Leeds United 3-0 Watford highlights: Whites steamroll sorry Hornets as Rutter stars in Elland Road win
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Watford arrive at Elland Road this weekend under the watchful eye of former Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion boss Valerien Ismael. Leeds boss Farke, meanwhile, is in search of three points in LS11 for the first time since taking the United job back in July.
Additionally, Leeds could make it four consecutive clean sheets after shut-outs against Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall and Hull City, however the team will be without on-loan Tottenham Hotspur defenders Joe Rodon and Djed Spence, through suspension and injury, respectively.
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Hide AdWilly Gnonto is another absentee for Leeds this afternoon after sustaining an ankle ligament injury at the MKM Stadium in midweek.
Team news, build-up, goal and score updates here throughout the day. Kick-off is at 3pm.
Leeds United 2-0 Watford LIVE: Second half updates from Elland Road
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLL PIROE 1-0
67’ Goal No. 4 in a Leeds shirt for Joel Piroe. Georginio Rutter the architect, spinning away from two challenges inside the centre circle and finding James wide right. Welshman pings a lovely cross into Piroe’s path at the back post. Slots it. One-nil.
Off-target
61’ Piroe shoots from inside the D after Summerville gallops past Sierralta in the middle again. Over the crossbar, though. Leeds’ press today has been very good, Watford given no breathing room despite not seeing too much of the ball.
I am sick of typing ‘SAVE! Bachmann’
58’ SAVE! Bachmann down low yet again to deny Summerville. Rutter with excellent hold-up from a throw-in, gets away from danger, plays to Summerville who skips beyond two challenges and hits the target, bottom right-hand corner.
55’ Meslier’s first bit of goalkeeping as he plucks Andrews’ menacing cross out of the air. Leeds go up the other end but Rutter is flagged just offside.
54’ Summerville fouled in an almost identical position to earlier, this time by Andrews who is on a yellow. Free-kick.
Free-kick
51’ Andrews keeps the ball in play, just, but Summerville’s speed allows him to nip in and nick possession. Sierralta then fouls him on the edge of the penalty area.
Ampa-du-du-du
49’ Ampadu penalised for a foul in the middle of the park. Sore one for Bayo. No card shown. Watford free-kick then cleared by Ampadu.
Second half underway
46’ Triple Watford sub. Ince off; Dele-Bashiru on. Martins off; Bayo on. Kone off; Kayembe on. Underway again.