ScottT: It was a close shave and 9 times out of 10, I reckon we'd get the result we deserve

Eoin97: Encouraging, but still early days yet

Griffo: Going to have to make sure we stay up here now!




We were on a high going into this one. Six wins out of a seven game unbeaten streak had us in a strong position. We were on form and with West Brom underachieving in 11th, the spotlight was on us to get the three points, under the lights at Elland Road. We would be without captain Liam Cooper, who missed out through suspension after picking up five yellow cards.

After dominating and missing chance after chance, we fell behind with 7 minutes to go. Against the run of play, West Brom hit us on the counter. Our pressing left a lot to be desired, before Callum Robinson laid off Charlie Austin, who curled one into the bottom corner from the edge of the D. It was infuriating to see us waste so many chances, we could have had three or four by the time they scored, but instead we were punished for being so wasteful. An off night.




The West Brom defeat brought us down to Earth with a bump, days before one of our toughest away games of the season. Every year, we never fail to make a game at The Den look harder than it should and today, we were up against a Millwall side that had made a poor start, in front of the Sky cameras for the tea-time kickoff. We were struck with another injury blow before the game. Luke Ayling, on the recovery path from a twisted ankle was hit with a knee injury that would sideline him for another five weeks. It never rains, but it pours for this poor lad.

Millwall's gameplan was obvious from minute one. Park the bus and hope for the best. We tried just playing our game but it wasn't enough. So in the second half, we piled players in their half and looked to get it in the danger areas by whatever means necessary. We finally cracked them with just over 20 minutes left, an early cross from Douglas on the left found Costa at the far post, who powered home a header to put the away fans in ecstasy. They opened up in search for an equaliser afterwards, but it was too late and in fact, they were lucky not to go further behind. When you camp inside your own box from kickoff, you're playing with fire and ultimately, Milllwall got burned.


After the international break, all the anticipation led to this game. Rounding off the club's 100th anniversary week was a home fixture against Birmingham. It was fitting to spend the centenary game at Elland Road in front of the fans, with special edition kit at the ready.

Unfortunately, the performance was a colossal disappointment. It was an abysmal performance that saw us take 28 shots with 14 on target, failing to score a single one of them. It was an outright embarassment, the front three need to get their shit together asap.

Goals appear to be an issue. Hopefully you can start firing on cylinders soon and get back to winning ways after a bit of an inconsistent run of form. Let's hope Ayling manages to stay fit for longer than two minutes too!

I think Charlie Austin is every Championship defences worst nightmare and it certainly seemed to be the case against you here. Still a very tight table with many places to be won and lost within the confines of a single result. Keep it up!

A very difficult and quite irratating set of fixtures and results during the whole month, with tough away games left, right and centre, combined with some poor chance conversion. But hopefully its just a blip and I can't see this Leeds side struggling like this too many more times this season. Every great team has an off day (or days).

ScottT: it would be ideal if a solid defence and a free-scoring attack weren't mutually exclusive. Maybe that will change...

Jack: he's an absolut nightmare to play against, but at least we'll only play him once more this year

Eoin97: Form is temporary as they say...


Mateusz Klich 12
Jack Harrison 13
Tyler Roberts 27
Tyler Roberts 61
Helder Costa 72
Jack Harrison 78


With the season now in full swing, each game was beginning to take on more importance. After an inconsisten run of form in October, it was important to get back on the horse this month, with the Christmas rush on the horizon. We had a meeting during the week to get the players believing in themselves again (particularly the attackers) and worked on a few things in training to get us firing on all cylinders once more.

We were off to a flyer after just 12 minutes in. After some patient build-up play in the QPR half, Hernandez laid off Klich, who curled the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the D. The fans in the Kop were still falling over each other when we doubled our lead. Roberts hit a cross from the right and up popped Jackie Harrison at the far post to turn it home. It was 3 just before the half hour, this time with Harrison crossing from the left and Roberts emerging at the near post to bury it.

The Rs got a goal back shortly before half-time, with Jordan Hugill getting up at the far post to head home Ebere Eze's corner from the left. They halved the deficit shortly before the hour, as Luke Amos found an unmarked Todd Kane with a through ball, with the QPR right-back firing into the far corner. Game on.

Within four minutes of game on, it was game over (surely?). Harrison played a quick ball over the top to send Roberts through one-on-one, a chance the Welsh Ronaldo coolly dispatched. They pulled another back soon after, ex-Leeds man Jack Clarke floated a cross over from the right which Ebere Eze- a player I've had my eye on since day one- headed past Casilla.

They couldn't hang on for longer than five minutes before we doubled our lead again. This time, Harrison produced a cross from the right which Costa rose and headed home. Our sixth of the afternoon came through that man Harrison. Helder Costa's shot hit the post and with the goal wide open, Wor Jackie was never missing from there. Just like buses, after scoring just two all month, we'd suddenly hit six in the space of 90 minutes. This sudden turn of events was baffling, the defending frustrating, but we scored an absolute bucket load. A good performance on the whole.


Jean-Kevin Augustin 82


This was a rarity, we went into a home game as underdogs. Blackburn had surprised everyone and made a blistering start, winning 11 of their opening 16 games and sitting pretty at the top.

The game was stripped of one of its key players ten minutes in as Bradley Dack was stretchered off. A shame for the game in general and for Blackburn, but we had no complaints.

We grabbed the winner inside the last 10 minutes, a sexy through ball from Hernandez put Augustin through one-on-one. He'd been on the pitch for just six minutes before he found himself powering it past Christian Walton to win us the game. It was an impressive display against a side many would've expected to get a result against us. Casilla was on top form as Blackburn did make decent chances for themselves and Augustin came off the bench to pop up with the big moment when we needed it most.


James Collins pen 48
James Collins 77


This is the trip many a fan looks out for on fixture release day. Stands tight to the pitch, ground level boxes with netting to stop flying balls getting into gardens. Speaking of gardens, there was the famous march through the back gardens to get into the away end. This was Luton away. We were hit with some mildly inconvenient injuries going into this one, Kalvin Phillips was out with a twisted ankle whilst Pablo Hernandez had been hit hit a gashed leg.

We got off to a good start, with Roberts firing us into the lead inside the opening 20 minutes, after some good work from Harrison. Jackie cut inside, drawing defenders into the middle before laying off Roberts on the overlap who fired into the top corner from the edge of the area. Along came another well worked goal, after some patient build-up in the Luton half, Shackleton rolled it to Harrison, who hit the post from the edge of the D. The ball made an agonising roll along the goal line before finally fully crossing it before it got to the other post. 5 minutes later, we added a third. Berardi played the ball back to Klich, who hit an absolute ripsnorter into the top corner on his first touch, from 25 yards out. It was seconds before we were celebrating again, Shackleton with his second assist and Harrison with his second goal of the afternoon. Shack played it to Harrison from deep. Harrison made a long run into the box, skinning James Bree on the way before finding the far corner.

The hosts opted to throw the kitchen sink after half-time and got themselves a penalty a couple of minutes into the second half. Berardi was lucky to only receive a booking, for denying Callum McManaman what looked like a clear goalscoring opportunity. James Collins stepped up and tucked it into the bottom corner to Casilla's right. Our four-goal cushion was restored just a few minutes later, when Costa skinned McManaman and Dan Potts before squaring to Harrison who was in that kind of mood to bag his hat-trick. Luton did pull another goal back with just over 10 to go, when Potts found Collins with a deep cross from the left, unamrked and onside to volley home from six yards.

After a fantastic first half, I felt we were sloppy and complacent in the second half. Nonetheless, we were utterly devastating in that first half hour or so and ultimately, that's all that counts. Harrison can take a bow, he played an absolute blinder in this one.

Hit a bit of a slump but still in a very good position

2020-05-05 15:54#269817 Griffo : Hit a bit of a slump but still in a very good position

Funny you should mention that...

What a month! Just dont bottle it please...

Much better. Goals flying in and much more defensively sound towards the back-end of the month.

Fair to say the goals have come back. Great form and now you can build a lead over the rest, hopefully with Harrison continuing his great form.

Eoin97: I wouldn't put it past us just yet...

ScottT: looking good eh?

TheLFCFan: Harrison is on fire, more where that came from...




After a month that saw us pick up five straight wins, it was onto another Yorkshire derby as we headed to the John Smith's stadium, to play Huddersfield Town. Our last visit saw Huddersfield run out 2-1 winners in their promotion season, with Garry Monk and David Wagner coming to blows at the end over Huddersfield's last minute celebrations. The Sky cameras were rolling once again.

We went down to 10 men just before the hour, with Douglas bringing Emile Smith-Rowe down when on a yellow card. We moved around to a 3-5-1, with Berardi moving to centre-back, Alioski and Dallas coming on for Bamford and Hernandez and filling the wide positions, whilst Harrison moved into the hole behind Roberts.

Despite the red card, we took the lead. Hernandez hit a free kick which Jonas Lossl dropped, in the goal mouth scramble that ensued, Cooper poked it towards goal before White stuck a leg out and turned it home. In the end, it was quite a drab game, characterised by a lack of chances at either end. Still you make your own luck...


Jack Harrison 2


Still on a blistering run of form, next up was yet another Yorkshire derby against Hull City. The Sky cameras were in once again to take in a game at Elland Road under the lights. We got off to a flying start, when Bamford crossed from the left for Harrison to poke home at the far post. The rest of the game never really got going, but once again we got the points. The players were starting to tire at this point, so it is getting harder to play at a higher intensity. In particularly encouraging news, Luke Ayling got through his first full 90 minutes of the season.


Pablo Hernandez 8
Patrick Bamford 38
Jack Harrison 51


Struggling Cardiff were the next team to try and not lose against us. They had at least wriggled out of the relegation zone in time for their trip to Elland Road. With failed ex-Leeds striker Steve Morison in the Cardiff dugout, it was going to be an intriguing encounter.

We were off to a flying start, when Barry Douglas whipped over a free kick from the left, which Hernandez met with his head at the far post. Douglas also set up the second goal, his corner from the left was met by a bullet header from Patrick Bamford at the back post which looped over the keeper and back across goal. Douglas bagged a hat-trick of assists shortly after the restart, he sent over a deep cross from the left and Harrison peeled off his marker to knock it in at the far post.

The game was as one-sided as the scoreline suggests, with Cardiff barely getting a sniff. Barry Douglas was on top form and absolutely battered them.



After eight wins in a row, we were one more from equalling a club record nine straight league victories, a record set in 1931 meaning that even Don Revie's side of the 60s and 70s weren't able to beat it. What would have been a really difficult trip to the capital was eased by the absence of Aleksandar Mitrovic due to injury. We were able to name a full strength back line for the first time this season, with Douglas, White, Cooper and Ayling all starting. Ian Poveda was named amongst the subs, after earning a step up from the under 23s.

We took the lead inside the opening 20 minutes, when Douglas sent a cross over from the left and the usual suspect- Jack Harrison- met it at the far post on the volley. Harrison doubled his tally nearly ten minutes later, getting on the end of a through ball from Hernandez, skinning Joe Bryan, before powering an effort into the far corner of the net. It was a brilliant dominating performance once again, a comfortable result and a huge three points against big promotion rivals. Check mate, Dick Ray's promotion winning side of the 1931/32 season.


Jack Harrison 24
Barry Douglas 37


We went into Boxing Day with an 89-year-old record to break. Maximum points from the last nine games and now the focus was Elland Road as we looked for the perfect Christmas present, a new record win streak set at 10 matches.

Unsurprisingly, Jack Harrison got us off the mark. It was a routine far post finish, as he met Helder Costa's cross from the right. Our lead was double inside the last 10 mintues of the first half, courtesy of a spectacular free kick from Douglas, a routine hit from just outside the box with his wand of a left foot into the the top corner. Things went from bad to worse for Preston when two minutes after getting booked, Ben Davies went in late on Costa and earned himself an early bath, for a second bookable offence. Another satisfyingly dominant performance, a new winning streak record.

Absolutely stupendous form atm from this Leeds side. Breaking an 89 year old winning streak record, while barely even conceding throughout those wins is quite remarkable. Maybe I jinxed it by commenting don't bottle it Lovely update by the way

Clean-sheets galore! Looking very, very impressive. Surely Leeds can't bottle it now with all this momentum?

A superb month for defensive and attacking departments. Ben White simply HAS to be made permanent at the end of this season (along with Kev)

Well on top as they should be!