Barnsley 0 Leeds United 2 - Graham Smyth's player ratings: Eddie Nketiah provides Oakwell spark as Whites go top

By Graham Smyth
Published 15th Sep 2019, 20:08 BST

Leeds United secured a 2-0 victory over Barnsley on Sunday lunchtime at Oakwell with two goals in the final ten minutes of action - but how did we rate the performance?

Eddie Nketiah stepped off the bench to bag from a Kalvin Phillips free-kick before Mateusz Klich sealed all three points with a penalty as time expired in West Yorkshire. Here's how we rated the performance...

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Leeds ratings
8 - Made some big stops, showed his quick reflexes, came off his line to good effect. Rescued Leeds when Barnsley broke.placeholder image
8 - Made some big stops, showed his quick reflexes, came off his line to good effect. Rescued Leeds when Barnsley broke.
8 - Non-stop down the right, piled the pressure on, put the ball in the box and looked after his defensive duties comfortably.placeholder image
8 - Non-stop down the right, piled the pressure on, put the ball in the box and looked after his defensive duties comfortably.
7 - Very solid for the vast majority. Kept it simple.placeholder image
7 - Very solid for the vast majority. Kept it simple.
8 - Very good, again. Didn't look like he had to break much of a sweat. Calm on the ball and solid off it.placeholder image
8 - Very good, again. Didn't look like he had to break much of a sweat. Calm on the ball and solid off it.
6 - Plenty of effort, not so much quality when it came to delivering crosses. Didn't look comfortable defensively in the first half.placeholder image
6 - Plenty of effort, not so much quality when it came to delivering crosses. Didn't look comfortable defensively in the first half.
8 - Put a foot in when he needed to, emphatically at times. Distribution was good, some of his set-pieces deserved to result in goals. One did.placeholder image
8 - Put a foot in when he needed to, emphatically at times. Distribution was good, some of his set-pieces deserved to result in goals. One did.
Related topics:Graham SmythBarnsleyOakwellEddie NketiahMateusz KlichWest YorkshireKalvin Phillips
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