Leeds United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWolves back on course with comfortable win at Leeds
Wolves put poor run behind them to doubled advantage at the top courtesy of goals from Romain Saiss, Willy Boly and Benik Afobe.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 2': Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Offside, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas tries a through ball, but Liam Cooper is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Danny Batth tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 9': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 10': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
- 18': Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 20': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 20': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
- 23': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Leeds United).
- 23': Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt missed. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saiss with a cross.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 28': Goal! Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Leeds United).
- 30': Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Danny Batth.
- 33': Delay in match Liam Cooper (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 36': Substitution, Leeds United. Matthew Pennington replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
- 39': Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 42': Attempt saved. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfred N'Diaye with a through ball.
- 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
- 42': Attempt missed. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Vurnon Anita.
- 45': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Goal! Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Hadi Sacko.
- 50': Attempt saved. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 51': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 52': Attempt missed. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 54': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 54': Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
- 61': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
- 64': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Pablo Hernández (Leeds United).
- 64': Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 67': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 67': Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Benik Afobe replaces Léo Bonatini.
- 71': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
- 72': Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
- 73': Substitution, Leeds United. Caleb Ekuban replaces Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
- 73': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conor Coady tries a through ball, but Barry Douglas is caught offside.
- 74': Goal! Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a through ball.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Diogo Jota.
- 77': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 77': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Danny Batth.
- 81': Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 87': Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 87': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 87': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
- 90'+1': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Leeds United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
Statistics
 WOL |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 363 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 451 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 22 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 18 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 26,434
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 26,434
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 8 | Vurnon Anita |
| 28 | Gaetano Berardi |
| 21 | Samu Sáiz |
| 4 | Adam Forshaw  |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 9 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga |
| 24 | Hadi Sacko |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 4 | Alfred N'Diaye |
| 3 | Barry Douglas |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 33 | Léo Bonatini |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
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