Leeds United v Crystal Palace, 09 April 2023

Score5-1 to Crystal Palace
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,427
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Leeds United won: 5 Drawn: 2 Crystal Palace won: 5 Leeds United scored: 13 Crystal Palace scored: 16 . This became Crystal Palace’s biggest-ever win at Elland Road; previously 3-1 in League Division Two on 16 November 1985.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

5 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 21 G

Goals:

Marc Guehi 45 G
Jordan Ayew 53 G
Eberechi Eze 55 G
Odsonne Edouard 69 G
Jordan Ayew 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Forward Patrick Bamford

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Marc Guehi Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Cheick Doucouré Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Odsonne Edouard Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Brenden Aaronson 60
Rodrigo for Luis Sinisterra 60
Rasmus Kristensen for Junior Firpo 61
Georginio Rutter for Patrick Bamford 79

Substitutions:

Will Hughes for Odsonne Edouard 74
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Jordan Ayew 80
James McArthur for Jeffrey Schlupp 80
Luka Milivojević for Cheick Doucouré 80
Nathaniel Clyne for Joel Ward 87

Cards:

Junior Firpo 44 Y
Weston McKennie 86 Y
Wilfried Gnonto 90 Y

Cards:

Joel Ward 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Liam Cooper
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Rodrigo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević

Comments:

League position: 16th . This was Leeds United's biggest home defeat since Bolton Wanderers' 5-1 win at Elland Road in the League Championship on 8 March 2014. . Patrick Bamford became the first player to score 50 goals in all competitions for the Whites since Ross McCormack in February 2014. (c/o LUFCDATA) . They had now lost six of their last seven games in the Premier League played on a Sunday.

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had scored five or more goals in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to West Bromwich Albion on 6 December 2020. . Palace became the last team to score in the first-half of a game in the Premier League in 2023. . Prior to this game, the Eagles had scored four goals in the second-half of their 14 away games in this Premier League season.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 21 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Forward Patrick Bamford

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Brenden Aaronson 60
Rodrigo for Luis Sinisterra 60
Rasmus Kristensen for Junior Firpo 61
Georginio Rutter for Patrick Bamford 79

Cards:

Junior Firpo 44 Y
Weston McKennie 86 Y
Wilfried Gnonto 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Liam Cooper
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Rodrigo

Comments:

League position: 16th . This was Leeds United's biggest home defeat since Bolton Wanderers' 5-1 win at Elland Road in the League Championship on 8 March 2014. . Patrick Bamford became the first player to score 50 goals in all competitions for the Whites since Ross McCormack in February 2014. (c/o LUFCDATA) . They had now lost six of their last seven games in the Premier League played on a Sunday.

5 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Marc Guehi 45 G
Jordan Ayew 53 G
Eberechi Eze 55 G
Odsonne Edouard 69 G
Jordan Ayew 77 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Marc Guehi Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Cheick Doucouré Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Michael Olise Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Odsonne Edouard Forward

Substitutions:

Will Hughes for Odsonne Edouard 74
Jean-Philippe Mateta for Jordan Ayew 80
James McArthur for Jeffrey Schlupp 80
Luka Milivojević for Cheick Doucouré 80
Nathaniel Clyne for Joel Ward 87

Cards:

Joel Ward 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was the first time that Crystal Palace had scored five or more goals in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to West Bromwich Albion on 6 December 2020. . Palace became the last team to score in the first-half of a game in the Premier League in 2023. . Prior to this game, the Eagles had scored four goals in the second-half of their 14 away games in this Premier League season.