Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 0
2 - 0
Brighton go top with comfortable win over 10-man Leeds
Penalties in each half from Glenn Murray and substitute Tomer Hemed sent Brighton to the top of the Championship with a comfortable 2-0 home victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 5': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 5': Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Taylor.
- 11': Foul by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
- 11': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by Hadi Sacko (Leeds United).
- 14': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
- 19': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
- 22': Penalty conceded by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 23': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the red card.
- 23': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 25': Offside, Leeds United. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 26': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 30': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).
- 30': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 34': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.
- 35': Delay in match Chris Wood (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 35': Delay in match Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 37': Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Murphy with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 40': Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Hadi Sacko (Leeds United).
- 42': Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Pocognoli.
- 43': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 43': Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sébastien Pocognoli.
- 45'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robert Green.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Matt Grimes replaces Hadi Sacko.
- 47': Chris Wood (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
- 52': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 56': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
- 60': Delay in match Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Delay in match Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jamie Murphy because of an injury.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
- 69': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 70': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Shane Duffy is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 70': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas replaces Souleymane Doukara.
- 72': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).
- 74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Glenn Murray.
- 79': Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United).
- 79': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
- 81': Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Penalty conceded by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 86': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Delay in match Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jiri Skalak replaces Anthony Knockaert.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Leeds United. Liam Cooper replaces Pontus Jansson because of an injury.
- 90': Charlie Taylor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
- 90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Ronaldo Vieira (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0.
Statistics
 LEE |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 198 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 311 | Passes | 454 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 24 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 17 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 28,206
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 28,206
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 22 | Shane Duffy |
| 12 | Sébastien Pocognoli |
| 2 | Bruno |
| 21 | Oliver Norwood |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 15 | Jamie Murphy |
| 11 | Anthony Knockaert |
| 9 | Sam Baldock |
| 17 | Glenn Murray |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Green (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson  |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 21 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 7 | Kemar Roofe |
| 25 | Ronaldo Vieira |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips  |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 11 | Souleymane Doukara |
| 24 | Hadi Sacko |
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