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Leeds Lose The Advantage With Norwich Defeat – Match Stats

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With a disappointing January deadline day for Leeds United as some apparent Swansea City shenanigans foiled our attempts to sign winger Daniel James, manager Marcelo Bielsa had to turn his attentions back to the Championship campaign as we continue fighting with Norwich City for top spot.

Leeds went into the game with a few points advantage in the second tier table but today’s victor would potentially have an advantage come the end of the season will all three points secured.

Five minutes in, the visitors to Elland Road secured a 1-0 lead and had a two goal advantage going into the halftime break. Second half, despite our usual control of the ball and greater chances overall, Norwich added a third and Patrick Bamford’s goal in stoppage-time was nothing but a consolation.

Disappointing yes, but I doubt Bielsa will overreact to the defeat as despite it being the wrong game to suffer a hiccup in, we knew there would be more days like this as the campaign comes to a close.

Leeds United
1 – 3
Norwich City

Elland Road

Championship

2/02/2019 5:30 pm

Attendance: 36524

Referee: Attwell

Leeds United Norwich City
Bamford (90+1) Vrancic (5, 78), Pukki (35)
Casilla Krul
 
Ayling Aarons
Jansson Zimmermann
Cooper Godfrey
Alioski
 
Lewis
Forshaw Vrancic
Harrison 45 Trybull 84
Roberts
 
63 Stiepermann
 
Klich Buendia 85
Hernandez 45 Hernandez
Roofe
 
Pukki 87

Substitutes

Peacock-Farrell Rhodes 87
Douglas 45 McLean 85
Bamford 63 Tettey 84
Phillips Hanley
Shackleton Srbeny
Clarke 45 McGovern
Gotts Cantwell

Game Statistics

21 Goal attempts 14
6 On Target 5
4 Corners 4
16 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
63 % 37

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