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Leeds United produced a fantastic battling comeback from 2-1 down to win 3-2 against Millwall at Elland Road.
FULL TIME: What a game! What a result! #LUFC come back from behind twice, before Pablo Hernandez seals a 3-2 win for the Whites at Elland Road!
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 30, 2019
Leeds’ performance was hit and miss and they were punished for their errors but in the end the better side won and Marcelo Bielsa’s side returned to the automatic promotion places.
Time now to look at each player and how they performed. As always you can tell me how wrong I am @mightywhitespod or @ThruItAllLUFC on twitter.
STARTING LINE-UP
Bailey Peacock-Farrell - Made a good save early in the first half to his left. Came out for a ball and miscontrolled it out for a corner. Had a couple of shaky moments under crosses. Distribution was fine overall and can’t be blamed for either of Millwall’s goals. 6/10
CHANCE: Big one for Millwall - Gregory and Thompson link up and Jed Wallace makes space to shoot from the edge of the box. BPF gets down to tip it wide. 0-0 on six mins. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHayYEP) March 30, 2019
Luke Ayling - Good performance from the right-back. Excellent pull-back for Pablo Hernandez’s first goal and an excellent header to bring Leeds level at 2-2. Millwall didn’t get much joy out of Ayling defensively either, did well up against the aerial bombardment at the end of the match. 8/10
I have a lot of love for Luke Ayling. He put in a shift today. Never gives up and got a well deserved goal and assist too #lufc #mot
— Katy B (@ah_intermission) March 30, 2019
Pontus Jansson - One of a very small number of below par performances we have seen from him this season. Did well in the air for the most part but neither him nor Liam Cooper really stamped their authority on the game. Picked up a yellow card and nearly talked his way into further trouble. Substituted soon after. 6/10
The subbing of Jansson was partly due to yellow card but also to add more attacking players into the final third says Bielsa. #lufc
— Adam Pope (@apopey) March 30, 2019
Liam Cooper - Similar issues to Jansson but with a couple of more obvious errors. Gave away the penalty which was an error but the bigger issue was earlier in the move and Cooper was left in a difficult situation. 5.5/10
Everything is for you! Lads pulled me out of the shit, but a big win.. Enjoy the weekend everyone.. @LUFC pic.twitter.com/tFzbUkPbAE
— Liam Cooper (@LiamCooper__) March 30, 2019
Ezgjan Alioski - Most of Millwall’s dangerous moments in the 1st half came down Leeds’ left hand side. Got caught ahead of the ball on a few occasions and this caused Leeds a lot of trouble. Got into a couple of good attacking positions but got his final ball wrong. Showed good pace to get ahead of the opposition defence and win Leeds a penalty. Taken off at half-time. 5/10
on for Alioski. Not sure if Alioski has a fitness issue but Leeds were exposed down his side of the field a few times. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHayYEP) March 30, 2019
Kalvin Phillips - Not at his dominant best but a solid performance at the base of Leeds midfield. Some good covering to win the ball back but his passing didn’t hit his best levels. Did well once he dropped into centre-back following the removal of Jansson. 6.5/10
Pablo HAS to win every award going this season, closely followed by Phillips in 2nd place. Shambles that he didn’t make the championship team of the year he’s had an amazing season. #LUFC
— KaiserChief82 (@KaiserChief82) March 30, 2019
Mateusz Klich - Was involved in a couple of good attacking moves but far too often the match passed him by. Knocked off the ball a bit too easily on a few occasions, made a couple of decent tackles. 5/10
Mateusz Klich 50th appearance today. #lufc pic.twitter.com/eHtzOKVB8U
— Mark (@MarkLeedsFoster) March 30, 2019
Tyler Roberts - Showed some moments of real quality and enterprise. Often would get away from his man with a good first touch on the half-turn but wasn’t quite able to make the most of the promising position. Set up the winning goal with an excellent ball played across the box with his left-foot. 7.5/10
Tyler Roberts vs. Millwall:
— LUFCDATA (@LUFCDATA) March 30, 2019
78% pass accuracy
58 touches
41 passes
17 successful final third passes
4 shots
3 successful take-ons ⭐
3 crosses
1 assist
Worked tirelessly, providing superb movement and link-up play. Supplied the assist for the match winner. #LUFC pic.twitter.com/jB4uDZ8z8e
Pablo Hernandez - Will get the small negative out of the way first. There were a few occasions, particularly in the second half, where he chose the wrong option.
Them: Not good enough for the @SkyBetChamp Team of the Year
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 30, 2019
Us: Ok pal! pic.twitter.com/b3BRHI8wn1
The best player on the pitch by a mile. With Leeds in a tough situation he stood up to be counted, always wanting the ball and driving Leeds forward. Should have had an assist with a fantastic through ball for Jack Harrison who really should have scored. Excellent finish for his first goal and great predatory instincts to arrive at the right time to score his second goal. Seemed to be able to dribble past opposition players at will. Fantastic. 9.5/10
Pablo Hernandez v Millwall:
— LUFCDATA (@LUFCDATA) March 30, 2019
98 touches (most) ⭐
66 successful passes
26/36 final third passes (most) ⭐
8 crosses (most) ⭐
7 successful take-ons (most) ⭐
7 shots (most) ⭐
3 shots on-target
2 chances created
2 goals ⚽⚽
One of the finest in the Championship. Match Winner. pic.twitter.com/U5LCykneIc
Jack Harrison - Missed a glorious chance in the first half. Plenty of work rate but not enough quality today. Biggest contribution came from his industry as he managed to keep in a ball that looked like a lost cause and found Barry Douglas in the build up to Luke Ayling’s goal. 6.5/10
Can we just talk about how well Harrison did to keep this ball in, how much of a peach this cross was from Douglas? #lufc pic.twitter.com/CkQgctWr9B
— Scott Eaglen (@ScottEaglen) March 30, 2019
Patrick Bamford - Had a bit of shocker today unfortunately. Seemed a bit lost on the pitch at times and drifted out of the game far too often. The penalty miss was a particularly poor moment for him. Struggled against the physicality of Jake Cooper and Alex Pearce. 4/10
I have liked Bamford in all previous games but today he has give one of the worst performances I’ve seen from an #lufc no 9
— Josh Hobbs (@JoshAHobbs) March 30, 2019
SUBSTITUTES
Barry Douglas (for Alioski, HT) - Gave the ball away sloppily and then missed a fairly simple tackle to allow Millwall to break forward and win the penalty for their second goal. Picked up an injury soon after and struggled to run for the rest of the match. This injury makes the cross he put in for Luke Ayling’s goal all the more impressive. 6/10
Hearing that Barry Douglas will be having a scan on his knee next week. Took a knock when going in for a 50-50 with Jed Wallace. Did well to continue & set up 2nd equaliser. #lufc
— Adam Pope (@apopey) March 30, 2019
Jack Clarke (for Jansson, 68mins) - Not his most successful afternoon, didn’t get on the ball nearly as much as you would hope but the ball was constantly going through Pablo Hernandez instead. 6/10
Adam Forshaw (for Klich, 75mins) - Allowed Hernandez to have more of an influence by covering the deeper role in a more effective way than Klich had previously. Passed the ball well when he came on and had one good effort from distance. Good to see him back in action. 6.5/10