Leeds United 2-0 Hull City: A second-half brace secures victory
Leeds dominated proceedings at Elland Road but needed two second-half goals to see off a resilient Hull City.
The match started with Leeds looking for an early breakthrough, but the Hull City defense held firm. In the 29th minute, Leeds’ J. Rodon was booked for a foul on a visiting player.
The second half brought more excitement. In the 57th minute, Hull City’s L. Millar also received a yellow card. Then, in the 63rd minute, M. Joseph opened the scoring for Leeds, assisted by M. Solomon.
Leeds continued to press and in the 81st minute, J. Piroe, who had entered the game moments earlier, bagged the second goal with an assist from J. Firpo.
The statistics of the match reflect Leeds’ superiority: 54% possession, 16 shots (5 on target, 4 off target) and 8 corners, while Hull City had 46% possession, 9 shots (2 on target, 4 off target) and 7 corners.
Leeds claimed victory in a game that gives them confidence ahead of their upcoming fixtures.
Substitutions hull city: at minute 59 W. Jarvis came in and R. Slater went out., at minute 78 K. Palmer came in and A. Omur went out., at minute 79 X. Simons came in and O. Zambrano went out., at minute 84 C. Drameh came in and R. Giles went out., at minute 85 M. Burstow came in and C. Bedia went out.
Substitutions leeds: at minute 74 J. Piroe came in and M. Solomon went out., at minute 74 L. Ramazani came in and W. Gnonto went out., at minute 82 S. Byram came in and J. Bogle went out., at minute 85 J. Rothwell came in and I. Gruev went out., at minute 86 A. Tanaka came in and M. Joseph went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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