Leeds United v Watford live: Updates and analysis from Elland Road, Whites race 2-0 up but Largie Ramazani injury blow

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Leeds United have the chance to move top of the Championship tonight with the quick return to action against Watford under the Elland Road lights.

Daniel Farke’s side will be looking to back up Friday night’s impressive 2-0 win at home to previously unbeaten Sheffield United which temporarily took Leeds second before wins for both Burnley and Sunderland from their weekend assignments. Leeds now sit third, two points behind second-placed Burnley and three adrift of leaders Sunderland.

But tonight’s visit of eighth-placed Watford offers the chance for Leeds to go top with both Burnley and Sunderland not playing until Wednesday night. Watford, under boss Tom Cleverley, will be looking to bounce back from an extremely disappointing first game back after the international break via Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Luton Town.

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Leeds team news

Leeds suffered no new injuries in Friday night’s win against the Blades, a scan on Willy Gnonto revealing that the Italian had only bruised his shoulder which he was clearly struggling with in the first half. But Leeds remain very light on centre midfielders with both club captain Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev out longer term as they recover from knee injuries along with Max Wober, himself also out with a knee injury. Wober is expected to be the first one back, possibly before the November international break. Ampadu is looking at a January return whilst Gruev is out for months rather than weeks.

Leeds United v Watford live

Farke perplexed

Surely that’s it

Ball back with Meslier

Time is up

90 + 8: Foul on Struijk who lands heavily, seems okay

90 + 7: But deep in their own half, ball with Bachmann who pumps it long

90 + 7: Leeds have a throw midway in the Watford half, nothing silly now

90 + 6: The sub subbed, Solomon off for Byram

90 + 5: Coming on for Leeds, ball back with Meslier, panic as he takes ages to pick it up

90 + 4: James fires over with Bachmann stranded after great press from Joseph hurries him into a poor clearance to James

90 +2: Struijk fouled in the corner by Andrews which buys a bit of time

90 + 1: Watford with the ball as we head into added time, nervy

90: Minutes added time

90: Solomon shot deflected behind

89: Joseph this time plays in James, one on one but from an angle, rising shot tipped over by Bachmann

88: Flies into a challenge on Sema and misses the ball and the man otherwise that was a yellow

86: Vata and Doumbia on

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