English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 64': Illan Meslier (OG)
FT
1 - 0
Leeds United

    Meslier own goal gives Wolves win over Leeds

    A bizarre own goal by goalkeeper Illan Meslier gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-0 home win over Leeds United in the Premier League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 2': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
    • 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
    • 9': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 9': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 12': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
    • 14': Foul by Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 14': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 15': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 15': Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Leeds United).
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 19': Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 22': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
    • 22': Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
    • 25': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
    • 26': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
    • 27': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Raphinha following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Harrison.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
    • 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 35': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
    • 36': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 36': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
    • 41': Foul by Jamie Shackleton (Leeds United).
    • 41': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leeds United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Leeds United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 46': Raphinha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Hand ball by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Conor Coady.
    • 55': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marçal replaces Jonny.
    • 61': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 61': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 61': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 62': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marçal.
    • 64': Own Goal by Illan Meslier, Leeds United. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leeds United 0.
    • 66': Hand ball by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Jamie Shackleton.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 67': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Harrison.
    • 70': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
    • 70': Hand ball by Pablo Hernández (Leeds United).
    • 74': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 74': Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Offside, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rui Patrício tries a through ball, but Willian José is caught offside.
    • 81': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
    • 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Ezgjan Alioski replaces Mateusz Klich.
    • 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Hélder Costa replaces Jack Harrison.
    • 82': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Marçal because of an injury.
    • 85': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian José.
    • 85': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
    • 86': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
    • 86': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Willian José.
    • 87': Foul by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
    • 87': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
    • 90'+1': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leeds United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Leeds United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 7
    59 Possession 41
    18 SHOTS 15
    7 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    353 Accurate Passes 234
    440 Passes 308
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 1
    22 Crosses 13
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 50
    32 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 10
    14 Effective Clearances 12
    14 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Molineux Stadium
    Location: Wolverhampton, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    11 Rui Patrício (GK)
    16 Conor Coady
    27 Romain Saïss
    32 Leander Dendoncker
    28 João Moutinho
    8 Rúben Neves
    19 Jonny
    22 Nélson Semedo
    12 Willian José
    37 Adama Traoré
    7 Pedro Neto Yellow Card
    Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Fernando Marçal, Morgan Gibbs-White, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Ki-Jana Hoever, John Ruddy, Max Kilman, Owen Otasowie, Fábio Silva, Vitinha.

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

    No. Name
    1 Illan Meslier (GK)
    6 Liam Cooper
    21 Pascal Struijk
    15 Stuart Dallas
    2 Luke Ayling
    43 Mateusz Klich
    46 Jamie Shackleton
    22 Jack Harrison
    18 Raphinha
    9 Patrick Bamford
    11 Tyler Roberts
    Leeds United Substitutes:
    Pablo Hernández, Ezgjan Alioski, Leif Davis, Jack Jenkins, Diego Llorente, Niall Huggins, Kiko Casilla, Joe Gelhardt, Hélder Costa.

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