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

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

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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

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Graham Scott
Assistant 1 Neil Davies
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — West Bromwich Albion FC and Leeds United FC get this one started.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilia Gruev made 414 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Leeds United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Wilfried Gnonto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 358 appearances.
35' 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 Crysencio Summerville suffering a number of foals already.
37' Magnificent from Grady Diangana! That is 26 goals in 341 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
42' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Leeds United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Ilia Gruev picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
60' The crowd applauds Djed Spence as he leaves the pitch. Jaidon Anthony steps in for Leeds United FC.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' John Swift has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jayson Molumby on 69 minute.
70' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jed Wallace exits the field as Adam Reach enters on 70.
75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
76' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 76 minute. Alex Mowatt leaves to be changed by Nathaniel Chalobah.
81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jed Wallace is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leeds United FC.
86' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Sarmiento is hanging Brandon Thomas-Asante on the field on 86 minute.
90' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Ethan Ampadu is replaced by Junior Firpo.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cedric Kipre.
Full Time. West Bromwich Albion FC beats Leeds United FC

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 86'
3
Conor Townsend
11
Grady Diangana ↓ John Swift 69'
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Adam Reach 70'
27
Alex Mowatt ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 76'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby ↓ Kyle Bartley 69'

Bench

19
John Swift ↑ 69'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 76'
5
Kyle Bartley ↑ 69'
15
Erik Pieters
20
Adam Reach ↑ 70'
26
Pipa
33
Joshua Griffiths
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 86'
31
Tom Fellows

Coach Carlos Corberán

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Ethan Ampadu ↓ Junior Firpo 90'
14
Joe Rodon
28
Karl Darlow
25
Sam Byram ↓ Daniel James 60'
39
Djed Spence ↓ Jaidon Anthony 60'
6
Liam Cooper
24
Georginio Rutter
7
Joel Piroe
44
Ilia Gruev
10
Crysencio Summerville ↓ Mateo Fernandez 90'
29
Wilfried Gnonto ↓ Patrick Bamford 60'

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ezgjan Alioski	3
Patrick Bamford	3
Rodrigo	3
Semi Ajayi	2
Hal Robson-Kanu	2
Pablo Hernandez	2
Darnell Furlong	1
Junior Firpo	1

Head to Head

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

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.