Match Report
| Leeds United | Leeds United |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelvin Lightfoot | K. Lightfoot |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Max Williamson | M. Williamson | |||||||||
| Daniele Jobson | D. Jobson | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Greg Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Dion Carrick | D. Carrick | | 65 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 59 | | Brian Croft | B. Croft | ||||||||
| Chris Unsworth | C. Unsworth | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Marvin Bellamy | M. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Darren Scholes | D. Scholes | | 57 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Fredrik Ball | F. Ball | |||||||||
| Daniel Vieira | D. Vieira | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Adam Mills | A. Mills | |||||||||
| Graham Mills | G. Mills | | 54 | M | | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Francis Smithe | F. Smithe | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Rego | S. Rego |  | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | David Mendonca | D. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Arthur Parker | A. Parker | | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Gavin Richards | G. Richards | |||||||||
| Dave Etherington | D. Etherington | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Sol Galli | S. Galli | |||||||||
| Norman Hughes | N. Hughes | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Bill Haynes | B. Haynes | |||||||||
| Paolo Lua-Lua | P. Lua-Lua | | 66 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 |  | Claudio Rey | C. Rey | |||||||||
| Paul Drake | P. Drake | | 60 | G | | 13 | | G | 58 | | Darren Copping | D. Copping | |||||||||
| Gavin Wainwright | G. Wainwright | | 56 | D | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Nicholas Luzhny | N. Luzhny | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Burnley. A crowd of 8,851 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 Alan Duberry.
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 Alan Duberry.
0.00
0-0Leeds United kick off and get the match underway!
2.21
0-0Graham Mills hits a low pass to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington plays a scrappy one-two with Norman Hughes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dave Etherington makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
4.47
0-0Darren Scholes flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Parker controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Arthur Parker plays the ball forward to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
6.36
Daniel Vieira threads the ball through to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.28
0-1Francis Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Galli. Sol Galli plays a one-two with Bill Haynes and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Sol Galli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Sol Galli scores for Burnley!!
24.53
Daniele Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Graham Mills collects the pass. Graham Mills chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.08
0-1Francis Smithe clumsily knocks into Graham Mills. Francis Smithe is warned by the referee! Graham Mills runs off the knock.
33.35
Marvin Bellamy knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Smithe. Francis Smithe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Francis Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Burnley!
36.59
0-2Francis Smithe sees Sol Galli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.42
Arthur Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
39.13
Marvin Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball threads a neat ball through to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Galli. Sol Galli flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.16
Adam Mills receives the ball from a throw-in from Francis Smithe. Adam Mills flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Richards collects the pass. Gavin Richards edges inside the box! Gavin Richards shoots from just inside the box. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
Fredrik Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards sees Bill Haynes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Bill Haynes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Magnificent save by Kelvin Lightfoot!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Burnley kicking off!
49.00
Sebastiao Rego passes the ball forward to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington shoots from distance. Solid save from Max Williamson.
51.31
Graham Mills hits a low pass to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
53.56
Graham Mills changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Graham Mills shoots from 20 yards. Graham Mills scores for Leeds United!!
60.53
1-3Leeds United have made a substitution with Gavin Wainwright replacing Dave Etherington .
63.30
Sebastiao Rego threads a neat ball through to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Wainwright. Gavin Wainwright whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.51
1-3Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.59
Leeds United have made a substitution with Paul Drake replacing Sebastiao Rego and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-2-3 formation.
78.62
Paul Drake flicks a high pass forward. Norman Hughes controls it well on his chest. Norman Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.22
Marvin Bellamy threads a neat ball through to Adam Mills. Adam Mills changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Adam Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Galli. Sol Galli beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Kelvin Lightfoot.
81.38
1-3Gavin Wainwright clumsily knocks into Greg Bowyer. The referee calls over Gavin Wainwright and shows him a yellow card! Greg Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.23
Graham Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
27%
45.9%
27%
Scorers
| Graham Mills 54 | Sol Galli 12 Bill Haynes 33 Gavin Richards 42 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Mills of Leeds United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kelvin Lightfoot (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Daniele Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dion Carrick (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Chris Unsworth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Darren Scholes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Daniel Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Graham Mills (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Sebastiao Rego (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Arthur Parker (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dave Etherington (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Norman Hughes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paolo Lua-Lua (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Drake (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gavin Wainwright (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 1. | Max Williamson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Greg Bowyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Brian Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Bellamy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Fredrik Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adam Mills (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Francis Smithe (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | David Mendonca (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Richards (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Sol Galli (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Bill Haynes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Claudio Rey (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Darren Copping (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicholas Luzhny (DEF) | 0 | |