Match Report
| Leeds United | Leeds United |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Drake | P. Drake |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Darren Copping | D. Copping | |||||||||
| Daniele Jobson | D. Jobson | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Greg Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Dion Carrick | D. Carrick | | 65 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 58 |  | Claudio Rey | C. Rey | ||||||||
| Chris Unsworth | C. Unsworth | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Marvin Bellamy | M. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Gavin Wainwright | G. Wainwright | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Fredrik Ball | F. Ball | |||||||||
| Danny Southgate | D. Southgate | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Adam Mills | A. Mills | |||||||||
| Damien Simonsen | D. Simonsen | | 61 | M | | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Graham Ince | G. Ince | ||||||||
| Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 |  | Erik De Gier | E. De Gier | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Rego | S. Rego |  | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Kevin Barrett | K. Barrett | |||||||||
| Dave Etherington | D. Etherington | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Gavin Richards | G. Richards | |||||||||
| Norman Hughes | N. Hughes | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Bill Haynes | B. Haynes | |||||||||
| Paolo Lua-Lua | P. Lua-Lua | | 66 | A | | 12 | | D | 57 | | Nicholas Luzhny | N. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Francis King | F. King | | 51 | D | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Romero P. Cano | R. Cano | |||||||||
| Arthur Parker | A. Parker | | 48 | M | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Matthew Croft | M. Croft | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Burnley. A crowd of 9,971 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Armstrong.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Armstrong.
0.00
0-0Leeds United kick off the first half!
6.37
0-0Gavin Richards clumsily knocks into Dion Carrick. Gavin Richards is shown the yellow card! Dion Carrick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.44
0-0Graham Ince hacks Craig Johnstone from behind! The referee brings Graham Ince to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Johnstone runs off the knock.
14.55
0-0Marvin Bellamy comes in with a late challenge on Dave Etherington. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Etherington gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.20
0-1Adam Mills flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Richards collects the pass. Gavin Richards deftly passes the ball to Kevin Barrett, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Kevin Barrett provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Burnley!
24.42
0-1Graham Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards shoots from distance but Paul Drake is on top of it.
27.10
Kevin Barrett hacks Dion Carrick from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Barrett and warns him to calm down! Dion Carrick grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.15
0-1Sebastiao Rego flicks a high pass forward. Norman Hughes controls it well on his chest. Norman Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Etherington and stumbles forward towards the goal... Greg Bowyer clumsily knocks into Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
39.38
Chris Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Rego controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Rego hits a low pass to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.26
1-1Craig Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Dion Carrick flicks a high pass forward. Danny Southgate collects the pass. Danny Southgate makes an attacking run forward. Danny Southgate lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Darren Copping manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Burnley players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Burnley kick off and get the second half underway!
51.24
Damien Simonsen makes a simple pass to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.37
Gavin Wainwright makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Rego. Sebastiao Rego passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.37
3-1Leeds United have made a substitution with Paolo Lua-Lua replacing Gavin Wainwright .
65.52
Norman Hughes hacks Greg Bowyer from behind! The referee calls over Norman Hughes and shows him a yellow card! Greg Bowyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.45
3-1Adam Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Paolo Lua-Lua!
72.34
Danny Southgate sees a break and surges forward. Danny Southgate shoots from distance. Darren Copping gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
75.07
Damien Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Norman Hughes collects the pass. Norman Hughes shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.30
Erik De Gier hits a low pass to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
79.28
Craig Johnstone darts forward. Craig Johnstone shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
81.56
Damien Simonsen hacks Adam Mills from behind! Damien Simonsen is shown the yellow card! Adam Mills runs off the knock.
84.45
Erik De Gier flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Barrett rushes past Chris Unsworth! Kevin Barrett tries a spectacular strike. Paolo Lua-Lua steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
85.35
Damien Simonsen passes the ball forward to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes plays a one-two with Dave Etherington and rushes in on goal... Norman Hughes cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Darren Copping manages to keep it out.
87.09
3-1Damien Simonsen knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Danny Southgate threads the ball through to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
23.6%
41.7%
34.7%
Scorers
| Norman Hughes 39 Dave Etherington 51, 59 | Kevin Barrett 18 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dave Etherington of Leeds United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Drake (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Daniele Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dion Carrick (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Chris Unsworth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gavin Wainwright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Danny Southgate (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Damien Simonsen (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Craig Johnstone (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Rego (MID) | 8 | |
| 10. | Dave Etherington (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Norman Hughes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Paolo Lua-Lua (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Francis King (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Arthur Parker (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Darren Copping (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Greg Bowyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Claudio Rey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Bellamy (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Fredrik Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adam Mills (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Graham Ince (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Erik De Gier (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kevin Barrett (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Gavin Richards (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Bill Haynes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicholas Luzhny (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Romero P. Cano (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Matthew Croft (GK) | 0 | |