Leeds slipped into the bottom three, for the first time since October 30th, after losing at the Emirates. A momentary lapse of concentration by Meslier, and a predatory strike from 12 yards out, and suddenly, Leeds were two-nil down with only ten minutes on the clock. En route to another hiding, the players dug in deep, and with a combination of luck, and last gasp defending, managed to fortify their goal-mouth for the remaining eighty minutes.

To make matters worse, a reckless challenge from Ayling midway through the first half, and Leeds were down to ten men. Martinelli had tormented the Leeds right back from the start, and had breezed pass him (and Koch) far too easily to set up Nketiah's second goal. It was an unfair duel that was never going to end well. There was no malice in his challenge, yet it reeked of the same desperation Dallas had shown last week when challenging Grealish.

It was continual one way traffic until the 60th minute when Leeds finally had an attempt on goal, and to their credit, they made it count. Harrison's inswinging corner was flicked-on by Firpo, and Llorente charged in at the far post to reduce the deficit to one. Rodrigo had a guilt edged opportunity to steal a point in the dying minutes, but his finish only begged the question of why Leeds thought they could go the entire season with one goal scoring striker!

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
		Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
		Ayling, Luke Defender
		Koch, Robin Defender
		Llorente, Diego Defender
		Firpo, Junior Defender
		Klich, Mateusz Midfielder
		Phillips, Kalvin Midfielder
		Dias Belloli, Raphinha Midfielder
		James, Daniel Midfielder
		Harrison, Jack Midfielder
		Gelhardt, Joe Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
		Bate, Lewis Midfielder
		Moreno, Rodrigo Forward
		Struijk, Pascal Defender
		Klaesson, Kristoffer Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
		Hjelde, Leo Defender		Unused Sub
		Cresswell, Charlie Defender		Unused Sub
		Greenwood, Sam Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Shackleton, Jamie Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Gray, Archie Midfielder		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2021/2022
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2021-22
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2021/22