Brighton vs Leeds

1 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pascal Groß 14’ (pen)
  • Danny Welbeck 79’

Match summary

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

Pascal Groß put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute and Danny Welbeck made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Leeds's 0.51 from 11.

Match stats

Brighton Leeds
17 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.53 xG 0.51
1.76 Non-penalty xG 0.51
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Brighton Leeds
Kick-off
Pascal Groß
Penalty1-0 (Brighton)
14’
Half-time1-0
Danny Welbeck2-0 (Brighton)
79’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Pascal Groß
Leeds
  • Luke Ayling

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.51 14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), 1-0 14’ 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.51 14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), 1-0 Groß 14’ 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-0 Welbeck 79’
Brighton 2.53 xGLeeds 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Brighton attacking 
14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 40’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 52’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 22’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 46’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Rodrigo (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Rodrigo (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Tyler Roberts (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Stuart Dallas (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Ben White (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+3’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Diego Llorente (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Mateusz Klich (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 40’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 52’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 22’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 46’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Rodrigo (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Rodrigo (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Tyler Roberts (Leeds), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Ben White (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Stuart Dallas (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+3’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Adam Webster (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Luke Ayling (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Diego Llorente (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Mateusz Klich (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF901 0.050.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.291
Adam Webster DEF901 0.020.000
Joël Veltman MID902 0.170.000
Pascal Groß MID9012 0.780.174
Yves Bissouma MID902 0.110.000
Dan Burn MID900 0.000.172
Leandro Trossard MID823 0.520.513
Neal Maupay FWD902 0.450.091
Danny Welbeck FWD9013 0.400.432
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub81 0.030.000
Alexis Mac Allister Sub10 0.000.000
Jakub Moder Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 46% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.50
Leeds win 26% Avg odds 3.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WLDDL
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leeds 0-1 Brighton, 16 Jan 21 Next meeting: Brighton 0-0 Leeds, 27 Nov 21  All Brighton vs Leeds meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.