Leeds United v Southampton, 25 February 2023

Score1-0 to Leeds United
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road
Attendance36,641

View Leeds United v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Leeds United won: 15 Drawn: 9 Southampton won: 6 Leeds United scored: 39 Southampton scored: 19 . Southampton had now won on one of their 15 visits to Elland Road in the Premier League (lost eight).

1 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

0 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Junior Firpo 77 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Max Wöber
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Junior Firpo
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Patrick Bamford

Starting lineup:

Gavin Bazunu Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Armel Bella-Kotchap Defender
Romain Perraud Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Mohamed Elyounoussi Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder/Forward
Paul Onuachu Forward

Substitutions:

Crysencio Summerville for Wilfried Gnonto 61
Georginio Rutter for Brenden Aaronson 75
Marc Roca for Patrick Bamford 86

Substitutions:

Ibrahima Diallo for Kamaldeen Sulemana 63
Sékou Mara for Paul Onuachu 63
Theo Walcott for Stuart Armstrong 63
Kyle Walker-Peters for Romain Perraud 71
Adam Armstrong for Mohamed Elyounoussi 82

Cards:

Wilfried Gnonto 78 Y
Patrick Bamford 83 Y

Cards:

Stuart Armstrong 58 Y
Roméo Lavia 85 Y
Ibrahima Diallo 90 Y
Armel Bella-Kotchap 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Diogo Monteiro
Defender Rasmus Kristensen
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Mateo Joseph
Forward Georginio Rutter

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Sékou Mara

Comments:

League position: 17th . In new manager Javi Gracia's first game in charge, Leeds United avoided creating a new club record of 11 consecutive games in the Premier League without a win. . This was the Whites' first win in the Premier League since the visit of AFC Bournemouth on 5 November 2022; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Junior Firpo has scored first league goal since playing for Barcelona against Alaves in La Liga on 13 February 2021.

Comments:

League position: 20th . After taking over on a caretaker basis on 12 February 2023, Rubén Sellés was confirmed as Southampton's permanent manager on the day before this game. . The Saints had now taken 18 points from their 24 games so far in this Premier League season; 11 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . James Ward-Prowse had now equalled Jason Dodd's club record of 329 appearances in the Premier League.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Junior Firpo 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Max Wöber
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Junior Firpo
Defender/Midfielder Robin Koch
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Weston McKennie
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Patrick Bamford

Substitutions:

Crysencio Summerville for Wilfried Gnonto 61
Georginio Rutter for Brenden Aaronson 75
Marc Roca for Patrick Bamford 86

Cards:

Wilfried Gnonto 78 Y
Patrick Bamford 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Diogo Monteiro
Defender Rasmus Kristensen
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Mateo Joseph
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 17th . In new manager Javi Gracia's first game in charge, Leeds United avoided creating a new club record of 11 consecutive games in the Premier League without a win. . This was the Whites' first win in the Premier League since the visit of AFC Bournemouth on 5 November 2022; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Junior Firpo has scored first league goal since playing for Barcelona against Alaves in La Liga on 13 February 2021.

0 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Gavin Bazunu Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Armel Bella-Kotchap Defender
Romain Perraud Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Mohamed Elyounoussi Midfielder/Forward
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder/Forward
Paul Onuachu Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahima Diallo for Kamaldeen Sulemana 63
Sékou Mara for Paul Onuachu 63
Theo Walcott for Stuart Armstrong 63
Kyle Walker-Peters for Romain Perraud 71
Adam Armstrong for Mohamed Elyounoussi 82

Cards:

Stuart Armstrong 58 Y
Roméo Lavia 85 Y
Ibrahima Diallo 90 Y
Armel Bella-Kotchap 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Sékou Mara

Comments:

League position: 20th . After taking over on a caretaker basis on 12 February 2023, Rubén Sellés was confirmed as Southampton's permanent manager on the day before this game. . The Saints had now taken 18 points from their 24 games so far in this Premier League season; 11 points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . James Ward-Prowse had now equalled Jason Dodd's club record of 329 appearances in the Premier League.