Leeds United vs Watford

Championship 23 Sep 2023, 14:00
Leeds United
Leeds United
3–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 👤 J. Simpson Round 8

Match report

Leeds United cruised past Watford 3-0 in the Championship on 23 September 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Leeds United dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 17 shots to Watford's 4.

The match was played at Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire), with J. Simpson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 17 - 4 On target 10 - 1 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 13 - 15 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Sam Byram
Leeds United · 1 goal
8 Joël Piroe 1 goal
8 Jaidon Anthony 1 goal
8 Liam Cooper 81 passes (93% accurate)
8 Daniel James 2 assists
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 9–3
Shots On Goal 5–0 5–1
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–0 5–1
Match statistics
17 Shots Total 4
10 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 2
7 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 15
8 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 7
527 Passes Total 356
448 Passes Accurate 271
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leeds United · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Meslier
17 J. Shackleton 21 P. Struijk 6 L. Cooper 25 S. Byram
4 E. Ampadu 8 G. Kamara
20 D. James 7 J. Piroe 10 C. Summerville
24 G. Rutter
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
10 I. Louza 3 F. Sierralta 11 I. Koné
7 T. Ince 9 M. Rajovic 37 M. Martins
Leeds United
Coach
D. Farke
Substitutes
  • 12 Jaidon Anthony
  • 22 Archie Gray
  • 27 Ian Carlo Poveda
  • 28 Karl Darlow
  • 5 Charlie Cresswell
  • 2 Luke Ayling
  • 44 Ilia Gruev
  • 30 Joe Gelhardt
  • 49 Mateo Joseph
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 18 Yaser Asprilla
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 40 Myles Roberts
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 42 James Morris
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 46' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 46' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 68' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 80' ↑ J. Anthony ↓ C. Summerville Leeds United
  • 81' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ J. Lewis Watford
  • 84' ↑ I. Poveda ↓ D. James Leeds United
  • 84' ↑ A. Gray ↓ J. Piroe Leeds United
  • 90' ↑ I. Gruev ↓ G. Kamara Leeds United
  • 90' ↑ L. Ayling ↓ J. Shackleton Leeds United
Cards
  • 40' G. Rutter Leeds United
  • 43' R. Andrews Watford
  • 67' D. Bachmann Watford
  • 87' V. Bayo Watford
Head-to-head
Leeds United 5 1 draws 0 Watford
2025-02-11 Watford vs Leeds United 0 - 4
2024-10-22 Leeds United vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-03-29 Watford vs Leeds United 2 - 2
2023-09-23 Leeds United vs Watford 3 - 0
2022-04-09 Watford vs Leeds United 0 - 3
2021-10-02 Leeds United vs Watford 1 - 0
Recent form
Leeds United D D D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leeds United vs Watford?
Leeds United won 3-0 against Watford on 23 September 2023.
Who won Leeds United vs Watford?
Leeds United won the match 3-0.
Where was Leeds United vs Watford played?
The match was played at Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire).
Who had more possession in Leeds United vs Watford?
Leeds United had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.