Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Leeds United

13 APR

0:1

Blackburn Rovers

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal82'

Sammie Szmodics (assist: Tyrhys Dolan) · Right foot shot 0-1

Man of the match

Aynsley PearsBlackburn Rovers8.4

Expected goals (xG)

Leeds UnitedxGBlackburn Rovers

1.470.27

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Elland RoadLeeds · 37,890 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeJames Bell
1st AssistantIan Cooper
2nd AssistantMark Stevens
4th OfficialKeith Stroud

Pressure index

Leeds UnitedBlackburn Rovers

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Hayden Carter · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card42'

Tyrhys Dolan · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Kyle McFadzean · Out: Scott Wharton · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card47'

Sondre Tronstad · Foul

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Sam Byram · Out: Ilia Gruev · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Patrick Bamford · Out: Connor Roberts · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Daniel James · Out: Georginio Rutter · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Mateo Joseph · Out: Wilfried Gnonto · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal82'

Sammie Szmodics (assist: Tyrhys Dolan) · Right foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution84'

In: Ben Chrisene · Out: Tyrhys Dolan · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Aynsley Pears · Foul

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Jaidon Anthony · Out: Junior Firpo · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Semir Telalovic · Out: Sammie Szmodics · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Mateo Joseph · Argument

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Commentary

That's it. The match concludes - Leeds United 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90+8′Second Half ended - Leeds United 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90+8′Shot blocked. Crysencio Summerville - Leeds United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90+7′Mateo Joseph - Leeds United - receive yellow card.
90+6′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Semir Telalovic's defensive play.
90+6′Player change - Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic is coming on to replace Sammie Szmodics.
90+3′Attempt thwarted. Sam Byram of Leeds United's right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area is stopped.Penalty
90+1′Fouled by Sam Gallagher - Blackburn Rovers
90+1′Ethan Ampadu - Leeds United - won a free kick in defence.
89′Player change - Leeds United. Junior Firpo is being replaced by Jaidon Anthony.
88′Attempt thwarted. Joël Piroe of Leeds United takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's obstructed. The assist was by Ethan Ampadu.
86′Sam Gallagher from Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the right flank.
86′Junior Firpo from Leeds United commits a foul.
85′Aynsley Pears of Blackburn Rovers has been handed a yellow card.
85′Missed chance. Patrick Bamford - Leeds United - with an attempt from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Junior Firpo with a cross.
84′Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene is coming on to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
83′Another offensive effort. Patrick Bamford of Leeds United tries a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Junior Firpo with a cross.
82′Goal! Leeds United 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Tyrhys Dolan with a through ball.
80′Player swap - Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto is being replaced by Mateo Joseph.
80′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Hayden Carter's defense.
78′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Callum Brittain.
77′Offside called - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics has been flagged offside.
76′Opportunity missed. Patrick Bamford of Leeds United narrowly misses the goal with a header from a short distance. The assist was provided by Wilfried Gnonto with a cross.
76′Junior Firpo of Leeds United has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
76′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.
74′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United. Kyle McFadzean is responsible for the concession.
71′Opportunity squandered. Daniel James of Leeds United attempts a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, narrowly missing to the left. The assist came from Wilfried Gnonto.
71′Shot blocked. Sam Byram - Leeds United - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Dominic Hyam.
68′Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has earned an offensive free kick.
68′Archie Gray from Leeds United commits a foul.
68′Player swap - Leeds United. Georginio Rutter is replaced by Daniel James.
68′Player change - Leeds United. Patrick Bamford is replacing Ilia Gruev.
67′Player change - Leeds United. Sam Byram is replacing Connor Roberts.
65′Another offensive move in play. Georginio Rutter from Leeds United takes a shot with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal.Penalty
64′Corner - Leeds United. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
62′Opportunity squandered. Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box that narrowly misses the target. The assist was provided by Kyle McFadzean.
62′Harry Pickering - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
62′Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United has committed a foul.
59′Attempt thwarted. Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's intercepted. The assist came from Georginio Rutter.Penalty
56′Opportunity squandered. Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United attempts a right-footed shot from outside the box that narrowly misses to the left. The assist was provided by Archie Gray.
55′New attacking attempt. Ilia Gruev - Leeds United - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Joël Piroe.
50′Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
50′Fouled by Wilfried Gnonto - Leeds United
50′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.
50′Archie Gray from Leeds United has secured a free kick on the left flank.
49′Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.
49′Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
47′Sondre Tronstad of Blackburn Rovers has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
47′Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United has secured a free kick on the right flank.
47′Sondre Tronstad commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
45′Player change - Blackburn Rovers. Kyle McFadzean is replacing Scott Wharton.
45′The second half commences with Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers still at a stalemate, neither team has scored, the score remains 0-0.
45+2′The first half concludes with neither Leeds United nor Blackburn Rovers managing to score, leaving the score at 0-0.
45′Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
45′Georginio Rutter from Leeds United has secured a free kick on the left flank.
44′Offside - It's Leeds United. Joël Piroe has been caught offside.
44′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
44′Match pause - Ethan Ampadu of Leeds United is injured.
43′Attempt thwarted. Leeds United's Georginio Rutter's left-footed strike from beyond the box gets intercepted. The assist was provided by Joël Piroe.
42′Tyrhys Dolan of Blackburn Rovers has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
42′Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United has successfully earned a free kick on the offensive end.
42′Tyrhys Dolan of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.
41′Fouled by Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers
41′Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
41′Another offensive move. Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers takes a shot with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's saved in the right corner.Penalty
40′Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United has earned an attacking free kick.
40′Sondre Tronstad commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
38′Opportunity squandered. Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it sails high. The assist was from Wilfried Gnonto.
37′Offside called against Leeds United. Georginio Rutter is caught in an offside position.
36′Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
36′Dominic Hyam commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
35′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Ilia Gruev.
32′Offside - Leeds United. Joël Piroe has been flagged offside.
29′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Aynsley Pears.
29′Another offensive move is underway. Connor Roberts from Leeds United takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's deflected in the top right corner. The assist was provided by Crysencio Summerville.
28′Hayden Carter of Blackburn Rovers has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
28′Hayden Carter of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
28′Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United has successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.
27′Opportunity squandered. Ilia Gruev of Leeds United attempts a shot with his left foot from within the six-yard box on the left side, but it narrowly misses to the left. The assist came from Wilfried Gnonto, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
27′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Hayden Carter's defensive play.
26′Missed chance. Ethan Ampadu - Leeds United - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Connor Roberts .
25′Georginio Rutter of Leeds United has successfully earned an attacking free kick.
25′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
21′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Sondre Tronstad.
20′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Callum Brittain.
19′Georginio Rutter from Leeds United has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
19′Hayden Carter from Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
16′Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers has earned an offensive free kick.
16′Georginio Rutter of Leeds United commits a foul.
10′Scott Wharton of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
10′Connor Roberts of Leeds United has earned a free kick on the right flank.
9′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Aynsley Pears.
9′New attacking attempt. Wilfried Gnonto - Leeds United - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner.
8′Hayden Carter from Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
8′Crysencio Summerville of Leeds United has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
2′Corner kick awarded to Leeds United, forced by Sam Gallagher.
2′Shot blocked. Joël Piroe - Leeds United - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Wilfried Gnonto.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

LEEBBR

Possession and passing

75%Possession25%

85%Pass accuracy53%

589Passes207

501Successful Passes111

91Ball Safe74

14Key Passes2

2 more

5Substitutions3

19Throw-ins33

Attack

0Goals1

19Shots Total3

5Shots On Target2

12Corners1

80Dangerous Attacks29

6Accurate Crosses0

13 more

136Attacks51

11Dribble Attempts16

44Duels Won39

12Goal Attempts3

3Offsides1

0Penalties0

7Shots Blocked0

13Shots inside the box2

7Shots Off Target1

6Shots outside the box1

57%Successful dribbles40%

5Successful Dribbles6

35Total Crosses4

Defence and discipline

1Saves6

12Tackles9

7Interceptions14

5Fouls15

0Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

Other

12Successful Headers17

12Successful Interceptions14

31Headers27

7Challenges14

0Assists1

0Yellowred Cards0

1 more

0Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

J. BellPer-match averages this season · 20 matches · career: 75

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.70	1.80	1.90	3.81
Red cards	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.05
Second yellows	0.15	0.05	0.10	0.08
Penalties	0.15	0.10	0.05	0.19

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Leeds UnitedxGBlackburn Rovers

1.470.27

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.071.03

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.470.27

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.160.27

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.310.00

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.100.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.300.45

Starting XI

Blackburn RoversFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €17M6/11

John Eustace

Leeds UnitedFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €212M10/11

Daniel Farke

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Leeds United€212Mstarting XI · 10/11€286Mwith bench · 18/20

Blackburn Rovers€17Mstarting XI · 6/11€22Mwith bench · 12/20

Leeds United's starting XI cost €194M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Leeds United — bench

Liam CooperDefender · €750K (2014)8

Glen KamaraMidfielder · €10M (2024)9

Patrick BamfordAttacker · €7.9M (2018)6.3 12

Jaidon AnthonyAttacker · €18M (2026)6.4 20

Daniel JamesMidfielder · €29M (2021)7.0 25

Sam ByramDefender · €830K (2019)6.8 28

Karl DarlowGoalkeeper · €400K (2023)30

Joe GelhardtAttacker · €7.6M (2026)49

Mateo JosephAttacker6.4

Blackburn Rovers — bench

Leopold WahlstedtGoalkeeper · €500K (2026)14

Billy KoumetioDefender18

Dilan MarkandayAttacker · €600K (2022)21

John BuckleyMidfielder · €1.2M (2025)22

Zak GilsenanMidfielder30

Jake GarrettMidfielder33

Semir TelalovicAttacker · €50K (2022)45

Ben ChriseneDefender · €1.8M (2024)6.7 55

Kyle McFadzeanDefender · €190K (2014)7.3

Player statistics

Leeds United starters then subs, by rating

Wilfried Gnonto#29 · Midfielder · 80′8.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.09
xGoT: 0.40

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 27/32
Pass accuracy: 84%
Key passes: 5
Crosses (accurate/total): 3/5
Long balls (won/total): 2/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 7/11
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/2

Defence

Tackles: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 2
Fouls drawn: 4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Leeds United	1.3375.02%	1.3375.19%
Draw	5.0020%	5.4018.52%
Blackburn Rovers	10.0010%	8.0012.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Leeds United or Draw	1.0694.16%	1.0793.46%
Leeds United or Blackburn Rovers	1.1685.76%	1.1487.72%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers	3.2530.77%	3.3529.85%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1586.96%
0–1 goals	–	5.5018.18%
3+ goals	1.5365.23%	1.5066.67%
0–2 goals	2.5040%	2.6038.46%
4+ goals	–	2.3342.92%
0–3 goals	–	1.6162.11%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Leeds United	1.8055.56%	1.7158.48%
Draw	2.6238.1%	2.8035.71%
Blackburn Rovers	7.5013.33%	6.4015.63%

Outcome	bet365
LEE → LEE	1.9052.38%
LEE → X	17.005.88%
LEE → BBR	51.001.96%
X → LEE	4.0025%
X → X	8.0012.5%
X → BBR	19.005.26%
BBR → LEE	17.005.88%
BBR → X	19.005.26%
BBR → BBR	15.006.67%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.5028.57%
6 - 8	4.0025%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	15.006.67%
Over 14	6.0016.67%

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

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.8354.56%	1.8155.25%
No	1.8354.56%	1.9551.28%