Leeds surged to the top of the Championship standings, albeit temporarily, in a match that Watford keeper Daniel Bachmann will want to forget. The young Austrian faced a challenging night, starting with an unexpected drenching from the ER sprinkler system during a pre-pitch inspection, then, just two minutes into the match fumbled Ramazani's speculative effort from the edge of the area, which then dropped over the goal line.

Four minutes later, and still reeling from his error, the young Austrian made an absolute meal of Gnonto's cross, pushing the ball kindly into Arronson's pathway; from 12 yards out, there was only going to be one conclusion.

With all the urgency gone, it's fair to say Leeds took their foot off the gas shortly after, although they still mustered 24 shots at goal, such was the gulf in class between the two sides. The Hornets grabbed a goal back early in the second half, but apart from picking the ball out of the net, Illan Meslier was only called upon once all evening, diving to his left to smartly deny Chakvetadze. from the edge of the Leeds penalty area.

The win also takes Farke's side to the top of the form guide (alongside Burnley) with four wins and two draws (14 points) from their last six games. It may not have been a vintage performance, but Farke's men did enough to extend their unbeaten run to six games.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender
	3	Firpo, Junior Defender
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder
	8	Rothwell, Joe Midfielder
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder
	17	Ramazani, Largie Midfielder
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	14	Solomon, Manor Midfielder
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder
	19	Joseph, Mateo Forward
	25	Byram, Sam Defender
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	33	Schmidt, Isaac Defender		Unused Sub
	37	Debayo, James Defender		Unused Sub
	50	Crew, Charlie Midfielder		Unused Sub
	9	Bamford, Patrick Forward		Unused Sub

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