Matt Stevenson
Star Player
Here’s the xG from Leeds. It ended 4-1, but it wasn’t that one-sided, in the same way that the W Ham game wasn’t a 4-0 defeat. Leeds started the brighter with two half chances for Roca (1 in 11) and Harrison (1 in 9) before we had a shot. Vina had an acrobatic shot (1 in 10) before AFCB went one up, Billing had a shot blocked (1 in 7) which fell to Lerma who used two defenders as a screen and bent it into Meslier’s top left corner (1 in 16). Four minutes later it was 2-0, Meslier flapping at a corner and prodding it to Lerma 8 yards out who smashed it home (1 in 2). Leeds pulled one back soon after, when Kelly was left with two to mark and Bamford, who Kelly had been marking headed in (2 in 5). At half time the xG was AFCB 0.89 Leeds 0.76. The second half started with quick chances Gnonto (1in 10), Christie (1 in 7) and Summerville (1 in 8) before Billing had a chance rated at 1 in 2, although the algorithm ignores the fact it was an overhead kick. Four minutes later it was 3-1 though, with Solanke running onto a deflected cross to finish (2 in 5). The game went flat for nearly 10 minutes before Leeds had 4 quick chances (all in the 72nd minute) with the best falling to Koch from a corner (1 in 8). These were Leeds’ last chances in the game. For a team fighting for their life against a team who had let leads slip this is worrying for the team from Yorkshire. AFCB finished stronger with Moore having a good headed chance (2 in 5) before Semenyo made it 4, after good work from Anthony, although Meslier will be very disappointed (1 in 20). The alternative source of xG had the game closer with AFCB 1.96 and Leeds 1.67.

