Leeds United FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Leeds United FC

1 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Elland Road 33,890 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 52' Brandon Thomas-Asante

Luke Ayling 72' 1–1

Y 9' Darnell Furlong

Joe Gelhardt 15' Y

Y 29' Jayson Molumby

Jamie Shackleton 55' Y

Y 56' Matt Phillips

Daniel James 61' Y

Y 71' Erik Pieters

Pascal Struijk 78' Y

Y 85' Okay Yokuslu

Overview

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Leeds United FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Leeds United FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-05-23 Leeds United FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–5 Leeds United FC 2020-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2019-10-01 Leeds United FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
06 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
28 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–4	L
21 May	West Ham United FC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Newcastle United FC	H	2–2	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Leeds United FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
5' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
9' Darnell Furlong catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' A moment of madness from Joe Gelhardt on 15 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Leeds United FC will be frustrated.
20' England international John Swift has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jayson Molumby on 29.
34' A quiet spell here at Elland Road. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' Leeds United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
49' Jeremy Sarmiento has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
52' Jayson Molumby adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Controversy at the stadium! Jamie Shackleton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
56' Matt Phillips picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Daniel James catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel James is booked for Leeds United FC — Yellow card on 61.
66' Leeds United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
69' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace John Swift by Jeremy Sarmiento on 69 minute.
71' A moment of madness from Erik Pieters on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
72' Magnificent from Luke Ayling! That is 14 goals in 361 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' Erik Pieters makes way for Conor Townsend at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
78' A moment of madness from Pascal Struijk on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Leeds United FC will be frustrated.
83' Another change for Leeds United FC made on 83 minute. Joe Gelhardt leaves to be changed by Sam Greenwood.
84' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Joe Gelhardt is replaced by Sam Greenwood.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Okay Yokuslu on 85 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Jed Wallace is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
87' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Okay Yokuslu trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 87 minutes.
The points are shared — Leeds United FC 1-1 West Bromwich Albion FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 69'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Josh Maja 76'
10
Matt Phillips
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Conor Townsend 76'
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 86'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 87'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ezgjan Alioski	3
Patrick Bamford	3
Rodrigo	3
Hal Robson-Kanu	2
Pablo Hernandez	2
Semi Ajayi	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1
Harvey Barnes	1

Head to Head

Leeds United FC Form

2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2023-05-28 Leeds United FC 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-05-21 West Ham United FC 3–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-05-13 Leeds United FC 2–2 Newcastle United FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Leeds United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leeds United FC47% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

53%

Leeds United FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leeds United FC34% Draw46% West Bromwich Albion FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap	Leeds United FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.