Burnley 0-4 Leeds United - as it happened: Marcelo Bielsa reaction and player ratings

Leeds United travel to face Burnley in the Premier League.Leeds United travel to face Burnley in the Premier League.
Leeds United travel to face Burnley in the Premier League.
Leeds United travel to face Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime at Turf Moor - follow every kick with our live blog below.

The Whites make the short trip to Lancashire this lunchtime to take on Burnley in the top flight.

Leeds sit in 10th spot ahead of kick-off are ahead looking to finish as high as possible in the standings with three games remaining.

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The Clarets, meanwhile, secured their Premier League status at Fulham last time out and are 15th, 11 points behind Marcelo Bielsa's men.

Follow all the latest build-up, in-game updates and post-match reaction below as they happen:

LIVE BLOG - Burnley 0-4 Leeds United (FT)

Key Events

  • Leeds travel to face Burnley
  • Whites sit 10th, Clarets are 15th
  • Just three games of the season remain
  • Kick-off at Turf Moor is at 12.30pm

88. Alioski with a wonderful ball into the box. Rodrigo brings it down with an unbelievable touch but he’s swarmed by the goalkeeper and the defender. Corner ball which is cleared.

Three added minutes

90. We’re into added time...

90+2. Roberts and Rodrigo combine to break. The former has the ball and is darted at the defence, opts to shoot himself and it’s straight at Peacock-Farrell.

Burnley 0-4 Leeds United is in the history books, folks.

Full match reaction to follow

Stay tuned, we’ll have full reaction from Turf Moor right here from a stunning win.

From the break in play earlier

Rodrigo post-match reaction

Leeds goalscorer Rodrigo speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “Very happy for the goal and the victory. We are having an amazing season, we are playing excellent games.

“I try to get in behind the defenders. We know they are a tough team and a top defence so I’m happy to get the two goals today.”

On his goals: “Beautiful goal, the first one, good pass from Jack [Harrison], it was a tight space but found a way to get the advantage and get the goal.

“We have an amazing group, good atmosphere during the week, the whole season was amazing for us after we got promoted last season. Very happy for the team and for the club and I hope the fans are proud of us this season.”

Klich post-match reaction

Leeds United midfielder Mateusz Klich: “Burnley away is a very tough place. They are a difficult side to play against but we had our chances and won 4-0.

“When you score just before half-time and having the lead in the second half in the back of your mind is good. We knew they would come strong in second half. They did but we got more chances because they had to open up.

“In the last two seasons we played more games when we were not in the Premier League so we are fine. We play high intensity but the squad is getting stronger. As you can see we can still run and are fine.

“I can’t wait [for fans to come back] especially for the boys who have not played with the fans. It will be big for them.”

Marcelo Bielsa post-match reaction

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa speaking to BT Sport: “In the first half we insisted until we managed to score, defended well, in the second half we didn’t defend as well but we were efficient and had chances at goal.

“Big spaces it’s easier to attack, and when the opponent is losing they take more risks, but as you can see we conceded chances in the second half that we didn’t in the first.”

On decision to bring Patrick Bamford off for Rodrigo: “Rodrigo drops deep a bit more than Bamford, in the beginning of the second half we needed to link the defence with the attack more.”

On goalkeeper Illan Meslier: “He’s a goalkeeper who has grown throughout the campaign, you don’t notice the age that he is because he looks a lot more experienced than his age.”

On the rest of the season: “We will see how the results play out because there are very few points left to play for.”

More from Marcelo Bielsa at Turf Moor

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa speaking to BBC Sport: “They were two different halves. At the start of both it was difficult for us to dominate.

“They had the dominance but in the first half we didn’t suffer chances and attacked well. In the second half we were more efficient but we also conceded a few more chances.”

On his side being in good physical condition: “You can verify that [we are fit] by looking at the data. I never thought that could be the case. It would have worried me if we had finished the season in physical decline.”

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