Over 7,000 travelling Whites fans were left bitterly disappointed after suffering defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers on Saturday lunchtime. The only goal of the game came in the 22nd minute when Tanaka clumsily brought down Dolan in the box. Todd Cantwell, a former Daniel Farke protégé converted from 12 yards. Without a 'plan B', Leeds were unable to break down a well organised (and packed) defence, not helped by continually losing the ball in the final third.

Regardless of the 300% disparage in wages, Rovers were good value for their win. They may have only had 28% possession, but they were far better organised, more inventive and carved out better openings, rocking the woodwork early on, whilst Gnonto also went close after a mistake by Pears.

The loss see's West Yorkshire's finest drop to third place on 35 points, identical to where they were at this point last season. Despite not having to deal with the likes of Leicester City and Ipswich Town, both Sheffield Utd and Burnley are showing consistency levels that will make Leeds fans very wary!

	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
	8	Rothwell, Joe Midfielder
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	14	Solomon, Manor Midfielder
	17	Ramazani, Largie Midfielder
	9	Bamford, Patrick Forward
	19	Joseph, Mateo Forward
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	39	Wober, Max Defender		Unused Sub
	37	Debayo, James Defender		Unused Sub
	23	Guilavogui, Josuha Midfielder		Unused Sub
	50	Crew, Charlie Midfielder		Unused Sub

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