Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Leeds United (1st, 100 pts) and Blackburn Rovers (7th, 66 pts). Blackburn Rovers ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Leeds United were scoring 2.07 and conceding 0.65, Blackburn Rovers 1.15 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Leeds United arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Leeds United had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Blackburn Rovers, 7.
24 meetings are on record — 12 won by Leeds United, 10 by Blackburn Rovers, 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
O. Langford officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. The venue was Elland Road, with room for 40,242 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Leeds United: Pascal Struijk (88') · Blackburn Rovers: Danny Batth (90')
Key stats
Possession: Leeds United 70% · Blackburn Rovers 30% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 8-3