FFO Prem, Leeds United vs. Newcastle United (Mon Apr 07) Leeds United | Newcastle United 3-2-1-2-2 C | 4-4-2 N Tim Davey | Nathan Prior | M_Taylor GK | GK T_Strakosha M_Kayode DF | DF M_Acuna J_Cuadrado DF | DF J_Clauss M_Pellegrino DF | DF R_E_Green M_Caicedo DM | DF Nuno_Santos A_Scott DM | MF T_Kroos R_Cherki AM | MF M_Kovacic W_Gargano MF | MF D_McNeil Savio AM | MF T_Reijnders Y_Moukoko FW | FW C_Pulisic R_Nel FW | FW J_David | D_Klein SUB | SUB S_Herrera D_Jones SUB | SUB R_Taylor Parejo SUB | SUB R_Song P_Osvaldo SUB | SUB Chiquinho J_Taylor SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 3 :(lee) Savio plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But M_Acuna wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 5 :(lee) J_Cuadrado can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... R_E_Green knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Savio bends it round the wall ... T_Strakosha has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Strakosha is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 6 :(lee) W_Gargano is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Y_Moukoko latches onto the ball ... Y_Moukoko looks to see where T_Strakosha is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 6 :(new) J_David beats R_Nel ... He showed great skill there ... A_Scott slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 11 :(new) M_Kovacic holds the ball up ... He sees D_McNeil in space! ... D_McNeil with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Taylor blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 12 :(lee) R_Cherki saunters past R_E_Green ... R_E_Green goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 16 :(new) T_Kroos with a neat pass into M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic must beat M_Taylor! ... But M_Taylor makes a fine save Min. 18 :(lee) R_Cherki sidesteps M_Acuna ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... R_E_Green with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 21 :(new) R_E_Green with a slick pass to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... M_Taylor plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 26 :(lee) R_Cherki with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Savio ... Savio with the header! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... That puts Leeds United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Leeds United 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 27 :(lee) R_Cherki takes advantage of a mistake by M_Acuna ... He knocks the ball to M_Kayode! ... M_Kayode aims for the top right corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Pellegrino dinks the ball into the area! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 34 :(lee) M_Pellegrino spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Y_Moukoko! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_McNeil ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 35 :(lee) W_Gargano with a slick pass to R_Nel ... Driven towards goal by R_Nel! ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 36 :(lee) R_Nel runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Nuno_Santos gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Cherki plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to M_Pellegrino ... He gets the shot away ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Tim Davey spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 37 :(new) R_E_Green with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Scott ... M_Caicedo fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 39 :(lee) R_Nel comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... J_David dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 40 :(new) T_Reijnders brings it under control ... He takes on M_Kayode ... He gets past him! ... He puts in T_Kroos! ... T_Kroos lobs M_Taylor! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 42 :(lee) M_Caicedo with the towering header to R_Nel ... R_E_Green with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 42 :(new) D_McNeil is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Kovacic ... But R_Nel comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lee) R_Nel beats M_Acuna ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... R_E_Green dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(new) J_Clauss pulls up ... That looks like his hamstring went ... He won't be able to continue!! Min. 43 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Taylor ... COMING OFF: J_Clauss Min. 45 :(lee) R_Nel is too quick for the defence ... T_Kroos gathers up the loose ball Min. 47 :(lee) M_Caicedo backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Kayode latches onto the end of it ... M_Kayode sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... T_Strakosha makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 47 :(lee) Savio takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Cherki ... T_Kroos with an ugly foul ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leeds United 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(lee) R_Nel hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Y_Moukoko collects the loose ball! ... But T_Kroos puts the ball out of play Min. 47 :(new) T_Kroos beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Acuna ... M_Acuna hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 49 :(lee) Savio runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... J_David with a poor challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... W_Gargano floats it forward ... Y_Moukoko latches onto the end of it ... R_Taylor hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... R_Cherki floats the ball in! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 51 :(lee) Y_Moukoko with the majestic dribble ... Y_Moukoko with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 51 :(new) J_David steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Pellegrino tackles cleanly Min. 52 :(new) J_David slips past J_Cuadrado ... J_David tries to chip the ball over M_Taylor! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Taylor comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... J_David with the shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 53 :(lee) M_Caicedo elbows T_Kroos off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 53 :(new) T_Reijnders looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Kroos ... A powerful shot by T_Kroos! ... M_Taylor is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... M_Taylor looks very relieved! Min. 56 :(lee) Savio plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Cleared by Nuno_Santos Min. 56 :(new) M_Kovacic turns nicely onto the ball ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Caicedo!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 57 :(lee) W_Gargano finds Savio in the box ... Savio hits a great drive! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Cherki! ... It comes to M_Pellegrino ... He gets the shot away ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Savio plays it into the danger area! ... R_Taylor reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 58 :(new) R_E_Green slips past his marker ... R_E_Green with a blistering shot! ... But M_Taylor parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 60 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: Parejo ... COMING OFF: W_Gargano Min. 60 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: J_Taylor ... COMING OFF: R_Nel Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Song ... COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos Min. 61 :(lee) J_Cuadrado makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Acuna ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 61 :(new) J_David beats A_Scott ... J_David sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Nathan Prior spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 66 :(lee) The ball goes loose! ... Savio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Savio sees T_Strakosha off his line! ... T_Strakosha makes a difficult save Min. 70 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: P_Osvaldo ... COMING OFF: Y_Moukoko Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Kovacic Min. 70 :(lee) A_Scott takes advantage of a mistake by R_Taylor ... He crosses to Parejo ... R_Taylor hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... M_Kayode plays it into the danger area! ... R_Cherki gets to it! ... T_Strakosha turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Savio flights it in! ... T_Strakosha easily claims the ball! Min. 71 :(lee) P_Osvaldo jinks past R_Song ... P_Osvaldo attempts the shot! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 73 :(lee) M_Caicedo finds his way through ... M_Caicedo with a stunning strike! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 74 :(new) R_E_Green plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Pulisic ... J_Taylor anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 75 :(lee) M_Caicedo with a deep cross to P_Osvaldo ... P_Osvaldo has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He tries to flick it past T_Strakosha ... But crashes into the keeper ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 75 :(new) J_David beats J_Cuadrado ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... J_David hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Taylor dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Taylor beaten! Min. 78 :(new) J_David gets possession in his own half ... J_David runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Taylor with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 79 :(new) T_Reijnders drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_E_Green ... But he loses control of it ... M_Pellegrino takes possession Min. 80 :(new) J_David beats the defender ... J_Cuadrado pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 80 :(new) D_McNeil sidesteps M_Kayode ... He showed great skill there ... M_Caicedo with the block Min. 81 :(lee) R_Cherki knocks the ball past the defender ... A well-placed shot from R_Cherki! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Tim Davey ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Leeds United 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 82 :(new) D_McNeil turns past J_Cuadrado ... He has created space for himself now ... D_McNeil drives it towards goal! ... M_Taylor is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... M_Taylor looks very relieved! Min. 85 :(new) D_McNeil takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pellegrino ... D_McNeil with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Looks like it should be M_Taylor's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_McNeil ... M_Kayode deals with the danger and clears Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(lee) R_Cherki kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Scott gets on the end of the pass ... A_Scott has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He lobs it over T_Strakosha ... GOAL!! ... Leeds United 3-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 94 :(new) C_Pulisic is too quick for J_Cuadrado ... J_Taylor tackles cleanly Min. 96 :(new) J_David finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Pellegrino ... J_David from 20 yards! ... M_Taylor gathers it easily ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Elland Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Cherki (Man of the Match) Scorers : Savio (26), R_Cherki (81), A_Scott (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Caicedo (53), J_Cuadrado (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_David Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Clauss (43) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 17 | 15 Off target : 8 | 9 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 7 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 15 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leeds United 3 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Taylor GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 M_Kayode DF 1 20 18 14 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 27 J_Cuadrado DF 1 20 17 14 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -4 -4 M_Pellegrino DF 1 21 18 4 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 12 46 M_Caicedo DM 1 20 21 13 30 | 98 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 23 11 A_Scott DM 1 18 20 4 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 10 54 R_Cherki AM 1 6 22 21 22 | 98 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 48 27 W_Gargano MF 1 13 18 11 30 | 62 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 Savio AM 1 3 18 22 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 Y_Moukoko FW 1 6 17 22 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 R_Nel FW 1 7 15 18 26 | 62 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 9 D_Klein GK 19 1 1 1 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jones DF 1 11 7 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parejo MF 1 11 18 9 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Osvaldo FW 1 2 14 17 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 J_Taylor FW 1 4 10 15 29 | 36 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 12 J_Clauss DF 1 22 18 15 26 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_E_Green DF 1 18 12 6 31 | 98 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 36 22 Nuno_Santos DF 1 21 15 12 25 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Kroos MF 1 16 22 16 22 | 98 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 16 22 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 23 17 22 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 D_McNeil MF 1 10 22 18 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 8 28 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 20 16 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 15 23 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_David FW 1 6 18 21 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 31 0 38 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Taylor DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 55 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 R_Song DF 1 18 13 4 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho MF 1 8 17 13 26 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 4 15 18 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1744054546 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40