds United).
- 51': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
- 52': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 54': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 57': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 57': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 58': Jack Harrison (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 58': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 58': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
- 62': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
- 62': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Paul Onuachu.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 64': Foul by Tyler Adams (Leeds United).
- 64': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 68': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Junior Firpo.
- 69': Foul by Jack Harrison (Leeds United).
- 69': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 70': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Romain Perraud.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Theo Walcott.
- 74': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Goal! Leeds United 1, Southampton 0. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 79': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 79': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 81': Attempt saved. Maximilian Wöber (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 82': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
- 83': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Marc Roca replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 88': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marc Roca (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Offside, Leeds United. Weston McKennie is caught offside.
- 89': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
- 90': Attempt missed. Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 90'+2': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 90'+4': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Weston McKennie (Leeds United).
- 90'+4': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 1, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,641
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,641
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 3 | Junior Firpo |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 7 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 28 | Weston McKennie |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford  |
| 29 | Wilfried Gnonto |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 3 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 12 | Paul Onuachu |
| 20 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
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