Date:27 Oct 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Elland Road
Attendance:22,152

Lita (75)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aidan White by Paul Robinson. El-Hadji Diouf crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, comfortable save by Jack Butland.

91mins Marlon King is ruled offside. Jonathan Spector replaces Marlon King. Patrick Kenny restarts play with the free kick.

90mins Short corner taken by Christopher Burke.

88mins El-Hadji Diouf takes the inswinging corner, Hayden Mullins manages to make a clearance.

87mins Ryan Hall concedes a free kick for a foul on Ravel Morrison. David Murphy takes the direct free kick.

87mins Marlon King takes a shot.

86mins Shot from just outside the area by Rodolph Austin goes over the bar.

83mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luciano Becchio by Steven Caldwell. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Michael Tonge, Paul Robinson gets a block in.

82mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Wade Elliott, Patrick Kenny makes a save.

81mins Foul by Luciano Becchio on David Murphy, free kick awarded. Aidan White on for Tom Lees. Ryan Hall joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Norris. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

77mins Outswinging corner taken by El-Hadji Diouf from the right by-line, Curtis Davies makes a clearance.

76mins Ravel Morrison gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rodolph Austin. Direct free kick taken by Danny Pugh.

75mins Leroy Lita fires in a goal from just outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Leeds 0-1 Birmingham.David Murphy provided the assist for the goal.

73mins Steven Caldwell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Luciano Becchio. Direct free kick taken by Lee Peltier.

72mins Marlon King takes a shot. Blocked by Tom Lees.

71mins The ball is swung over by Michael Tonge, save by Jack Butland.

69mins El-Hadji Diouf takes a shot. Brilliant save by Jack Butland.

69mins The ball is delivered by Tom Lees, clearance made by Paul Robinson.

67mins Hayden Mullins produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

66mins Christopher Burke comes on in place of Nathan Redmond.

65mins Corner taken right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf, Samuel Byram takes a shot. Jack Butland makes a save.

65mins Corner taken by El-Hadji Diouf from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Marlon King.

65mins El-Hadji Diouf takes a shot. Blocked by David Murphy.

64mins Leroy Lita concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Peltier. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.

63mins Hayden Mullins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on El-Hadji Diouf. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Michael Tonge.

63mins El-Hadji Diouf takes a shot. Blocked by Paul Robinson.

62mins Paul Robinson challenges El-Hadji Diouf unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by El-Hadji Diouf.

61mins Michael Tonge decides to take the corner short.

60mins Danny Pugh fouled by Nathan Redmond, the ref awards a free kick. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.

60mins Marlon King takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.

58mins The offside flag is raised against Luciano Becchio. Jack Butland takes the indirect free kick.

57mins Rodolph Austin takes a shot.

56mins Effort on goal by Ravel Morrison from just inside the area clears the bar.

54mins Shot from long range by David Murphy misses to the left of the target.

52mins Corner taken right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf from the left by-line to the near post, Header from close in by Jason Pearce misses to the right of the target.

52mins Outswinging corner taken by Michael Tonge from the right by-line, clearance by Leroy Lita.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Pearce on Wade Elliott. David Murphy takes the free kick.

47mins Rodolph Austin fouled by Hayden Mullins, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.

45mins The referee blows for offside against Samuel Byram. Jack Butland takes the free kick.

45mins Foul by Wade Elliott on Tom Lees, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Tom Lees.

44mins Shot from just outside the area by Samuel Byram misses to the right of the target.

42mins Centre by David Norris, save by Jack Butland.

37mins Samuel Byram fouled by Hayden Mullins, the ref awards a free kick. El-Hadji Diouf crosses the ball in from the free kick, Curtis Davies makes a clearance.

35mins Nathan Redmond crosses the ball, save by Patrick Kenny.

33mins David Murphy delivers the ball.

30mins Leroy Lita gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Peltier. Direct free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Norris by Ravel Morrison. Lee Peltier takes the direct free kick.

29mins Unfair challenge on Paul Robinson by Luciano Becchio results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Jack Butland.

28mins Corner taken by Michael Tonge, Jack Butland makes a save.

27mins Rodolph Austin takes a shot. Jack Butland makes a save.

27mins Marlon King is caught offside. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.

26mins The referee blows for offside against El-Hadji Diouf. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.

24mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on El-Hadji Diouf by Wade Elliott. El-Hadji Diouf sends in a cross, Luciano Becchio produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.

24mins Outswinging corner taken by Michael Tonge from the right by-line, clearance made by Wade Elliott.

23mins Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Lee Peltier gets a block in.

19mins Foul by Danny Pugh on Paul Robinson, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

18mins Hayden Mullins takes a shot. Lee Peltier gets a block in.

17mins Leroy Lita is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.

16mins Unfair challenge on Nathan Redmond by Luciano Becchio results in a free kick. Paul Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

15mins Samuel Byram takes a shot. Blocked by David Murphy.

14mins Tom Lees sends in a cross, clearance made by Curtis Davies.

13mins Luciano Becchio takes a shot. Save by Jack Butland.

9mins Leroy Lita fouled by Lee Peltier, the ref awards a free kick. Nathan Redmond produces a cross, Close range header by Curtis Davies goes wide of the left-hand upright.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Robinson by El-Hadji Diouf. Paul Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Rodolph Austin concedes a free kick for a foul on Hayden Mullins. The ball is delivered by Wade Elliott, Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.

6mins Nathan Redmond has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.

5mins Nathan Redmond takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Michael Tonge.

3mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf played to the near post, clearance by Hayden Mullins.

2mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by El-Hadji Diouf from the right by-line.

1mins Steven Caldwell produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.

Lee Peltier gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leroy Lita. David Murphy restarts play with the free kick.

Match Preview

Fitness race for Leeds trio Leeds skipper Lee Peltier, Rudy Austin and Michael Tonge are all in a race to be fit for the home game with Birmingham. The trio remain doubtful. Defender Peltier and Austin have both had scans on respective ankle injuries and Tonge is still struggling with the shoulder injury he sustained in the recent win over Barnsley. Austin is the least likely to make it in time, but fellow midfielders David Norris (thigh) and Paul Green (knee) returned to the starting line-up on Tuesday night following long injury lay-offs and provide manager Neil Warnock with several midfield options. Warnock recalled defender Adam Drury and midfielder/striker Luke Varney to his starting line-up against Charlton at the expense of Aidy White and Tonge, and must decide whether to retain them. Recent loan signing Ryan Hall has been an unused substitute in Leeds' last two matches following his arrival from Southend and is pushing for his debut, but striker Ross McCormack (ankle) is still out. Leeds are unbeaten since mid-September with three wins and three draws from their last six league games. Jonathan Spector hopes to return for the trip to Elland Road. The midfielder missed Tuesday's dramatic 3-3 draw at Millwall through suspension having been sent off against Leicester last weekend, during which he also suffered a thigh problem. Spector is now free of suspension and has also overcome the injury, with the American returning to training with his team-mates on Friday ahead of the Elland Road encounter. Nikola Zigic, who scored four times in a 4-1 win in the corresponding fixture last season, serves the final game of his three-match ban and misses out. Peter Lovenkrands (groin) and Pablo Ibanez (broken toe) are also sidelined, although the pair have stepped up their respective recoveries and should return next week. Full-backs Stephen Carr (knee) and Paul Caddis (shoulder) continue to miss out with their long-term injuries.

Formation:442Manager: Neil Warnock

Leeds

Formation: 442Manager: Lee Clark

Birmingham

Patrick Kenny
Samuel Byram
Jason Pearce
Tom Lees
Lee Peltier
David Norris
Michael Tonge
Rodolph Austin
Danny Pugh
El-Hadji Diouf
Luciano Becchio
SUBS
Jamie Ashdown
Adam Drury
Paul Green
Aidan White
Michael Brown
Andy Gray
Ryan Hall

Home

Away

Jack Butland
Paul Robinson
Curtis Davies
Steven Caldwell
David Murphy
Nathan Redmond
Ravel Morrison
Hayden Mullins
Wade Elliott
Leroy Lita
Marlon King
SUBS
Colin Doyle
Christopher Burke
Darren Ambrose
Jonathan Spector
Will Packwood
Mitch Hancox
Papa Bouba Diop

Match Report

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Leeds 1 - 4 Birmingham 31/01/2012 Birmingham 1 - 0 Leeds 26/10/2011 Birmingham 1 - 0 Leeds 27/02/2007 Leeds 3 - 2 Birmingham 23/09/2006 Leeds 1 - 0 Birmingham 14/01/1989 Birmingham 0 - 0 Leeds 22/11/1988

Top Scorers

Leeds L Becchio 5 E Diouf 3 M Tonge 2 A Gray 1 D Norris 1 R McCormack 1 R Austin 1 T Lees 1 S Byram 1 Birmingham M King 4 L Lita 2 N Zigic 2 H Mullins 1 W Elliott 1 P Lovenkrands 1 C Burke 1

Goals

Leeds Total goals 38 Goals per game 20 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Birmingham Total goals 32 Goals per game 14 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins