Leeds United took a huge step towards safety as they produced one of the comfortable football results of the weekend in the Premier League. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Rodrigo doubled their advantage in the 73rd minute. Jack Harrison sealed the three points in the 85th minute. Watford was disappointing for large parts of the game and did their survival hopes little help.
Player ratings
Watford: Foster (5), Femenia (5), Kabasele (6), Samir (5), Kamara (5), Louza (6), Sarr (5), Sissoko (6), Kucka (6), Hernandez (5), Joao Pedro (6).
Subs: Dennis (5), Kayembe (5), King (n/a).
Leeds: Meslier (6), Ayling (6), Llorente (6), Cooper (7), Koch (6), Dallas (6), Klich (6), Harrison (7), Raphinha (7), Rodrigo (7), James (6).
Subs: Phillips (5), Summerville (n/a), Greenwood (6).
Man of the Match: Liam Cooper
Managers Reaction
Leeds head coach Jesse Marsch: “I’m really excited that we were able to emerge from a tough moment and important game. The points are massive for us. There is confidence and momentum in the group. After six weeks we can see the form of the players, and the overall mentality of the group has grown so much. That has really helped us get to where we are right now. For the most part I felt we contained them pretty well. We’re not quite there yet, but to get a clean sheet, score three goals, and get a massive result is really important for us.”
Watford boss Roy Hodgson: “It’s frustrating, we wanted it so badly. The second goal was a real killer blow in a period of the game where I thought we were doing fairly well. The last thing you want, when you are in the situation, we find ourselves in, is for things to go so badly against like they did in that situation. It’s not what you want to see as a coach. We have to do is find a way to put this game and this result.”
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