Bournemouth vs Leeds 2-0

Bournemouth beat Leeds 2-0 at Vitality Stadium, with Francisco Evanilson's first-half goal putting them on the way before Amine Adli sealed it in stoppage time. Leeds had a goal ruled out by VAR in the opening stages, and that early decision left them chasing the match.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin thought he had put Leeds ahead in the 11th minute, but VAR overturned the effort. Bournemouth then took the lead on 31 minutes when Francisco Evanilson finished from Justin Kluivert's assist for 1-0. The half-time score was Bournemouth 1-0 Leeds.

Leeds made three changes on 65 minutes, sending on Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach and Lukas Nmecha, as they tried to alter the game. Bournemouth responded with two changes on 68 minutes, and later withdrew Evanilson on 76 minutes. Amine Adli came off the bench on 88 minutes and made it 2-0 five minutes into stoppage time, scoring after his late introduction. Bournemouth also made two more changes on 88 minutes, with Leeds following with two on 84 minutes before the late goal arrived.

The numbers were tight in possession and passing, with Leeds on 56% of the ball and 508 passes to Bournemouth's 44% and 408. Bournemouth had the sharper edge where it mattered, finishing with 11 shots and 5 on target compared with Leeds' 10 shots and 1 on target. Both sides had 4 corners, Leeds made 15 fouls to Bournemouth's 12, and the visitors also had 3 saves to Bournemouth's 1. Expected goals were 0.96 for Bournemouth and 0.69 for Leeds.

Leeds collected two yellow cards, for Nico Elvedi on 35 minutes and Ethan Ampadu on 62 minutes, while Daniel Farke was also booked on 35 minutes. Bournemouth were shown two yellows as well, with Ryan Christie booked in first-half stoppage time and Tyler Adams on 74 minutes. There were no red cards.