Bournemouth vs Leeds

Match summary

Bournemouth beat Leeds 2-0. Bournemouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Evanilson put Bournemouth ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Justin Kluivert and Amine Adli made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Eli Junior Kroupi.

The chances backed that up: Bournemouth created 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Leeds's 0.99 from 10.

Bournemouth secured a 2-0 victory against Leeds in the Premier League on matchday 9. Despite registering only 44 percent possession and completing 409 passes compared to the visitors 508, Bournemouth dictated the attacking threat where it mattered with 11 shots to 10 and 5 shots on target against 1 for Leeds. Bournemouth also accumulated 112 attacks and 9 key passes, while Leeds managed 97 attacks, 39 dangerous attacks, and 5 key passes. Both sides earned 4 corners, and the discipline count finished evenly with 2 yellow cards for Bournemouth and 2 yellow cards for Leeds from 12 fouls committed by the hosts and 15 by the visitors.

The first half opened with a VAR review at the 11th minute before the deadlock was broken in the 31st minute when Evanilson scored with a right foot shot to put Bournemouth 1-0 ahead. Discipline flared shortly after as Nico Elvedi received a yellow card for a foul in the 35th minute, followed immediately by a yellow card for Leeds manager Daniel Farke for argument in the 36th minute, and Ryan Christie picked up a yellow card for a foul in the 45+2nd minute before half-time. Following the interval and further cautions for Ethan Ampadu and Tyler Adams, a flurry of substitutions occurred across both teams before Amine Adli sealed the result with a right foot shot in the 90+4th minute.