Leeds vs Watford

23 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Joël Piroe 67’
  • Sam Byram 70’
  • Jaidon Anthony 89’

Match summary

Leeds won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Watford. It was goalless at half-time.

Joël Piroe put Leeds ahead in the 67th minute, Sam Byram made it 2-0 with a header in the 70th minute, and Jaidon Anthony made it 3-0 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leeds created 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Watford's 0.24 from 4.

Match stats

Leeds Watford
17 Shots 4
10 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.57 xG 0.24
2.57 Non-penalty xG 0.24

Key events

Leeds Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Joël Piroe1-0 (Leeds)
67’
Sam Byram2-0 (Leeds)
70’
Jaidon Anthony3-0 (Leeds)
89’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Leeds
  • Georginio Rutter
Watford
  • Daniel Bachmann
  • Ryan Andrews
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo

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 2.57 0.24 67’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), 1-0 67’ 70’ Sam Byram (Leeds), 2-0 70’ 89’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), 3-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.57 0.24 67’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), 1-0 Piroe 67’ 70’ Sam Byram (Leeds), 2-0 Byram 70’ 89’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), 3-0 Anthony 89’
Leeds 2.57 xGWatford 0.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Leeds attacking 
67’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 7’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 89’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 3’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 27’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 4’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Daniel James (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 7’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 89’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 3’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 27’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Sam Byram (Leeds), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 4’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 55’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Jaidon Anthony (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Crysencio Summerville (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Daniel James (Leeds), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Shackleton Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Cooper
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Glen Kamara Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Daniel James Taken off
84′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
Joël Piroe Taken off
84′ 1 – 3 0.83 – – –
Crysencio Summerville Taken off
80′ – – 5 0.34 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.67 – –
Jaidon Anthony Came on as a substitute
10′ 1 – 2 0.34 – – –
Ian Poveda Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Archie Gray Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Leeds win 55% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.91
Watford win 21% Avg odds 4.51

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.