West Brom and Leeds played out a soul-destroying, put your head in an oven goalless draw on Saturday lunchtime, with the only cheers from the crowd coming on 95 minutes, thankful for the final whistle. Daniel Farke sought to calm the nerves of his players after a turbulent week, opting for a defensive strategy at the Hawthorns, to kick-start Leeds' revival. A clean sheet away from home can be seen as a positive, highlighted by a solid display from skipper Pascal Struijk. However, the attacking play was dire; It lacked any kind of rhythm or coordination, with the midfield and forward line on completely different wavelengths at times.

Losing your two best players, and conceding six at home in two games had a knock-on effect on his squad; he said as much during his pre match presser. Whilst a mind numbingly lacklustre 0-0 draw will do little to lift the current toxicity around Elland Road, it won’t make it any worse!

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender
	3	Firpo, Junior Defender
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward
	19	Joseph, Mateo Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	8	Rothwell, Joe Midfielder
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder
	9	Bamford, Patrick Forward
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	25	Byram, Sam Defender		Unused Sub
	39	Wober, Max Defender		Unused Sub
	37	Debayo, James Defender		Unused Sub
	50	Crew, Charlie Midfielder		Unused Sub
	30	Gelhardt, Joe Forward		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2024/2025
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2024-25
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2024/25