Leeds took a significant stride towards automatic promotion with a commanding 4-0 victory over Watford, establishing a five-point cushion ahead of closest rivals Sheffield United and eight point gap with Burnley in third, both of whom play tonight. The Whites are now unbeaten in 14 league games, and haven't conceded since the 3-3 draw at Hull on January 4th. In that time (six games ago), they've scored an impressive 18 goals. They went on a fourteen match unbeaten run at this very time last season, only to fall apart towards the end.

Daniel James notched a remarkable nine minutes first half brace, his fifth goal in just seven league games, showcasing his remarkable recent form. He put the Whites ahead on 20 minutes with a calamitous error from Kayembe, who unwittingly set up the Welshman for the opening goal with a blind pass. It didn’t take long for Leeds to capitalize again, with Piroe turning provider for James to slam home from the edge of the area after slicing their defence wide open. The match continued to unfold in Leeds' favour: a deflected effort from Solomon on 35 minutes put any kind of come-back out of Watford's reach.

Moments earlier, James came close to scoring his hattrick with an audacious effort from the half-way line, but went narrowly wide. Piroe saved the best to last, capping off a brilliant night for Farke's team. He danced his way through the Watford back-line, before prodding the ball past Selvik after great work from Tanaka.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender
	3	Firpo, Junior Defender
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder
	14	Solomon, Manor Midfielder
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	17	Ramazani, Largie Midfielder
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	8	Rothwell, Joe Midfielder
	19	Joseph, Mateo Forward
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	33	Schmidt, Isaac Defender		Unused Sub
	25	Byram, Sam Defender		Unused Sub
	23	Guilavogui, Josuha Midfielder		Unused Sub

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