2018?19 season of Leeds United
Leeds United 2018?19 football season
The
2018?19 season
was
Leeds United
's ninth consecutive season in the
Championship
.
[1]
Along with competing in the Championship, the club also competed in the
FA Cup
and
EFL Cup
.
Season summary
[
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Leeds' season started with an impressive win against relegated Stoke City at Elland Road, followed by a 4?1 win against Frank Lampard's Derby County at Pride Park, moving Leeds up to 3rd in the Championship table.
Leeds' first defeat of the season was against former manager Garry Monk's Birmingham City in mid September, but by the turn of the year the side were in pole position, despite a 4?2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 1 January 2019.
Before a 2?0 victory over
Derby County
on 11 January 2019,
[2]
manager
Marcelo Bielsa
admitted he had sent a spy to Derby's training ground,
[3]
after reports emerged in the press that a man was spotted the previous day outside the training ground.
[4]
[5]
Derby manager
Frank Lampard
was critical of Bielsa's method.
[6]
On 12 January, Leeds United released a statement in response to the incident.
[7]
Tottenham Hotspur
Manager
Mauricio Pochettino
described the incident as 'not a big deal' and commonplace in Argentina.
[8]
On 15 January, the
EFL
announced they would be investigating the incident.
[9]
With intense media scrutiny on what was coined 'Spygate' in the media,
[10]
[11]
[12]
Bielsa announced a press briefing on 16 January 2019, where he gave a detailed analysis of his research on a
PowerPoint
presentation to the gathered media and journalists, detailing his meticulousness, thoroughness and preparation over his opponents,
[13]
[14]
with some journalists in attendance describing it as a 'coaching masterclass' and 'genius'.
[15]
[16]
[17]
The 'Spygate' saga was resolved on 18 February, when Leeds were fined a sum of £200,000 by the
EFL
for breach of a portion of Rule 3.4 of EFL Regulations ("In all matters and transactions relating to The League each Club shall behave towards each other Club and The League with the utmost good faith."),
[18]
[19]
with the EFL also announcing a new rule as a result, that teams could not watch opposition training up to 72 hours before a game.
[20]
It was subsequently revealed, by Bielsa, that he paid the £200,000 fine in full himself.
[21]
Towards the end of January Leeds missed out on signing Daniel James with the deal being pulled on the final day, but did sign Kiko Casilla from Real Madrid.
The team's form dipped in January & February, whilst some pointed towards the implications of Spygate, Bielsa refused to make excuses outside of himself.
Damaging defeats in March to Sheffield Utd & Birmingham City had left the promotion race out of their hands, and would need Norwich City & Sheffield Utd to slip up in order for Leeds to be promoted automatically. Two wins against Preston and Sheffield Wednesday briefly raised hopes before losses to 10 man Wigan at home and an away loss to Brentford would mean the side enter the playoffs.
This rendered our last two games almost meaningless, however they didn't go by quietly. The visit of Aston Villa saw tempers flare during the second half. The officials waved away calls for a foul as Klich took the lead for the Whites.
As players & staff broke out into a fracas, Marcelo Bielsa ordered his players to stand aside & Aston Villa were able to equaliser through an unopposed goal. The Leeds manager and his side later won the
2019 FIFA Fair Play award
for their sportsmanship in this action.
Leeds entered the playoffs and played Derby County over two legs. In the first leg at Pride Park, Kemar Roofe handed Leeds a lead in the tie before returning to Elland Road.
Stuart Dallas gave the side a 2-0 aggregate lead, before a mix up between Kiko Casillas & Liam Cooper just before half time allowed Jack Marriott to reduce the deficit and give Frank Lampard's Derby County hope.
Negativity crept in and the home side threw the second leg away, allowing Derby to win 3-4 on aggregate. Jack Marriott's late goal sending Frank Lampard's Derby County to the playoff final.
Transfers
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Transfers in
[
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Transfers out
[
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]
Loans in
[
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]
Loans out
[
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]
Pre-season
[
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]
Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against
Forest Green Rovers
,
York City
,
Southend United
,
Oxford United
,
Guiseley
and
Las Palmas
.
[74]
Competitions
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]
Championship
[
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]
League table
[
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]
Source:
Sky Sports
Archived
25 September 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[75]
(C)
Champions;
(O)
Play-off winners;
(P)
Promoted
Notes:
Results summary
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Overall
|
Home
|
Away
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
46
|
25
|
8
|
13
|
73
|
50
|
+23
|
83
|
14
|
4
|
5
|
38
|
21
|
+17
|
11
|
4
|
8
|
35
|
29
|
+6
|
Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source:
BBC
Results by matchday
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Ground
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| A
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| A
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| H
| A
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| A
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| H
| H
| A
| H
| A
|
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Result
| W
| W
| W
| D
| W
| D
| D
| W
| L
| D
| W
| D
| L
| W
| D
| W
| L
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| L
| D
| L
|
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Position
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
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Matches
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On 21 June 2018, the
Championship
fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
[76]
[77]
Play-offs
[
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]
FA Cup
[
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]
The third round draw was made live on
BBC
by
Ruud Gullit
and
Paul Ince
from
Stamford Bridge
on 3 December 2018.
[78]
EFL Cup
[
edit
]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in
Vietnam
.
[79]
The second round draw was made from the
Stadium of Light
on 16 August.
[80]
Player statistics
[
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]
Appearances and goals
[
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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National teams
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League
competitions
| Level 1
| |
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Levels 2?4
| |
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Levels 5?6
| |
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Levels 7?8
| |
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Levels 9?10
|
- Combined Counties League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- East Midlands Counties League
(
level 10 only
)
- Eastern Counties League
(
Premier
,
One North
,
One South
)
- Essex Senior League
(
level 9 only
)
- Hellenic League
(
Premier
,
One East
,
One West
)
- Midland League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- Northern Counties East League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- Northern League
(
One
,
Two
)
- North West Counties League
(
Premier
,
One North
,
One South
)
- Southern Combination League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- Southern Counties East League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- South West Peninsula League Premier Division
(
level 10 only
)
- Spartan South Midlands League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- United Counties League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- Wessex League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- Western League
(
Premier
,
One
)
- West Midlands (Regional) League
(
level 10 only
)
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Cup
competitions
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Youth
competitions
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