Player Ratings - Who was Leeds United's leading man in 3-1 win over QPR?
![STAR MEN: Kemar Roofe and Pawel Cibicki. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/legacy_ash_95628000.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![STAR MEN: Kemar Roofe and Pawel Cibicki. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.](/img/placeholder.png)
But how did the YEP’s chief football writer Phil Hay rate the performances? Scroll down below and see if you agree. Add your own comments on the players’ performances – and Leeds United in general – at the bottom of the page.
Felix Wiedwald - Redeemed himself with a save from Sylla as QPR threatened to level at 2-2 but there was no disguising his mistake or the fact that United’s goalkeepers keep making them. 5/10
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Hide AdLuke Ayling - Came under a bit of pressure initially but dealt with it well and was completely untroubled in the second half. 7/10
Pontus Jansson - Stuck to Matt Smith like a limpet and stopped him winning any significant headers. The perfect man for that sort of job. 7/10
Liam Cooper - Washington and Freeman saw half-chances early on but there was no way through United’s defence until Wiedwald’s blunder. 7/10
Gaetano Berardi - It seemed at first that Wszolek might cause him trouble but Leeds’ control of the game after the break limited the pressure on him. 6/10
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Hide AdKalvin Phillips - Another good showing from one of two young midfielders who got a grip of a scrappy match eventually. Helped to give Leeds the dominance they needed. 7/10
Ronaldo Vieira - Second best against QPR’s midfield before the break, though not by much. A big improvement in the second 45 minutes made a difference. 7/10
Gjanni Alioski - Came into his own in Leeds’ strongest spell, causing trouble down QPR’s right and hanging up a delicious cross for Roofe to stick away. 8/10
Samuel Saiz - Loved the flow of the second half and the space he was given, and led the counter for Roofe’s hat-trick. Let a couple of good openings get away from him. 8/10
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Hide AdKemar Roofe - Deadly. His finishing was impeccable and his switch to centre-forward made a huge impact, on Leeds and QPR. Took the match ball home. 9/10
Caleb Ekuban - Unfortunate to be looking at another injury lay-off but a glancing header aside, made no great impression during his time on the field. 5/10
Substitutes
Pawel Cibicki (for Ekuban, 38) - An enforced change which made a world of difference. Dangerous, showed a nice touches and, playing like this, he is worth a run. 8/10
Eunan O’Kane (for Alioski, 70) - Christiansen probably wanted to shore things up but Leeds looked just as dangerous with him on the field. 6/10
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Hide AdMatthew Pennington (for Vieira, 80) - Wouldn’t have been under any pressure had Wiedwald not shipped a goal. 5/10
Subs (not used): Andy Lonergan, Conor Shaughnessy, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Vurnon Anita.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire) - Some debatable calls here and there but you’d take this sort of refereeing performance most weeks. 7/10
Attendance: 15,506