FMFA, Leeds United vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Nov 08) Leeds United | West Bromwich Albion 4-5-1 P | 5-2-3 N Daniel Mason | Neil Rowley | Matt_Turner GK | GK E_Mendy M_Akinji DF | DF O_Kabak T_Lamptey DF | DF K_Gibbs M_van_den_Ven DF | DF K_Bartley Nico_Elvedi DF | DF A_Hegazy J_Stevens MF | DF S_Ajayi L_Molyneux MF | MF A_Reach D_Rice MF | MF A_Pereira M_Bundu MF | FW G_Jesus N_Kante MF | FW N_Pepe R_Lukaku FW | FW C_Austin | M_Jedlicka SUB | SUB S_Johnstone J_Firpo SUB | SUB D_Furlong J_Branthwaite SUB | SUB C_Townsend Helder_Costa SUB | SUB J_Livermore K_Adeyemi SUB | SUB H_Robson-Kanu Referee: Robert_Jones (Merseyside) Min. 1 :(lee) M_Bundu with an incisive pass to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku fires off a right-footed shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... That puts Leeds United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Leeds United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 2 :(wba) A_Pereira runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... R_Lukaku pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Robert_Jones has stopped play ... Well spotted by Robert_Jones! Min. 3 :(lee) R_Lukaku takes possession ... Knocks it past O_Kabak ... He's through on goal ... R_Lukaku with a low drive through the rain! ... E_Mendy tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... M_Bundu drives it into the box! ... The danger is dealt with by K_Bartley Min. 8 :(wba) A_Reach finds N_Pepe on the edge of the box ... Fine tackle by M_van_den_Ven ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 10 :(wba) K_Gibbs brings the ball into the opposing area ... N_Pepe makes himself available ... N_Pepe goes for the top corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 11 :(lee) N_Kante looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Bundu ... M_Bundu with the drive! ... E_Mendy just watches it drift out of play! Min. 12 :(lee) R_Lukaku loses his marker! ... R_Lukaku tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... E_Mendy claws it off the line ... Robert_Jones consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Leeds United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 14 :(wba) A_Pereira has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Lamptey ... He knocks it to G_Jesus! ... But T_Lamptey wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... G_Jesus floats the ball in! ... Matt_Turner catches it! Min. 15 :(lee) M_van_den_Ven plays the early ball across the box to find D_Rice in space ... S_Ajayi wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(lee) L_Molyneux feeds the ball through the middle ... M_van_den_Ven runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... S_Ajayi stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 18 :(lee) M_van_den_Ven has a go! ... It hits the defender ... L_Molyneux collects the loose ball! ... L_Molyneux tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... Leeds United 3-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 19 :(wba) A_Pereira is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... G_Jesus latches onto the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Lamptey ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 25 :(wba) A_Reach picks out G_Jesus with the cross ... G_Jesus with the drive! ... Matt_Turner parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 26 :(lee) D_Rice finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... D_Rice attempts to nutmeg E_Mendy! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 27 :(lee) M_Bundu leaves K_Bartley standing ... But A_Hegazy slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 27 :(lee) N_Kante with a 50-yard pass to M_Akinji ... A_Pereira tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 31 :(lee) D_Rice kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Lukaku gets on the end of the pass ... K_Bartley pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Robert_Jones has stopped play ... Well spotted by Robert_Jones! ... He is warned by Robert_Jones ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Robert_Jones signals that it is indirect ... J_Stevens passes to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku hits a great shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Stevens curls it into the box! ... T_Lamptey swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Nico_Elvedi plays it into the danger area! ... E_Mendy comes out and claims it! Min. 32 :(lee) D_Rice has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past K_Gibbs ... He knocks it to R_Lukaku! ... R_Lukaku chases it through, he must score ! ... Brilliant save from E_Mendy ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 39 :(lee) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Lukaku is through! ... R_Lukaku with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But E_Mendy just gets his fingers to that one ... Robert_Jones has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 40 :(wba) The defender under hits the back pass! ... C_Austin is through! ... C_Austin hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 42 :(lee) L_Molyneux beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... A wicked drive by L_Molyneux ! ... E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 48 :(lee) Nico_Elvedi pulls it back to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku tries to chip the ball over E_Mendy! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leeds United 3-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 47 :(lee) J_Stevens hoofs it up field to find N_Kante ... A well-placed shot from N_Kante ! ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy was left standing ... Leeds United 4-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 49 :(wba) K_Gibbs with an intelligent ball to C_Austin ... But M_van_den_Ven wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Robert_Jones has none of it. Min. 53 :(lee) R_Lukaku steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Lukaku hits the ball first time! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 54 :(lee) M_Bundu with a real burst of pace ... He leaves K_Bartley behind ... M_Bundu tries the shot ! ... E_Mendy makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 55 :(wba) J_Livermore comes on for A_Pereira and takes up a MF role Min. 55 :(wba) D_Furlong is being prepared to come on ... S_Ajayi is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 62 :(lee) R_Lukaku is first to the ball ... But O_Kabak with the fine tackle Min. 64 :(lee) L_Molyneux cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... L_Molyneux strikes a wicked curler ! ... E_Mendy is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 65 :(lee) M_Bundu gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds R_Lukaku ... D_Furlong gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Stevens hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to Nico_Elvedi ... He gets the shot away ... E_Mendy falls over ... But E_Mendy is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 65 :(lee) M_Akinji finds R_Lukaku in acres of space ... G_Jesus is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... T_Lamptey hoists it forward ... J_Stevens gets on the end of it ... O_Kabak with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 67 :(lee) J_Stevens gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku hits the ball on the bounce ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... E_Mendy moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy looks dejected! ... It’s his 3rd of the game!! ... Leeds United 5-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 69 :(wba) O_Kabak cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Austin ... T_Lamptey with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 78 :(wba) J_Livermore gets to the by line and finds G_Jesus with a beautiful cross ... Matt_Turner pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Robert_Jones has stopped play ... Well spotted by Robert_Jones! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... Appeals for a penalty! ... Given !! ... West Bromwich Albion players are furious! ... G_Jesus is the man who takes it ... GOAL!! ... That gives West Bromwich Albion back a little pride! ... Leeds United 5-1 West Bromwich Albion... Min. 80 :(wba) D_Furlong looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 84 :(wba) G_Jesus flicks it past M_Akinji ... He runs forward ... But T_Lamptey wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Robert_Jones has none of it. Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(wba) A_Reach plays a long ball to A_Hegazy ... A_Hegazy bears down on goal! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And Matt_Turner reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Pepe ... Matt_Turner jumps well to claim it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Elland Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Lukaku (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Lukaku (1,12,67), L_Molyneux (18), N_Kante (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Matt_Turner (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Jesus Scorers : G_Jesus (78 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Pereira (27), G_Jesus (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 18 | 6 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 11 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leeds United 5 - 1 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt_Turner GK 33 1 1 1 21 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 M_Akinji DF 1 32 13 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Lamptey DF 1 31 13 7 24 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 1 M_van_den_Ven DF 1 30 8 5 30 | 95 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 46 8 Nico_Elvedi DF 1 30 11 3 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Stevens MF 1 7 29 15 22 | 95 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 L_Molyneux MF 2 6 29 4 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 27 D_Rice MF 1 15 29 5 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 M_Bundu MF 2 3 28 11 24 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 4 N_Kante MF 2 12 28 2 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 R_Lukaku FW 3 4 5 31 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 81 M_Jedlicka GK 28 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Firpo DF 1 28 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 28 10 6 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Helder_Costa MF 1 2 26 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Adeyemi FW 1 2 10 29 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 32 1 1 1 24 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -32 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 29 6 3 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 S_Ajayi DF 1 26 13 4 24 | 59 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Reach MF 1 3 28 11 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 27 10 23 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 29 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 24 N_Pepe FW 1 6 13 29 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Austin FW 1 2 6 26 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 25 6 2 25 | 36 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Townsend DF 1 25 11 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 2 26 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 1 7 24 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1699474181 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35