Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Match Thread - 18 minutes highlights

[Jay]

Thank God !

[mothbanquet]

Potential six-pointer that, can't imagine WBA losing too many this season.

[Velotrax]

I reckon we are back on top, great performance, a tad sad about the injuries, and the fact that we are never given a break, 2 deffo pens and blatant red cards

[NorfolkWhite]

Bamford gets Sky MOTM but I’ll probably go for Dallas, turned in to a real consistent and versatile player. White, Phillips and Kiko also put in top performances. Only slight downsides were Harrison inconsistency, don’t see him for ages, then does something brilliant and follows it with something awful....was instrumental in the goal though. Roberts also looked off the pace when he came on, tough ask in a fast paced game after a lay off will be better days ahead for him.

[leic white 63]

Fantastic win against a really good team. Bamford take a bow, such a battling performance

agreed dezzy . thought pb was excellent tonight. just needs a fucker to go in off his arse now.

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Thought first half we dominated, they were far better in the second but we had more chances to be fair.

[Chilli D]

Get in.
A large slice of humble pie for some on here.

[Velotrax]

Bamford gets Sky MOTM but I’ll probably go for Dallas, turned in to a real consistent and versatile player. White, Phillips and Kiko also put in top performances. Only slight downsides were Harrison inconsistency, don’t see him for ages, then does something brilliant and follows it with something awful....was instrumental in the goal though. Roberts also looked off the pace when he came on, tough ask in a fast paced game after a lay off will be better days ahead for him.

Agreed mate

[60sUnited]

A great win against a team who will finish in the top two. Harrison.... frustrating but definitely has to play.......Costa...will only get better with game time. Feel a bit sorry for Nketia but he will be back to Arsenal in January......Ayling...will soon be back to his best. If we apply the same grit on saturday we will beat Millwall.

[YorkshireSquare]

Roberts also looked off the pace when he came on, tough ask in a fast paced game after a lay off will be better days ahead for him.

Agree, can hardly blame him for that. Look forward to seeing a lot of him this season though.

Good to see Ayling back too.

[Velotrax]

WBA realised that they couldn't match us skill wise so went for the lets kick' em of the park! we won now they have 5 or 6 players on the yellow card tight rope, doesn't help us now but in the long run will cost them

[dezzy]

agreed dezzy . thought pb was excellent tonight. just needs a fucker to go in off his arse now.

He was like a lion outside the box but turned into a lamb when inside the box. He’s so close to becoming a hero this season, needs to find his mojo in front of goal

[onemoreslogan]

Such an important win.

Would have obviously loved it had the win been more convincing, but Leeds desperately needed it and they played with desperation.

What matters is WBA arrived at ER unbeaten and left beaten.

Shame about the injuries though...

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Pleased for barn door Bamford held it up well and was physical.

[Chilli D]

I thought Bamford was excellent and deserved MOTM but Jamie Shackleton was our best player in the first half and could have won the award himself if he hadn't got injured

[SG90]

Well that's a relief. West Brom best team we've played so far and credit to them for actually having a go and it was a good game and competitive. It was just important to hold on and win that, regardless of who the opponents were today. That should give the players a lot of confidence. Not often you see going to the corner near the end rather than chasing the second. That said, I still thought we were the better team and deserved the win. We created the better chances and probably could have won more comfortably but for some good saves from Johnstone. I thought subbing Shack off at HT was a strange move, as he was playing well and Roberts is very rusty.

[gessa]

I thought Bamford was excellent and deserved MOTM but Jamie Shackleton was our best player in the first half and could have won the award himself if he hadn't got injured

Agree, no coincidence we were getting over run in midfield when he went off.

[rab_rant]

What a gracious man Bielsa is. He takes a yellow for the team and during
the post match interview he spends most to the time saying that he is
sorry he had to take Tyler Roberts off and apologises not just once but twice.

He explains his tactics that when he brought Tyler on he wanted to attack
but when WB began to get the upperhand in the second half the priorities
had to change to defence so he brought on Ayling. He went at length to stress
that Tyler had done nothing wrong, and that he was sorry that he put him
on only to take him off after 25 minutes.

I genuinely think he cares for his players as individuals and he will nurse
Tyler's ego so his confidence does not suffer, after all he took Phillips off
twice last years, and look what a player he has become.

Bielsa is a gem.

[NorfolkWhite]

Well that's a relief. West Brom best team we've played so far and credit to them for actually having a go and it was a good game and competitive. It was just important to hold on and win that, regardless of who the opponents were today. That should give the players a lot of confidence. Not often you see going to the corner near the end rather than chasing the second. That said, I still thought we were the better team and deserved the win. We created the better chances and probably could have won more comfortably but for some good saves from Johnstone. I thought subbing Shack off at HT was a strange move, as he was playing well and Roberts is very rusty.

Shack was injured mate.

[SG90]

Shack was injured mate.

Gutted for Shack. He was playing so well and probably won't get back in the team as Forshaw will take his spot.