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After scoring the Premier League's opening goal, Leeds had already lost two of their previous matches.
Leeds won the Premier League's first ever victory this season when Diego Llorente, defender, returned to full fitness and beat Watford.
After a corner ball bounced off Watford's Juraj Kucka at Watford's back post, Llorente suffered a hamstring injury and instinctively hit it in from close range.
This was the final act of a dominating first-half Leeds display, but their failure to seize their opportunities made for a nervy end.
Watford were slow in possession and passive for most of the game. In the second half, a goal was ruled out for a foul during the build-up to Illan Meslier's goalkeeper mistake.
However, Leeds won comfortably despite the scoreline and Elland Road was left with three points, their first win of the season.
Leeds was the winner despite all the Ruthlessness
Illan Meslier's fumble was rebuffed by Liam Cooper, and it went in before Christian Kabasele received a penalty for a foul during the build-up to Watford’s disallowed goal
Leeds could have scored a few goals at half-time.
Stuart Dallas had many big chances to score. Ben Foster saved Stuart Foster's life early on. The Watford goalkeeper reacted quickly to poke away the rebound of Daniel James.
Mateusz Klich whipped him up a moment later, and he fired over the bar. In the second half, he fired another shot from an unmarked spot on the box's edge into the stands.
Watford's ineptness in possession was often the reason Dallas had chances. Kiko Femenia, Ismaila Sharr were among those who gave away the ball within their own half.
Ironically, Watford's best chance fell to Ozan Tufan after Leeds lost possession of the area. But he got it over the bar.
Marcelo Bielsa will be concerned about their lack of ruthlessness, but Leeds was dominant throughout, and Raphinha, Dallas, and Jamie Shackleton all impressed individually.
Tyler Roberts, Substitute Tyler Roberts nearly completed the feat when he struck the crossbar late in the game. It was disappointing for Watford who was made worse by Joshua King's injury at half-time.
Raphinha Raphinha was the player of the match with an average score of 8.45 Leeds United Leeds United
Watford Watford Watford Leeds United Avg Squad number 10 Player name Raphinha Average rating 8.45 Squad number 14 Player name Llorente Average rating 8.26 Squad number 23 Player name Phillips Average rating 7.95 Squad number 20 Player name James Average rating 7.82 Squad number 46 Player name Shackleton Average rating 7.81 Squad number 15 Player name Dallas Average rating 7.60 Squad number 43 Player name Klich Average rating 7.56 Squad number 1 Player name Meslier Average rating 7.49 Squad number 19 Player name Rodrigo Average rating 7.38 Squad number 3 Player name Firpo Average rating 7.32 Squad number 6 Player name Cooper Average rating 7.32 Squad number 21 Player name Struijk Average rating 7.14 Squad number 11 Player name Roberts Average rating 6.37 Watford Avg Squad number 1 Player name Foster Average rating 6.79 Squad number 23 Player name Sarr Average rating 4.54 Squad number 3 Player name Rose Average rating 3.97 Squad number 5 Player name Troost-Ekong Average rating 3.89 Squad number 18 Player name Tufan Average rating 3.86 Squad number 25 Player name Dennis Average rating 3.81 Squad number 7 Player name King Average rating 3.80 Squad number 21 Player name Kiko Femena Average rating 3.73 Squad number 31 Player name Sierralta Average rating 3.70 Squad number 19 Player name Sissoko Average rating 3.70 Squad number 10 Player name Joo Pedro Average rating 3.65 Squad number 33 Player name Kucka Average rating 3.54 Squad number 12 Player name Sema Average rating 3.50 Squad number 27 Player name Kabasele Average rating 3.33
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Leeds Formation 4-1-4-1 1 Meslier 46 Shackleton 14 Llorente 6 Cooper 3 Firpo 23 Phillips 10 Raphinha 15 Dallas 43 Klich 20 James 19 Rodrigo 1 Meslier
46 Shackleton
14 Llorente
6 Cooper
3 Firpo
23 Phillips
10 Raphinha
15 Dallas Substituted For Roberts at 78' Minutes
43 Klich substituted for Struijk at 45+4' minutes
20 James
19 Rodrigo Substitutes 11 Roberts
13 Klaesson
21 Struijk
22 Harrison
30 Gelhardt
33 Hjelde
35 Cresswell
39 McKinstry
42 Greenwood Watford Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Foster 21 Femena 5 Troost-Ekong 31 Sierralta 3 Rose 33 Kucka 19 Sissoko 23 Sarr 18 Tufan 25 Dennis 7 King 1 Foster
21 Femena Booked in 59 Mins
5 Troost-Ekong
31 Sierralta Substituted for Kabasele at 68' minutes
3 Roses
33 Kucka
19 Sissoko
23 Sarr booked at 65mins
Joo Pedro Substituted by 18 Tufan at 59' Minutes
25 Dennis Booked in 90 Minutes
7 King Substituted to Sema at 45+1' Minutes Substitutes 2 Ngakia
8 Cleverley
10 Joo Pedro
11 Masina
12 Sema
16 Gosling
26 Bachmann
27 Kabasele
29 Hernndez Surez Referee: Simon Hooper Attendance: 36,261 Match Stats Live Text Post update Match ends, Leeds United 1, Watford 0. Full Time Second half ends, Leeds United 1, Watford 0. Post update Foul by Kalvin Philips (Leeds United). Joo Pedro (Watford), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Substitution Substitution, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk replaces Mateusz Klich. Post update Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), wins a free kick at the defensive end. Post update Foul by Juraj Kuccha (Watford). Post update: Attempt blocked. Joo Pedro (Watford), right footed shot taken from outside the box is blocked. Moussa Sisoko assisted. Booking Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), is given the yellow card. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) has posted a post-update foul. Post update Juraj Kuka (Watford), wins a free kick during the defensive half. After a set-piece situation, Tyler Roberts (Leeds United), hits the bar with a right-footed shot from right side box. Update: Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Leeds United), right footed shot from centre box is blocked. Post update Daniel James (Leeds United), wins a free kick from the right wing. Post update Foul by Emmanuel Dennis, Watford Post update Corner, Leeds United. Christian Kabasele resigned. Post update Corner, Leeds United. William Troost-Ekong concedes. Post update Rodrigo (Leeds United), wins a free kick at the defensive half. Post update Foul by Ken Sema, Watford Substitution Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas is being replaced by Tyler Roberts because of injury. Page 1 of 5 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
