English League Championship

Leeds United vs Sheffield United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leeds United
  • 69': Pascal Struijk
  • 90': Mateo Joseph
FT
2 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Leeds United are hosting Sheffield United at Elland Road, Leeds, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 7': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
    • 7': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 11': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jamie Shackleton.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
    • 15': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 16': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Leeds United).
    • 16': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Offside, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare is caught offside.
    • 19': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 22': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 22': Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
    • 22': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a through ball.
    • 25': Offside, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
    • 26': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 28': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
    • 28': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
    • 32': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 40': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 41': Offside, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Junior Firpo with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 51': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
    • 51': Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 54': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
    • 54': Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
    • 57': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
    • 57': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
    • 59': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
    • 59': Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Callum O'Hare.
    • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sydie Peck replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
    • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Jamie Shackleton.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 62': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
    • 66': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 66': Illan Meslier (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 68': Substitution, Leeds United. Manor Solomon replaces Brenden Aaronson.
    • 68': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 69': Goal! Leeds United 1, Sheffield United 0. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Leeds United).
    • 73': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Largie Ramazani with a through ball.
    • 77': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
    • 78': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
    • 78': Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Largie Ramazani.
    • 81': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Vinicius Souza.
    • 83': Foul by Harry Souttar (Sheffield United).
    • 83': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
    • 86': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
    • 86': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 87': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.
    • 89': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
    • 89': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Goal! Leeds United 2, Sheffield United 0. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe following a fast break.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Joël Piroe.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Byram replaces Junior Firpo.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 2, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 0
    44.9 Possession 55.1
    5 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    348 Accurate Passes 456
    434 Passes 529
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 43
    23 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 14
    26 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 11
    19 Effective Clearances 12
    19 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Elland Road
    Location: Leeds, England
    Attendance: 36,695

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Illan Meslier (GK)
    5 Pascal Struijk
    6 Joe Rodon
    3 Junior Firpo Yellow Card
    2 Jayden Bogle
    11 Brenden Aaronson
    8 Joe Rothwell
    22 Ao Tanaka
    10 Joël Piroe
    17 Largie Ramazani
    29 Wilfried Gnonto
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    James Debayo, Sam Byram, Patrick Bamford, Isaac Schmidt, Manor Solomon, Daniel James, Karl Darlow, Charlie Crew, Mateo Joseph.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    6 Harry Souttar
    33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    21 Vinicius Souza Yellow Card
    4 Oliver Arblaster Yellow Card
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    14 Harrison Burrows
    16 Jamie Shackleton
    9 Kieffer Moore
    10 Callum O'Hare
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Tyrese Campbell, Rhian Brewster, Sydie Peck, Andre Brooks, Sam McCallum, Jack Robinson, Adam Rhys Davies, Alfie Gilchrist.

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