Leeds rocketed up to 13th in the table after a roller coaster first half that saw them come from behind to (what turned out to be snatching victory on the cusp of half time. Leeds games are addictive, but should come with a Government health warning. For large periods, the match resembled a game of table tennis with emphasis on full out attack, and last ditch defending, so nobody should have been surprised when the first goal went in, after just twelve minutes.

First blood went to the visitors, courtesy of a fine strike by Mangala. After good work from Dennis, the Belgium International Midfielder picked up the ball on the edge of the area, rode Sinisterra's challenge and curled the ball past the despairing dive of Meslier. The silence that fell over Elland Road was deafening, as they momentarily slipped to 19th in the table (as 82 miles away, Leicester City had just taken the lead against Villa). Undeterred, Leeds rallied, and came up with an equiliser, just eight minutes later.

After good work from Harrison, McKennie tee'd up Roca on the edge of the 'D'. His first time effort could only be parried by Navas, but fell nicely back to Harrison, who wasn't going to miss from 5 yards out. Suddenly, the valve on the pressure cooker, (that is Elland Road) exploded, as the hosts, and their contingent exploded into life.

They deservedly took the lead on the cusp of half time, thanks to a solo effort from Luis Sinisterra. The Colombian winger found himself weaving in and out of traffic, on the edge of the Forest area, looking for a sight on goal. When an opening presented itself, the £22m Summer signing didn't disappoint. He arrowed a ferocious drive past Navas into the far corner of the goal, sending 36,000 Leeds fans ecstatic in the process.

The second half wasn't all one way traffic, but in truth, Leeds should have extended their lead, but were wasteful in front of goal. At the other end, they defended diligently. Forest's only shot on target came from Mangala's first half goal, such was their organisation at the back. In the end, it didn't matter as Leeds collected their seventh win of their campaign, lifting them to 13th in the table on 29 points.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
		Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
		Ayling, Luke Defender
		Koch, Robin Defender
		Struijk, Pascal Defender
		Firpo, Junior Defender
		McKennie, Weston Midfielder
		Roca, Marc Midfielder
		Harrison, Jack Midfielder
		Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder
		Sinisterra, Luis Midfielder
		Bamford, Patrick Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
		Summerville, Crysencio Midfielder
		Moreno, Rodrigo Forward
		Kristensen, Rasmus Defender
		Robles, Joel Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
		Cooper, Liam Defender		Unused Sub
		Gyabi, Darko Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Rutter, Georginio Forward		Unused Sub
		Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Greenwood, Sam Midfielder		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2022/2023
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2022-23
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2022/23