Leeds United 2 – Sheffield United 0 – HT 0-0
P. Struijk (69′),
Mateo Joseph (90′)
Assists –
J. Rothwell (69′),
J. Piroe (90′)
Venue: Elland Road Attendance: 36,695
A big night in Yorkshire, with a local derby against Sheffield United, plus one of the form teams of the league at the moment too.
We haven’t lost a Yorkshire derby for 15 matches now, so we want that to continue.
Leeds United moved up to second in the Championship with a deserved 2-0 win over Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United at Elland Road.
Both sides paid tribute to former Blades defender George Baldock before the match after his death at the age of 31 last week.
Largie Ramazani and Brenden Aaronson had good chances for Leeds in a goalless first half that the hosts had dominated.
Daniel Farke’s men continued to have the upper hand after the break and were rewarded when Pascal Struijk blasted in from a 69th-minute corner as the Blades conceded for the first time in more than 11 hours.
Substitute Mateo Joseph sealed the derby success with a 90th-minute second goal as he finished well from Joel Piroe’s pass.
The victory meant Leeds leapfrogged the Blades on goal difference with both sides having 19 points as Chris Wilder’s men lost for the first time in the league this season.
Big victory tonight and it sounded like we played well as well. We need to keep winning the home games and pick up points away from home when we can. Come on Leeds.
Marching On Together.
League position 2nd after 10 games – After 10 games last season, Leeds were 6th.
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