English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 1, 2021
Leeds United WWWDD 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion WLDDL 2
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American Express Stadium

Match Report

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Brighton beat Leeds to all but secure Premier League safety

Goals from Pascal Gross and Danny Welbeck guided Brighton and Hove Albion to a 2-0 victory over Leeds United.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
58.1
Possession
41.9
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
385
Accurate Passes
281
466
Passes
351
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
29
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.5
48
Long Balls
55
23
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
11
13
Effective Clearances
25
13
Clearances
25

Head to Head

BHA leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  4. 3Ben WhiteCD-R
  5. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  6. 13Pascal GrossCM-R
  7. 11Leandro TrossardAM
  8. 33Dan BurnLM
  9. 34Joël VeltmanRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 9Neal MaupayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Davy PropperSUB
  2. 17Steven AlzateSUB
  3. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  4. 15Jakub ModerSUB
  5. 19José IzquierdoSUB
  6. 29Andi ZeqiriSUB
  7. 16Alireza JahanbakhshSUB
  8. 7Aaron ConnollySUB
  9. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB

LEE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 21Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 14Diego LlorenteCD-R
  4. 5Robin KochDM
  5. 10Ezgjan AlioskiLB
  6. 2Luke AylingRB
  7. 11Tyler RobertsCM-L
  8. 43Mateusz KlichCM-R
  9. 22Jack HarrisonLM
  10. 15Stuart DallasRM
  11. 9Patrick BamfordF

Substitutes

  1. 28Gaetano BerardiSUB
  2. 7Ian Poveda-OcampoSUB
  3. 19Pablo HernándezSUB
  4. 52Niall HugginsSUB
  5. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  6. 47Jack JenkinsSUB
  7. 20RodrigoSUB
  8. 37Cody DramehSUB
  9. 46Jamie ShackletonSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
  3. 59' Substitution, Leeds United. Rodrigo replaces Patrick Bamford.
  4. 76' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 79' Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Diego Llorente.
  6. 79' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Leandro Trossard.
  8. 88' Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Danny Welbeck.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Yves Bissouma.

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