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  • Week 39 – November 23rd 2020 – Week 4 of lockdown 2

    Sat Nov 28th 2020 PREMIER LEAGUE

    Everton 0 Leeds United 1 FT – 0-0 HT

    Raphinha (79’minutes)

    Assists Harrison (79’minutes)

    Leeds earned their first win in four games by beating Everton in a thrilling match thanks to Raphinha’s long-range strike.

    The Brazilian finally broke the deadlock from 20 yards with a low, fizzing shot after the two sides had carved out numerous chances in a game where managers Marcelo Bielsa and Carlo Ancelotti met for the first time.

    The visitors had been left frustrated after hitting the post through Jack Harrison in the first half and drawing fine saves from Jordan Pickford, who could do little about the winner.

    Leeds have picked up their first away league victory against Everton since August 1990 (3-2), having failed to win on any of their previous 13 trips to Goodison Park in league competition prior to this game.

    Leeds have won as many away Premier League games in 2020-21 (three) as they did in the entirety of 2003-04 (their previous top-flight campaign), whilst they have kept consecutive clean sheets in the competition for the first time since January 2003.

    League Position 11th after 10 games

  • Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown

    SAT 19 SEPT 2020 PREMIER LEAGUE

    Leeds United 4 Fulham 3 FT – 2-1 HT

    Hélder Costa (5’minutes, 57’minutes), Klich (41’minutes pen), Bamford (50’minutes)

    Assists Klich (50’minutes), Bamford (57’minutes)

    Mitrovic (34’minutes pen, 67’minutes), De Cordova-Reid (62’minutes)

    Assists Zambo Anguissa (62’minutes), Tete (67’minutes)

    Leeds came out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Fulham in their first Premier League home game for 16 years.

    Leeds’s opening two Premier League games this season have seen 14 goals, the most in a top-flight side’s opening two matches since Wolves in 1962-63.

    Tony Blair was the UK prime minister and American TV sitcom Friends had just aired its final episode the last time Leeds featured in a Premier League fixture at home.

    Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “This won’t be a constant all year. It is very difficult to maintain the efficiency [in front of goal] we have had in these first two games.

    “The characteristics of our game is to create goal scoring opportunities. In these two games we have created very little but we have scored all our chances.

    “We have had two very different games. Against Liverpool we tried to get close to a very big rival and today we tried to not be caught by Fulham. Both were very difficult games.”

    Not to bore people, I will only update on every 5th league game.

    League position 9th

  • Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown

    So after 16 years away and a delayed start to the season due to our friend Covid19, Leeds United played there first Premierships game.

    We weren’t given an easy start either, away to the defending champions Liverpool.

    We played the Bielsa fearless way and only lost to a late penalty 4-3.

    SAT 12 SEPT 2020 PREMIER LEAGUE

    Liverpool 4 Leeds United 3 FT – 3-2 HT

    Salah (4’minutes pen, 33’minutes, 88’minutes pen), van Dijk (20’minutes)

    Assists Robertson (20’minutes)

    Harrison (12’minutes), Bamford (30’minutes), Klich (66’minutes)

    Assists Phillips (12’minutes), Hélder Costa (66’minutes)

    League position 18th

  • Week 20 –July 13th 2020 – Week 17 of lockdown

    So after 16 painful seasons, Leeds United finally returned to the Premiership where a club of that status belongs!!

    They did it without kicking a ball thanks to local rivals Huddersfield Town beating WBA 2-1.

    In a year when they have lost three of their great 1970’s team Jack Charlton, Trevor Cherry and Norman Hunter.

    Marcelo Bielsa has got us back where these three great players performed in the then top division and Europe.

    A few days later, Leeds were confirmed as champions of the Championship league.

    Champions
    Back in the Premiership after 16 years !!
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