English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leeds United
  • 30': Daniel James
  • 33': Joël Piroe
  • 38': Brenden Aaronson
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3 - 0
Plymouth Argyle

    About

    Leeds United are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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.
    • 1': Caleb Roberts (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ao Tanaka with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell following a corner.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Struijk.
    • 16': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jordan Houghton.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
    • 18': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 21': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Caleb Roberts.
    • 22': Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 22': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Offside, Leeds United. Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 24': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 27': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 27': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Offside, Leeds United. Daniel James is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Nathanael Ogbeta.
    • 30': Goal! Leeds United 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Goal! Leeds United 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 35': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Leeds United).
    • 35': Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 37': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 38': Goal! Leeds United 3, Plymouth Argyle 0. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 44': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 44': Sam Byram (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
    • 45': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leeds United 3, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 3, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Andre Gray replaces Nathanael Ogbeta.
    • 47': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
    • 47': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 53': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
    • 53': Foul by Andre Gray (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 53': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Joël Piroe (Leeds United).
    • 56': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
    • 58': Caleb Roberts (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
    • 60': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 61': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu replaces Caleb Roberts.
    • 63': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 63': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a through ball.
    • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Brenden Aaronson.
    • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Manor Solomon replaces Daniel James.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 69': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Tegan Finn replaces Ryan Hardie.
    • 70': Offside, Leeds United. Manor Solomon is caught offside.
    • 72': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
    • 74': Foul by Andre Gray (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 74': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Chambers replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
    • 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 76': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 76': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
    • 79': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 79': Josuha Guilavogui (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 82': Manor Solomon (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 83': Manor Solomon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Firpo following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 85': Manor Solomon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
    • 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Charlie Crew replaces Joël Piroe.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
    • 90': Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Charlie Crew (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Mateo Joseph (Leeds United).
    • 90'+4': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Plymouth Argyle 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 0
    21.5 Possession 78.5
    0 SHOTS 23
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    122 Accurate Passes 637
    202 Passes 718
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    4 Crosses 34
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 45
    14 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    12 Effective Tackles 9
    23 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 3
    36 Effective Clearances 7
    36 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Elland Road
    Location: Leeds, England
    Attendance: 36,066

    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
    25 Sam Byram
    11 Brenden Aaronson
    8 Joe Rothwell
    22 Ao Tanaka
    10 Joël Piroe
    29 Wilfried Gnonto
    7 Daniel James
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    Josuha Guilavogui, Charlie Crew, Manor Solomon, Maximilian Wöber, Sam Chambers, Mateo Joseph, James Debayo, Isaac Schmidt, Karl Darlow.

    PLY Plymouth Argyle (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    31 Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
    5 Julio Pleguezuelo
    6 Kornel Szucs
    29 Matthew Sorinola
    44 Victor Palsson
    27 Adam Forshaw
    34 Caleb Roberts
    4 Jordan Houghton
    3 Nathanael Ogbeta
    2 Bali Mumba
    9 Ryan Hardie
    Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
    Mustapha Bundu, Tegan Finn, Marko Marosi, Frederick Issaka, Rami Al Hajj, Callum Wright, Andre Gray, Morgan Whittaker, Michael Obafemi.

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