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Championship · 23 September 2023

Leeds 3 – 0 Watford

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The match · Details
Attendance
36,236
Competition
Championship
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Liam Cooper
Won 3–0 v Watford

Joël Piroe 67' · Sam Byram 70' · Jaidon Anthony 89'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 67' Goal — Joël Piroe, assisted by Daniel James
  2. 70' Goal — Sam Byram, assisted by Daniel James
  3. 80' Substitution — Jaidon Anthony on for Crysencio Summerville, 80'
  4. 84' Substitution — Ian Poveda-Ocampo on for Daniel James, 84'
  5. 84' Substitution — Archie Gray on for Joël Piroe, 84'
  6. 89' Goal — Jaidon Anthony, assisted by Georginio Rutter
  7. 90' Substitution — Luke Ayling on for Jamie Shackleton, 90'
  8. 90' Substitution — Ilia Gruev on for Glen Kamara, 90'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1 · 11
  1. GK Illan Meslier
  2. DF Liam Cooper C
  3. DF Pascal Struijk
  4. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu
  5. DF / WG Sam Byram
  6. MF Glen Kamara
    ↓ 90' Ilia Gruev
  7. MF Jamie Shackleton
    ↓ 90' Luke Ayling
  8. WG Daniel James
    ↓ 84' Ian Poveda-Ocampo
  9. WG Crysencio Summerville
    ↓ 80' Jaidon Anthony
  10. FW Joël Piroe
    ↓ 84' Archie Gray
  11. FW Georginio Rutter

Substitutes

5
  1. DF Luke Ayling
    ↑ 90' for Jamie Shackleton
  2. MF Archie Gray
    ↑ 84' for Joël Piroe
  3. MF Ilia Gruev
    ↑ 90' for Glen Kamara
  4. WG Jaidon Anthony
    ↑ 80' for Crysencio Summerville
  5. WG Ian Poveda-Ocampo
    ↑ 84' for Daniel James
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Watford
Possession: Leeds 60%, Watford 40%
Shots: Leeds 17, Watford 4
On target: Leeds 10, Watford 1
Shots in box: Leeds 10, Watford 2
Shots out box: Leeds 7, Watford 2
Blocked: Leeds 3, Watford 1
Corners: Leeds 8, Watford 1
Fouls: Leeds 13, Watford 15
Offsides: Leeds 3, Watford 1
Yellows: Leeds 1, Watford 3
Passes: Leeds 527, Watford 356
Pass acc.: Leeds 85%, Watford 76%
Saves: Leeds 1, Watford 7
xG: Leeds 2.34, Watford 0.18
The other side

Watford line-up

Starting XI

4-3-3
  1. D. Bachmann
  2. R. Andrews
  3. R. Porteous
  4. W. Hoedt
  5. J. Lewis
  6. I. Louza
  7. F. Sierralta
  8. I. Koné
  9. T. Ince
  10. M. Rajović
  11. Matheus Martins
The record

Leeds v Watford

Watford profile →
31
Played
13
Won
7
Drawn
11
Lost
Won 13, drawn 7, lost 11 of 31

First met 1984 · 45 scored, 49 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Watford
DateH/AScoreResult
11 Feb 2025 Championship A 4–0 Won 4–0 v Watford
22 Oct 2024 Championship H 2–1 Won 2–1 v Watford
29 Mar 2024 Championship A 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Watford
9 Apr 2022 Premier League A 3–0 Won 3–0 v Watford
2 Oct 2021 Premier League H 1–0 Won 1–0 v Watford