Luke Ayling of Leeds United celebrates after scoring. (Getty Images)
Leeds United bounced back to winning ways in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Elland Road on Saturday. The result means they have stolen ground on league leaders West Brom, who earlier dropped points against Nottingham Forest.
Luke Ayling opened the scoring for the Whites in the 16th minute, sweeping home after the ball was pinballed around the box. Three minutes later, Stuart Dallas had an effort tipped onto the crossbar by Bentley and Patrick Bamford thumped home the rebound, only to be flagged offside.
Leeds United continued to dominate the proceedings but failing to make it pay. The theme continued in the second half, with Marcelo Bielsa’s men controlling the tempo of the game but not doing enough to kill the game.
In the 63rd minute, Jack Harrison’s deep cross narrowly evaded Helder Costa at the far post. Costa then played in Bamford, whose deflected shot was cleared by Bristol City. With ten minutes remaining, the hosts were given a warning when Nahki Wells lobbed an effort onto the roof of Kiko Casilla’s net. But a few minutes later Harrison smashed a shot against the underside of the crossbar from inside the visitors’ penalty box.
Substitute Jean-Kevin Augustin, with almost the last kick of the game, placed a shot just wide. In the end, Ayling’s first-half goal was enough to seal all three points for Bielsa’s Leeds.
Delighted to see Leeds get back to winning ways, here’s how some fans reacted on Twitter.
