Leeds' failure to score from corners has been very well documented of late but the hoodoo finally ended in Friday night's Yorkshire derby as Pascal Struijk powered home a Joe Rothwell delivery in the 69th minute. His strike looked set to be the only goal of the game but Leeds put the gloss on an excellent display with a second goal in the 89th minute through substitute Mateo Joseph who was played in by Joel Piroe and applied a clinical finish to put the Blades completely to bed. Graham Smyth, the YEP’s chief football writer, hands out the scores from a dominant display by Daniel Farke’s side.
1. Illan Meslier
7 - No saves to make, did okay when it came to the few crosses that he had to deal with. Photo: Mike Egerton
2. Jayden Bogle
8 - Dangerous on the attack, predominantly in the first half though he did pop up to fashion a shooting chance in the second. Did well defensively. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
3. Pascal Struijk
8 - Scored a good goal, won big headers, passed the ball well. A good performance. Photo: Naomi Baker
4. Joe Rodon
8 - Recovered from an awkward start to the game facing Moore to get the better of his international team-mate. Made some important blocks too. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
5. Junior Firpo
8 - Another really solid performance. Looked after the ball well for the vast majority, put in some dangerous crosses, got forward well. Gave Shackleton a hard time. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
6. Ao Tanaka
8 - Some really classy moments on the ball but lots of steady, sensible stuff to retain the ball. Kept things solid too. Photo: Bruce Rollinson