28 Jan 202314.44 GMTMatch report: Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds United
FA Cup: Leeds saw off a commendable effort from League One strugglers Accrington Stanley in a thoroughly entertaining FA Cup tie to book their place in the fifth round for the first time in seven years. Aaron Bower reports from the Wham Stadium …
Patrick Bamford: “We started very slowly,” he tells the BBC. “Accrington made it very difficult. They have their style, and it took us a while to adapt. I think after we got the first goal, we kid of started to go into the game. Second half, we were much better.”
On his own performance: “I’m feeling a lot better,” he says. “Today I was just missing a goal. I’ve been building the minutes up slowly, which is good … gradual progress. I’m feeling better with each game.”
28 Jan 202314.30 GMTElsewhere in the FA Cup: Youri Tielemans missed a penalty for Leicester on their trip to Walsall’s Bescott Stadium, but FA Cup specialist Kelechi Iheanacho spared any blushes for the top flight side, scoring the only goal of the game in the 68th minute to send Leicester into the next round.
A quick recap: After a sluggish start in which Accrington didn’t give them a moment’s peace on the ball, Leeds scored against the run of play courtesy of a fine long-range effort from Jack Harrison. A quickfire double from Junior Firpo and Luis Sinesterra put the tie beyond Accrington, who did at least bag a consolation goal when the young substitute Leslie Adekoya scored with his first touch of the game moments after taking to the field.
28 Jan 202314.25 GMTFull-time: Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds United
Peep! Peep! Peeeeeeeeeeep! It’s all over at the Wham Stadium in East Lancashire, from where Leeds and their fans will go marching on together into the last 16 of this season’s FA Cup. It’s their first time to make the fifth round in seven years and while they didn’t have it all their own way in this game, particularly in the first half, it took a succession of fine saves from Accrington goalkeeper Toby Savin to keep the score down. Accrington can be proud of their performance but the Premier League class of Leeds prevailed in the end.
90+4 min: Adekoya is booked for a late shove on Kristensen a split-second after the Leeds defender had cleared the ball.
28 Jan 202314.21 GMT90+3 min: Leeds win a throw-in deep in Accrington territory and Kristensen sends the ball into the penalty area. Ethan Hamilton heads clear but Leeds win another throw-in.
28 Jan 202314.19 GMT90+2 min: Adekoya gets on the end of an excellent inswinging cross from the left but heads over the bar.
28 Jan 202314.18 GMT90 min: Leeds substitution: Mateo Joseph on for – I think – Jack Harrison.
28 Jan 202314.16 GMT89 min: Brenden Aaronson is unceremoniously felled by Tommy Leigh as he tries to cut inside with a jinking run.
28 Jan 202314.15 GMT87 min: Aged just 17 and on in the heart of the Accrington defence for his senior debut, Aaron Pickles does well to shepherd Rodrigo to the byline and force the Leeds man to put the ball out for a goal-kick.
28 Jan 202314.13 GMT86 min: Accrington substitution: Josh Woods on for Shaun Whalley.
28 Jan 202314.12 GMT85 min: Those Accrington subs: Nolan, Pickles, Adekoya and Quirke on for Longelo, Tharme, Pressley and McConnville.
28 Jan 202314.11 GMT84 min: Toby Savin saves well with his right foot, denying Rodrigo from a tight angle. The 21-year-old goalkeeper has had an excellent game despite letting in three goals.
28 Jan 202314.10 GMTGOAL! Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds (Adekoya 82)
Accrington pull one back. Seconds after coming on as part of a quadruple-substitution, 18-year-old Leslie Adekoya sweeps home into a gaping net from close range to score his first goal in senior football in only his eighth appearance as a sub.
79 min: Another good save from Toby Savin, who gets down well to divert a Kristensen shot out for a corner.
28 Jan 202314.06 GMT76 min: Leeds triple-substitution: Bamford, Rutter and Koch off. Sonny Perkins, Diego Llorente and Brenden Aaronson on.
28 Jan 202314.03 GMT75 min: Leeds substitution from a few minutes ago: Rodrigo on for Luis Sinisterra. Bamford sets up the new arrival on the pitch but his shot from close range is saved brilliantly by Toby Savin.
28 Jan 202314.01 GMT73 min: Some more good news for fans of the United States of Leeds.
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Leeds president Radrizzani unlocked the deal with Juventus in the night.
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 202372 min: Georginio Rutter can’t quite wrap his foot around the ball and sends a shot from distance wide.
28 Jan 202313.59 GMT70 min: Back to that second Leeds goal, where Firpo’s finish couldn’t have been simpler thanks to some excellent work by Bamford. He received the ball and was surrounded by defenders, but with a quick shimmy and swivel he found a yard of space and played a short weighted pass into the path of Firpo, who couldn’t miss from close range.
28 Jan 202313.56 GMTGOAL! Accrington Stanley 0-3 Leeds United (Sinisterra 68)
Leeds extend their lead! With Harvey Rodgers playing everyone in white onside, Jack Harrison runs on to a ball down the left channel. There’s a queue of three Leeds players waiting to smash home his cross and Luis Sinisterra does the honours.
GOAL! Accrington Stanley 0-2 Leeds (Firpo 65)
Leeds go two up! Junior Firpo sidefoots home from close range for his first Leeds goal after excellent work in a tight space from Patrick Bamford.
65 min: Accrington have more than one long throw merchant in their ranks and this time it’s Tommy Leigh who sends the ball into the penalty area from deep. Leeds clear.
28 Jan 202313.51 GMT63 min: With Rutter unmarked and in a great position to his right, Luis Sinisterra shoots high over the bar after from the edge of the penalty area after cutting inside from the left.
28 Jan 202313.49 GMT62 min: The ball comes towards the far post from the left and Rasmus Kristensen tees up Bamford with a cushioned header. His shot on the turn from a tight angle hits the side-netting.
28 Jan 202313.48 GMT60 min: Ethan Hamilton tries to send Shaun Whalley on his way with a ball in behind the Leeds defence from deep down the inside left. Offside.
28 Jan 202313.47 GMT59 min: Rutter spots the run of Sinisterra into the Accrington penalty area and tries to play the ball into his path. Ryan Astley, who has been limping for the past few minutes, intercepts and clears.
28 Jan 202313.45 GMT56 min: Georginio Rutter tries to open his account for Leeds with a spectacular bicycle kick. Rather than connect with the bouncing ball he catches Harvey Rodegers with a high boot. Free-kick for Accrington.
28 Jan 202313.43 GMT53 min: Tharme “Delaps” another couple of long throw-ins down the right touchline like a trebuchet catapulting the carcass of an ox over a medieval castle rampart. Leeds clear their lines.
28 Jan 202313.40 GMT58 min: Doug Tharme hurls a long throw into the Leeds penalty area. Not for the first time in this match, Ilan Meslier comes for the ball but drops it. Harvey Rodgers can’t steer the breaking ball on target.
28 Jan 202313.38 GMT49 min: Georginio Rutter goes down holding his head after being dragged back by Ethan Hamilton, who landed on top of him as the pair went to ground. It should be a free-kick for Leeds but they don’t get one.
28 Jan 202313.36 GMT48 min: Doug Tharme clatters into the back of Patrick Bamford, catching him on the thigh with his knee. That’s a sore one.
28 Jan 202313.35 GMTSecond half: Accrington 0-1 Leeds United
46 min: Shaun Whalley wins a free-kick for his team moments after kick-off, drawing a foul from just inside the Leeds half. Accrington get the ball forward, it’s crossed from the right and breaks kindly for Harvey Rodgers in the penalty area. It’s a glorious scoring opportunity but the dyed-in-the-wool Leeds fans blasts over. He can’t believe he’s missed!
Elsewhere in the FA Cup: In today’s other early kick-off, it’s scoreless at half-time in the match between League One side Walsall and their Premier League visitors Leicester City.
28 Jan 202313.19 GMTHalf-time: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Leeds United
Peep! The teams go into the dressing-room for their half-time brew with Leeds in front courtesy of a real moment of quality from Jack Harrison, whose second goal of the season was a real beauty. The goal came against the run of play following an excellent start by Accrington Stanley, who can be very proud of their first half effort and will be convinced they can claw their way back into this game.
45+1 min: Accrington free-kick, wide on the right. Sean McConville sends the ball into the mixer, where Ilan Meslier claims it.
28 Jan 202313.15 GMT45 min: Patrick Bamford and Doug Tharme briefly clash antlers off the ball, the Leeds skipper apparently unimpressed with some roughhouse tactics from the Accrington defender.
28 Jan 202313.13 GMT42 min: Jack Harrison overhits a cross to the far post but the ball eventually finds its way to the feet of Rasmus Kristensen. His low diagonal drive is pushed past the far post by Toby Savin. Instead of Leeds getting a corner and Savin the credit for another good save, a goal-kick is awarded.
28 Jan 202313.11 GMT39 min: Liam Coyle is booked for a foul on Bamford near the touchline, the linesman turning supergrass and advising the ref to caution the Accrington midfielder for what looked a fairly harmless challenge.
28 Jan 202313.10 GMT37 min: Sinesterra drives forward into the Accrington penalty area, tries to shoot but hasd his effort blocked. The ball breraks to Bamford, whose shot is saved by Savin, who can’t hold it. With two defenders between himself and the ball, Bamford falls over in his efforts to get to it first. The Leeds skipper and his side’s more optimistic fans appeal for a penalty but none is forthcoming. Bamford rises to his feet with a big grin on his face.
28 Jan 202313.07 GMT36 min: Close! Leeds almost double their lead but Toby Savin gets a finger-tip to a rising Luis Sinisterra drive and manages to divert the ball on to the woodwork.
28 Jan 202313.05 GMT35 min: From an Accrington throw-in, Shaun Whalley whips a vicious cross into the heart of the Leeds penalty area. Meslier can’t hold it but Leeds clear in the ensuing scramble.
28 Jan 202313.04 GMT33 min: Bamford runs on to a through ball from deep and tests Accrington goalkeeper Savin with a first-time strike towards the near post. It’s a very feeble effort that doesn’t trouble Savin in the slightest.
28 Jan 202313.03 GMT31 min: Good work from Rutter, who controls a pass from Bamford and tries to tee up Luis Sinisterra with an inviting, low curled pass through the Accrington penalty area. There’s a mite too much weight on the delivery and the Colombian can’t quite connect despite stretching every sinew.
28 Jan 202313.00 GMT29 min: Nothing of note comes from the set-piece and Leeds go on the attack again. From a promising position, a mix-up between Luis Sinesterra and Jack Harrison results in the Leeds goalscorer putting the ball out of play for a goal-kick.
28 Jan 202312.58 GMT27 min: From the corner, Accrington break upfield with Shaun Whalley on the ball. He picks out Aaron Pressley to his left and his low shot from a tight angle is put behind for a corner by Meslier.
28 Jan 202312.57 GMT26 min: Accrington win a fre-kick just outside their own penalty area and goalkeeper Savin takes it long. Leeds win possession and break forward in great numbers. Marc Roca’s shot on goal is deflected over the bar by a desperate Liam Coyle lunge.
28 Jan 202312.56 GMT25 min: It wasn’t in the top or bottom bin but somewhere in between. Either way, Accrington goalkeeper Toby Savin had little or no chance of getting anything on that Harrison howitzer.
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