Leeds have now won four games in a row and for the first time this season have opened up a gap between second and third. The past four matches have all been games that if a team challenging for automatic promotion must win. Last Saturdays result to QPR was a prime example of this as…
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Report: Leeds United vs QPR (H)
Leeds United battle back from a first-half Nahki Wells strike to win 2-1 at Elland Road thanks to a brace from Kemar Roofe. Leeds came out of the block with a flurry of chances, the first falling to Roofe after a low cross from Pablo Hernandez found the in-form striker – who couldn’t get his…
Leeds United Preview vs QPR (H)
Off the back of Leeds first win at Bramhall Lane since 1992, Leeds welcome an inconsistent QPR side to Elland Road. Coming into the game against QPR, Leeds have won their last three games since the demolition by West Brom. In each of the games Leeds have not looked fantastic but managed to grind the…
QPR Preview vs Leeds (A)
QPR are back on the road Saturday to take on a tricky Leeds side. With a disappointing defeat on Saturday against Hull, QPR will be looking to bounce back with all three points. However, with Leeds new boss and master tactician, Marcelo Bielsa the R’s may only come away with a point from Elland Road…
Sheffield United Preview vs Leeds United (H)
Sheffield United will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run at home as they host high-flying county rivals Leeds United in a top of the table clash this early Saturday in the Sky Bet Championship This is another local derby for the Blades to deal with. They have drawn with both Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham…
Leeds United Preview vs Sheffield United (A)
Leeds travel to promotion chasing Sheffield United for the Championship early kick-off on Saturday. A nervy 1-0 win last time out for the Whites against Reading saw Leeds move up to second in the league after Middlesbrough drew with Preston. Leeds remain one point behind league leaders Norwich City. Reading was a difficult game for…
Leeds United Preview vs Reading (H)
Three points separate Leeds from Norwich at the top of table and a possible win against a travelling Reading side could see them go top. Leeds were less than convincing last time out. Looking under some pressure from a struggling Bristol City side who have fallen off of late. It took a red card to…
Reading Preview vs Leeds (A)
Surprise surprise, Sky Sports have chosen to give full coverage to Leeds…again. Even their fans are fed up of it now. Sky have done amazing things for football in this country, and we should never forget that, but I think they are at the very limit, if not slightly over it at the moment. I don’t…
Leeds United Review vs Bristol City
A game lacking in real energy or chances. It sparked into life following Josh Brownhill’s red card for Bristol City which saw Leeds take adavantage with a 2-0 win. Leeds had the early momentum in the game but a succession of crosses and corners amounted to nothing. Ezgjan Alioski almost grabbed a goal after Mateusz…
Bristol City Preview vs Leeds United (A)
Lee Johnson and Bristol City face a Leeds United side with pressure stacked against them due to their lack of points throughout the last month. City are currently being dragged into a relegation battle after the last few games with very few points being gained and tougher games approaching; that starting with Marcel Bielsa’s Leeds…
Leeds United Preview vs Bristol City (H)
The Whites will be looking to bounce back from the 4-1 thrashing by West Brom when they play a struggling Bristol City this Saturday. Leeds last outing saw them expertly contained and countered by a well drilled West Brom side. Darren Moore’s side pressed Leeds high up the pitch which lead to stray passes. The…
Have Teams Found Out Bielsa’s Style?
After the opening five games, the Whites looked unstoppable, but a lack of consistency in form has seen them slip. With the arrival of Marcelo Bielsa in summer, a new style of football was embraced at Elland Road. Pre-season was an indicator of how far the squad had come. The final game specifically, against Las…
Report: Leeds United 1-4 West Brom
Rampant West Brom stop Leeds returning to the top of the Championship in 4-1 win. West Brom came out the blocks firing, a quick flurry of chances came within the first 10 minutes. Robson-Kanu received the ball out on the right of the box and managed to power his way past two challenges but his…
West Bromwich Albion Preview vs Leeds United (H)
Saturday 10th November, The Hawthorns. 5:30pm. Another abysmal performance last Saturday means West Bromwich Albion are without a win in four and are desperate for points against high-flying Leeds. Albion fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Hull City, meaning that Darren Moore’s men have dropped outside the play-offs. Moore’s tactics have come…
Leeds United Preview vs West Brom (A)
Sitting top of the table Leeds United can pull away from the pack with a win over West Brom. Following the dominant win over Wigan the Whites travel to the home of West Brom. Pablo Hernandez was on hand to give Leeds an equaliser in straight after going behind. He then created the second for…
Leeds United Preview vs Wigan Athletic (A)
After a poor attacking performance against Forest, Leeds travel to Wigan to play the newly promoted side. Leeds managed to score late to prevent their third loss of the season to a below par Forest side. A game which lacked any real spark was covered in controversy as Roofe scored his 6th goal of the…
Wigan Preview vs Leeds (H)
Goals, Goals, Goals at Bramall lane saw Wigan heading back to the gung-ho, attacking style that defined the early period of the season. Unfortunately, the Blades were more clinical on the day and just outscored us. Billy Sharp, as usual, was on the mark against the Latics, claiming a well taken hat-trick. Despite the loss,…
Leeds United Preview vs Nottingham Forest
Leeds host Forest at Elland Road on saturday, with the Whites hoping to pick 6 points from a possible 9 this week. One game is not enough to say that Leeds are back to their best but the dominant performance over bottom side Ipswich has definitely lifted belief all around the club. The return of…
Leeds United Review 2-0 Ipswich Town
Leeds return to the top of the Championship after dominant win over the Tractor boys. The Whites Started the game on the front foot instantly putting the away side under pressure as Roofe pressed Bialkowski whose failed clearance fell to Hernadez, his audacious volley attempted ended up going well wide of an empty net. Only…
Leeds United Preview vs Ipswich Town
Wednesday sees the visit of bottom side Ipswich Town to Elland Road. One win in their last five games have seen Bielsa’s men slip from top of the league down to 4th. A poor display against Blackburn was a missed opportunity to return to the top. Saturday also marked the return to the senior side…
Ipswich Town Preview vs Leeds United
Ipswich town travel to Yorkshire on Wednesday to face high-flying Leeds United at Elland road. The fixture comes at an extremely worrying time for Town as the future of manager Paul Hurst is looking more and more dismal. Ipswich lost 2-0 to struggling QPR at the weekend, a match that Hurst said was the worst…
Leeds United Preview Vs Blackburn Rovers
The International break is over which means footballs back. Leeds travel to Ewood Park to face a inform Blackburn side. The Whites will be looking for a win after their draw last time out against Brentford. A game in which was packed full of controversy the game had it all, red cards, penalty’s and last…
Leeds United Owner Speaks Out On Interest for the Club
When Owner Andrea Raddrizzani first invested into the club he was only co- owner with Massimo Cellino. The latter Italian quickly made a name for himself in English Football but for all the wrong reasons. Cellino who arrived in England with a three year plan to gain promotion to the Premier League was at first…
Blackburn Preview vs Leeds United
This Saturday will see football return to Ewood Park after the international break. The visitors are Leeds United, a team with an excellent away record who will be eyeing up those automatic promotion spots. The game is expected to be the toughest one this season so far, but Rovers will be handed a slight boost…
Leeds United Preview vs Brentford (H)
The final game before the dreaded international break sees Brentford visit Elland Road in a top six affair. Leeds go into the 12:30 fixture off of a dominating 1-0 win against Hull. I know a one goal win doesn’t exactly scream dominant but the manner in which the Whites pulled off the win was. They…
Brentford Preview vs Leeds United (A)
Brentford fans are certainly feeling frustration as of late, with only one win in the last five games (Carabao Cup included). The Championship is a tough league, of course, where anyone can beat anyone. However, if the club’s aims of promotion are to be achieved then the draws against Ipswich Town, Reading and now Birmingham…
Report: Leeds United 1-0 Hull City
Roberts’ low strike from outside the box seals the win for the Whites and sees them back at the top of the League. A first-half in which Leeds should’ve been out of sight, chances falling to Alioski, Klich and Douglas being the biggest for the away side. Klich should’ve put Leeds up early on as…
Hull City Preview vs Leeds United (H)
After a handsome point on Saturday and with Leeds dropping four points from their last two, some would say this was an ideal time to face them, if there ever was one this season. Despite a minor dip in form, Leeds will be eager to regain some momentum after winning the league in September for…
Leeds United Preview vs Hull City (A)
Leeds travel to the KCOM stadium for another derby this week this time against Hull City. This all Yorkshire affair will be a tough one for either side after both sides have shown weaknesses in the previous games. For Leeds this seems to come in the final third of the field where the Whites lack…
Spoils Shared At Hillsborough, Leeds 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Mateusz Klich’s second-half strike from 25-yards canceled out Reach’s first-half goal of the season contender. Leeds once again had to come back from behind to save themselves from defeat. The first-half was dull with little chances saw the Whites fall behind to a wonder goal through Adam Reach. The Wesnesday midfielder picked up a bouncing…
Sheffield Wednesday Preview vs Leeds United (H)
After a disappointing end to a well-fought unbeaten run of four games, Wednesday were under a lot of pressure to bounce back against an Aston Villa side that has had one of the strongest squads in the league for nearly three years. From all reports our victory was more than well earned, dominating the game…
Can Leeds Bounce Back From First Defeat Against Wednesday
Leeds travel away to Hillsbrough on Friday night looking to bounce back from their defeat to Birmingham. Following their defeat to Birmingham, Bielsa has admitted that the defeat was all down to him stating: “ I made a mistake.” He then carried on to say that he should’ve used a used a different formation and…
Leeds United Review 1-2 Birmingham City
Leeds unbeaten run comes to an end as Che Adams two scuffed shots seal the victory for the blues. Alioski’s 85th minute strike set up a intersting last 12 minutes, as the referee added eight minutes of injury-time. Monk’s team started the brighter of the two sides pressing Leeds well and forcing them into multiple…
Leeds 1-2 Birmingham: Groundhog Day Part 2
I can’t believe I’m here writing this, but it’s actually happened. At the 9th attempt, Birmingham City have finally won a game of football, something that seemed virtually impossible despite playing almost every side we’ve come up against off the park. If you told me it would have come against unbeaten and top of the…
Leeds United Preview vs Birmingham City
Following a dominant victory over Preston on Tuesday night, Leeds remain top of the league by one point over rivals Middlesbrough. Next up for Bielsa’s boys are Garry Monk’s Birmingham City. In today’s press conference, Bielsa praised Monk as a manager and believes that “the few goals they conceded doesn’t correspond with their league ranking.”…
Leeds United 3-0 Preston – Whites Extend Unbeaten Run
A first ever brace for Tyler Roberts in a Leeds shirt and a header from captain Liam Cooper sees the Whites breeze past Preston. Leeds now go 3 points clear at the top of the table and remain unbeaten. Leeds started the slower of the two teams allowing a few half chances to fall the…
PNE Preview vs Leeds United
After an extremely poor defeat at home to Reading on Saturday, the mood surrounding North End is really quite negative as the Lilywhites sit second from bottom in the Championship with just one win and five points from their opening seven games. In Contrast, Tuesday night’s opponents Leeds have had an excellent start to their…
Millwall Preview vs Leeds United
Well after a two-week break Championship football is back and following positive international performances, particularly from Shaun Williams and Aiden O’Brien, both getting on the scoresheet for the Republic of Ireland against Wales and Poland respectively. It’s time to get back on the grind and there couldn’t be a better fixture to do so against…
Leeds United Preview vs Millwall
Fans around the country have seemed lost for the past week or so, the international break always seems to last an eternity but this week league football is back and with that a return to action for league leaders Leeds United. Two players who have particularly Impressed over the break whom Leeds fans will hope…
Kalvin Phillips, A Player Re-Born
A player whose career seemed to be over at the end of last season, Phillips has now become the first name on the team sheet. It’s unusual for a holding midfielder to score 7 goals in the league and then have the fans asking for him to be sold in the summer. Even though his…
Leeds United Player Ratings vs Middlesbrough
A game that will go down as more of a tactical masterclass between two top managers, as Tony Pulis’ Middlesbrough side managed to nullify the attacking prowess of Leeds United under Marcelo Bielsa. Leeds were largely restricted to long-shots as a whole host of players had a go from outside the box. The greatest of…
Middlesbrough Preview vs Leeds United
We’re only four weeks into the season yet both Boro and Leeds find themselves at the top of the table only separated by goal difference. The winner of this match will find themselves three points clear of 2nd place and six points clear of the play-off places before Saturday’s matches kick off. Again, it’s another…
Leeds United Preview Vs Middlesbrough
Top vs second at this stage barely means anything as there are still 40 games to be played after this one, but a win in a fixture that always has a feisty atmosphere will mean everything to Marcelo Bielsa, whose winning mentality doesn’t allow room for errors. In a recent interview, Pontus Jansson revealed that:…
Canaries Preview vs Leeds United
The Canaries finally got back to winning ways in midweek, defeating Preston North End 2-0 at Carrow Road in arguably the home side’s worst performance of the season. Alex Tettey was the worst of a bad bunch of Norwich players that night, and said so himself in his press conference after the game, yet scored…
Leeds Battle Back Twice To Seal 2-2 Draw At Liberty Stadium
Goals from in-form striker Kemar Roofe and former Swan Pablo Hernandez keep the Whites unbeaten run going after tough away test at the Welsh side. Leeds faced their toughest test on Tuesday night as they came back twice to draw at Swansea. The home team went ahead in the 24th minute as Phillips lost the…
Swansea City Preview vs Leeds United
Following a 0-0 draw away at St Andrews against Birmingham in which Swansea struggled to test Lee Camp in the Brummy goal, Swansea take on the high-flying Leeds United on Tuesday night. This will be no easy match for Graham Potter as Leeds come into this match off the back of four successive victories (Stoke,…
Leeds United Preview Vs Swansea City
Only four games into his managerial career at Leeds United, Marcelo Bielsa has already broken a record in being the first manager to win his opening four games. The Argentine has brought a style of football to the club which is well above Championship standard. Largely known as Bielsa Ball Leeds look a team transformed…
Millers Can Take Positives From Leeds Defeat – Opinion
ROTHERHAM United can take some postive thoughts from their performance on Saturday despite losing 2-0 against a good Leeds United side. Goals in the second half from Luke Ayling and Kemar Roofe separated the two sides, however, before the goals it could have been the visitors who got the lead but for some good keeping…
Review: Leeds United vs Rotherham
Goals from right-back Luke Ayling and Kemar Roofe sees Leeds keep their 100% record in the Championship this season, beating Rotherham in comfortable fashion. The first half of football was not the greatest in terms of chances for Leeds, the favourites going into the game were largely restricted to shots form outside the 18 yard-box….
Rotherham United Preview Vs Leeds United
Rotherham United will be looking for their third straight win of the season when they travel to face an in-form Leeds United side at Elland Road. Paul Warne’s men got a late winner against Ipswich Town last Saturday as they won 1-0 and that was followed up with a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Latics…
Leeds United Preview vs Rotherham United
According to Sky Bet, Leeds are now 9/2 favourites to win the Championship outright. An exciting start to the season under Marcelo Bielsa has seen Leeds win their opening 3 games of the season in emphatic style, brushing aside two promotion chasers in Derby and Stoke. The results are down to the high press tactics…
Are things beginning to Klich for one Leeds player
The abrupt nature of star midfielder and Bielsa’s preferred central man Adam Foreshaw’s injury has paved the way for one emerging star. Mateusz Klich whose only league start last season came in a 3-1 loss to the automatic promotion winners Cardiff City before being shipped on loan to Utrecht in the Erdevise where he notched…
Rampant Leeds Hit Rams For Four
A brace from Kemar Roofe and goals from Mateusz Klich and Ezgjan Alioski helped Leeds United to a convincing 4-1 win over Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday evening. Tom Lawrence got a consolation goal for Frank Lampard’s Rams. Klich opened the scoring on five minutes before Lawrence equalised seven minutes later, however, in…
Derby Preview vs Leeds
Two huge clubs, two huge fan bases, two huge victories on the opening day, and three massive points on offer for whoever wants it most this Saturday at Pride Park. The Rams hold host to a newly confident Leeds side looking to get only their second win away at Derby since 2002. First of all,…
Leeds United Preview Vs Derby County
After a roller-coaster opening weekend, next for Leeds is Pride Park, the home of Derby County. Both teams felt the jubilation of opening day victories against tough opponents. In two contrasting games Derby seemed well off the pace as they never really seemed to get going up until Reading broke the deadlock through a Bodvarsson…
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