Man United vs Leeds

20 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 6 – 2

Half-time: 4–1

Scott McTominay 2’, 3’
Bruno Fernandes 20’, 70’ (pen)
Victor Lindelöf 37’
Daniel James 66’

Liam Cooper 41’
Stuart Dallas 73’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 6-2 at home to Leeds. Man United led 4-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Scott McTominay put Man United ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes, McTominay made it 2-0 in the 3rd minute, set up by Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes made it 3-0 in the 20th minute, Victor Lindelöf made it 4-0 from a corner in the 37th minute, set up by Anthony Martial, and Liam Cooper pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 41st minute, set up by Raphinha. In the second half, Daniel James made it 5-1 in the 66th minute, set up by Scott McTominay, Fernandes made it 6-1 from the penalty spot in the 70th minute, and Stuart Dallas made it 6-2 in the 73rd minute, set up by Raphinha.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 4.81 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Leeds's 1.63 from 17.

Match stats

26 Shots 17

14 Shots on Target 3

11 Corners 13

1 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

4.78 xG 1.63

4.02 Non-penalty xG 1.63

12 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Man United Leeds

Kick-off

Scott McTominay
Assist: Bruno Fernandes

1-0

2’

Scott McTominay
Assist: Anthony Martial

2-0

3’

Bruno Fernandes

3-0

20’

Victor Lindelöf
Assist: Anthony Martial

4-0

37’

41’

Liam Cooper
Assist: Raphinha

4-1

Half-time4-1

Daniel James
Assist: Scott McTominay

5-1

66’

Bruno Fernandes
Penalty

6-1

70’

73’

Stuart Dallas
Assist: Raphinha

6-2

Full-time6-2

Bookings

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

Man United

Daniel James

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.

Man United 4.81 xGLeeds 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leeds attacking Man United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
David de Gea	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Victor Lindelöf	DEF	90	1		1	0.55	0.00	0
Harry Maguire	DEF	90			3	0.05	0.00	0
Luke Shaw	DEF	62			0	0.00	0.21	3
Fred	MID	90			1	0.51	0.04	1
Scott McTominay	MID	90	2	1	3	0.48	1.06	3
Daniel James	MID	90	1		3	0.40	0.05	1
Bruno Fernandes	MID	73	2	1	5	1.06	0.39	3
Marcus Rashford	MID	73			3	0.29	0.04	1
Anthony Martial	FWD	90		2	4	1.00	1.37	4
Alex Telles	Sub	28			1	0.06	0.04	2
Donny van de Beek	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.08	1
Edinson Cavani	Sub	17			2	0.41	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Illan Meslier	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stuart Dallas	DEF	90	1		2	0.08	0.00	0
Luke Ayling	DEF	90			2	0.15	0.00	0
Liam Cooper	DEF	74	1		1	0.10	0.00	0
Ezgjan Alioski	DEF	90			2	0.03	0.00	0
Kalvin Phillips	MID	48			0	0.00	0.00	0
Raphinha	MID	90		2	3	0.31	0.24	4
Rodrigo	MID	90			1	0.08	0.62	4
Mateusz Klich	MID	48			0	0.00	0.20	2
Jack Harrison	MID	90			2	0.33	0.20	3
Patrick Bamford	FWD	90			3	0.52	0.00	0
Pascal Struijk	Sub	42			1	0.03	0.00	0
Jamie Shackleton	Sub	42			0	0.00	0.00	0
Leif Davis	Sub	16			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 56% Avg odds 1.72

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.34

Leeds win 22% Avg odds 4.38

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

Form going into the game

Man United W W W D W

Leeds D W L L W

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