Leeds Utd v Stoke City - MATCH THREAD

[Boo Radley]

Super win! Once we got the second it was time to sit back and enjoy the class on show. It isn’t often we can relax and admire the football without your heart being in your mouth.

Also a real statement of intent to our remaining opposition, as well as WBA and Brentford. Hernández is a genius! Also top marks to Bamford tonight. Played really well and deserved the quality goal.

[DavidH]

Still on cloud 9 after that performance. As has been said though, we really do need that first goal. It makes all the difference. Before teh penalty, we looked ponderous, trying to work a way through their packed defence. Once the goal was scored, they had to come out at us. Certain death for opposing teams when that happens. Are the gods with us? Awarded a penalty - and scored it!

[John in Louisiana]

Ayling to Bamford was very reminiscent of Howson to Beckford, don't you think?

[1964white]

Ben eulogising over our performance

Raises his glass of red wine to Pablo

[BGwhite]

Why are we still down to play derby 2 days after Barnsley.? There is no excuse for this and Leeds should oppose it. Wtf is going on !!??

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[1964white]

Ayling to Bamford was very reminiscent of Howson to Beckford, don't you think?

Oh yes I remember that goal so well

[HarryofOz]

Why are we still down to play derby 2 days after Barnsley.? There is no excuse for this and Leeds should oppose it. Wtf is going on !!??

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The Derby match is the scheduled Saturday game

The Barnsley match is a rescheduled match for Sky who obviously thank that that match could be our promotion clincher and they want to show it as such. It has to be after Brentford and Fulham play as even a win before they play is unlikely to make promotion a certainty, whereas it could be if they drop points midweek. I believe that that is the reason that Sky dropped the Swansea match from their broadcast schedule.

[1964white]

Pablo Hernandez’s goal vs Stoke

30-pass sequence
79 seconds sequence length
9 different players involved in build up

[1964white]

These numbers are insane

Possession: 71%-29%
xG: 3.88-0.24
Shots: 19-5
Shots On-Target: 11-0
Big Chances: 6-0
Chances created: 12-2
Succ. Passes: 533-151
Final Third Passes: 92-43
Pass Acc: 84%-61%
Tackles won: 18-10
Recoveries: 59-51
Duels won: 52-49

[1964white]

Leeds have completed our first league double over Stoke City since 1988/89

Leeds' biggest ever competitive win over Stoke City (5-1 in 1927, 5-1 in 1969, 4-0 in 1986, 4-0 in 1988

Leeds have secured our biggest win under Marcelo Bielsa

[barryanorak]

These numbers are insane

Possession: 71%-29%
xG: 3.88-0.24
Shots: 19-5
Shots On-Target: 11-0
Big Chances: 6-0
Chances created: 12-2
Succ. Passes: 533-151
Final Third Passes: 92-43
Pass Acc: 84%-61%
Tackles won: 18-10
Recoveries: 59-51
Duels won: 52-49

I saw somewhere that there were only two Stoke players with more successful passes than our lowest scored player - who was Beradi, who came on in the 84th minute...

[Chilli D]

Leeds have completed our first league double over Stoke City since 1988/89

Leeds' biggest ever competitive win over Stoke City (5-1 in 1927, 5-1 in 1969, 4-0 in 1986, 4-0 in 1988

Leeds have secured our biggest win under Marcelo Bielsa



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To be honest Stoke 'got away' with a 5-0 last night.
It could quite easily have been double that.

[1964white]

I saw somewhere that there were only two Stoke players with more successful passes than our lowest scored player - who was Beradi, who came on in the 84th minute...

A surprising stat to the world of football but not to us Leeds fans

How are you mate?

[barryanorak]

A surprising stat to the world of football but not to us Leeds fans

How are you mate?

TBH, struggling a bit, but keeping my head above water.

Last night was a good tonic.

[1964white]

TBH, struggling a bit, but keeping my head above water.

Last night was a good tonic.

Oh dear, keep your pecker up J

Jill sends her love x

[BGwhite]

The Derby match is the scheduled Saturday game

The Barnsley match is a rescheduled match for Sky who obviously thank that that match could be our promotion clincher and they want to show it as such. It has to be after Brentford and Fulham play as even a win before they play is unlikely to make promotion a certainty, whereas it could be if they drop points midweek. I believe that that is the reason that Sky dropped the Swansea match from their broadcast schedule.

I understand that but once again we are being victimized. Why should we be the ones to have less than 48 hours between games , they are coming fast enough without reducing the time between them.

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[1964white]

Could spend all day watching these highlights

[BGwhite]

Pablo Hernandez’s goal vs Stoke

30-pass sequence
79 seconds sequence length
9 different players involved in build up

I like the way stokes manager shrugs his shoulders as if to say " wtf do you do about that"?


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[HarryofOz]

I understand that but once again we are being victimized. Why should we be the ones to have less than 48 hours between games , they are coming fast enough without reducing the time between them.

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Fair point, but money talks, Sky pay the piper and the piper plays the tune they want. If West Brom were top, it probably would have happened to them.

[BGwhite]

To be honest Stoke 'got away' with a 5-0 last night.
It could quite easily have been double that.

Yes and should have been, GD could easily be the difference between autos or playoffs.

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