Tony Yeboah's semi-final goal, Thomas Frank's 'out of context' prediction and Marcelo Bielsa's shock claim after Brentford clash - Leeds United on this day

Sadly for Whyte, he was no longer a Whites defender when he put the ball in the Birmingham City net to give Leeds a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the semi-final at St Andrew's.

A 3-0 victory in the second leg put Leeds in the final against Aston Villa, who took the trophy with a 3-0 win of their own.

A year ago today Leeds found themselves under mounting pressure as they arrived at Brentford's Griffin Park for a huge promotion clash.

Marcelo Bielsa's men were out of sorts and a 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest had caused what the Argentine described as a 'loss of faith' around the team.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank tried to do his bit to add to the pressure, telling the media at his pre-game press conference: "We definitely have more momentum than Leeds right now.

"They play with an extreme intensity, higher than any other team in this division which we can only praise them for [and] everyone knows how much I respect Marcelo Bielsa and what he has done to build up Leeds as a club and as a team but they couldn't pick a worse place to play Tuesday night. I am 100 per cent sure that they fear us going into this game but that is not to say that we are just going to win it. I promise you one thing, we will be absolutely at it and ready to attack."

A mistake from Whites keeper Kiko Casilla, who allowed a back pass to roll under his foot, gave Brentford a 25th minute lead, Said Benrahma pouncing for his easiest goal of the season.

But Leeds hit back before half-time through an unlikely source, Liam Cooper lashing in a loose ball from a set-piece for what was his first of two goals he scored in the entire campaign.

Bielsa's side were dominant and Brentford could consider themselves fortunate to come out with a 1-1 draw.

After the game Frank was asked if he had sensed fear in the Leeds performance and replied: "I don’t do mind games. I think it was very well done by some of you journalists who took things out of context.

“Maybe they didn’t fear us, but I promise you, they knew it would be a difficult task. They definitely respected us. We know Leeds are one of the teams that create the most chances and in two games against us they created little. They dominate every game in this division.”

Bielsa reiterated his backing for Casilla at full-time, saying: "Kiko [Casilla] doesn't need a word [from me], I always support him with his decisions.

"Because I know the human quality of the players of Leeds, I think he will receive support from his team-mates and not lose confidence.”

The Argentine also insisted the performance at Forest had been better than what Leeds produced at Brentford.

The game was the second of RB Leipzig loanee Jean-Kevin Augustin's three Leeds United substitute appearances, before injury and fitness issues led to his departure. His contribution to the game in his short cameo was minimal, although he did line up a strike from the edge of the box and mistakenly connect with the unfortunate Brentford defender Christian Nørgaard, who felt the full force of the Frenchman's swing.

Leeds, as it turned out, had little need for the striker and lost just one of the remaining 14 games of the season after the Brentford draw. A remarkable 12 wins took them to the Championship title by a 10-point margin.

Frank's men finished third to qualify for the play-offs, in which they beat Swansea City over two legs of the semi-final, only to lose 2-1 in extra-time to Fulham. The Dane remained in charge and they currently top the Championship by two points.

Further back in club history, Paddy Kenny played his last game for Leeds in a 1-0 defeat at Brighton in 2014.

Club legend Bobby Collins, the man Eddie Gray often refers to as the best he played with, also featured in his final match as a Peacock on this day in 1967. Leeds beat Stoke City 3-0 on that day.

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