Daniel Farke’s side knew that even a draw would take them top of the Championship after Leicester City’s defeat at Friday night hosts Plymouth Argyle and that a victory would send them two points clear in the automatic promotion places ahead of Ipswich Town’s 3pm hosting of Middlesbrough.
Leeds, though, ultimately left with nothing as an 82nd-minute strike from the division’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics condemned United to a first home league loss of the season, dealing a huge blow to the team’s automatic promotion hopes.
The Whites have now taken just one point from their last three games and the defeat left them one point behind both second-placed Ipswich and leaders Leicester but having played a game more than both sides.
Graham Smyth, the YEP’s chief football writer, hands out the scores from an extremely disappointing afternoon at Elland Road.
The Whites have now taken just one point from their last three games and the defeat left them one point behind both second-placed Ipswich and leaders Leicester but having played a game more than both sides.