Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 20:15 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Grady Diangana 37' 1–0
Y 46' Ilia Gruev
Cedric Kipre 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Assistant 1 Neil Davies
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
West Bromwich Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
23 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
17 Dec Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W
09 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
23 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 4–0 W
16 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
09 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The Hawthorns will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Leeds United FC.
  • 5' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leeds United FC backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Leeds United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jaidon Anthony made 349 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Ilia Gruev has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 425 appearances.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Grady Diangana makes it 1-0.
  • 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sam Byram suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilia Gruev.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 507 goals from 392 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Leeds United FC — Jaidon Anthony on, Djed Spence off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Leeds United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Jayson Molumby trudges off to be replaced by John Swift on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Adam Reach comes on to replace Jed Wallace.
  • 75' Jeremy Sarmiento is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Nathaniel Chalobah. He replaces Alex Mowatt on 76 minute.
  • 81' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Brandon Thomas-Asante is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 90' The Leeds United FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Ampadu is withdrawn and Junior Firpo gets his opportunity.
  • 90' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from West Bromwich Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ezgjan Alioski 3
Patrick Bamford 3
Rodrigo 3
Hal Robson-Kanu 2
Pablo Hernandez 2
Semi Ajayi 2
Matt Phillips 1
Kalvin Phillips 1

Head to Head

2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Leeds United FC Form

2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-23 Leeds United FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw30% Leeds United FC29%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Leeds United FC
59%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Leeds United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC25% Draw52% Leeds United FC23%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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