Leeds were made to work hard for their points at the weekend, and had to dig deep, against an unwavering Blackburn side that threw everything at them, bar the kitchen sink. Roared on by over seven and a half thousand fans, Leeds were disciplined, well organised but even more importantly, clinical where it mattered. They took the lead on 27 minutes when Dan James' low hard diagonal drive, (through the legs of Harry Pickering) found the far corner of the net after fine work by Rutter. They could have gone ahead minutes earlier after Piroe's free kick was deflected inches wide of Wahlstedt's goal mouth.

The Riversiders' may look back on the match thinking they could have got something out of the game, but in reality they didn't have enough in the final third to trouble the visitors. Home fans had to wait until the 80th minute to see Meslier in action, dramatically (and perhaps a little theatrically) tipping Sigurdsson's header over the bar.

By this time, Leeds had already taken an unsalable two-nil lead, after Summerville cheekily flicked the ball over Wahlstedt with the outside of his right boot, after been put clear on goal by Gray. It may not have been a vintage Leeds performance, but it was good to see them scrap their way to victory, and keep a seventh clean sheet of the season.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
	22	Gray, Archie Midfielder
	14	Rodon, Joe Defender
	21	Struijk, Pascal Defender
	25	Byram, Sam Defender
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder
	8	Kamara, Glen Midfielder
	20	James, Daniel Midfielder
	7	Piroe, Joel Forward
	10	Summerville, Crysencio Midfielder
	24	Rutter, Georginio Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	39	Spence, Djed Defender
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder
	12	Anthony, Jaidon Midfielder
	49	Joseph, Mateo Forward
	6	Cooper, Liam Defender		Unused Sub
	17	Shackleton, Jamie Midfielder		Unused Sub
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	30	Gelhardt, Joe Forward		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2023/2024
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2023-24
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2023/24