Leeds United man doesn't take the knee, Longstaff rollickings, full-time anger and off-camera Burnley moments — YEP 19/10/25

-

By Graham Smyth

The YEP’s take and off-camera moments from Leeds United’s 2-0 defeat at Burnley.

Leeds United squandered a golden opportunity to put daylight between themselves and a fellow Premier League new boy, thanks to a dismal performance against Burnley.

Errors in the build-up to both Clarets' goals and an inability to make the hosts work for the win at Turf Moor provoked full-time anger in the away end. Leeds were offensively weak in the first half and failed to take the chances they did create as they lost 2-0. Here's the YEP take.

Good day

Gabriel Gudmundsson

On a day when very few Leeds United players did anything useful with the football, the full-back got at his man repeatedly and put crosses in the box. He wasn't perfect by any stretch but he was miles ahead of anyone else.

Bad day

Anton Stach

The German has not yet hit his stride in the Premier League but this was a difficult watch. He let his man go completely free for the opening goal and struggled to make any kind of positive impact before being withdrawn. Leeds need much more from him.

Jack Harrison

The injury to Noah Okafor presented the winger with a chance on the left but he failed to take it. He looked timid up against Kyle Walker, preferring to go backwards than try anything creative. Two chances came Harrison's way in the second half and he failed to take either of them.

Daniel Farke

This was a big chance to get another three points on the board and put a dent in a fellow promoted side, but Leeds were poor. There's little the manager can do about individual defensive errors but there's an argument that he went too defensive with his team selection, missed a chance to bring Jaka Bijol in and ultimately he failed to get the necessary attacking performance from his squad.

Off-camera moments

Brenden Aaronson leaving Lucas Perri rooted to the spot with a nice finish in the warm-up.

Leeds fans getting the digs in early with a 'champions again ole, ole' chant prior to kick-off.

Karl Darlow getting his customary touch of the matchball before handing it to the referee prior to the pre-game huddle.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin the only player not taking the knee as the Premier League's No Room for Racism campaign made its return.

Referee Tim Robinson having words with Zian Fleming off the ball, seemingly telling the Burnley man to cut something out.

Lucas Perri joining in with the outfield players' rondo during the half-time interval.

Longstaff dishing out the rollickings as Leeds gave away a needless free-kick on halfway.

Ethan Ampadu screaming at Dan James to get the ball back to take a free-kick quickly, then motioning to Pascal Struijk to get up off the pitch so play could restart.

Struijk stopping Flemming from walking away from the touchline as his number came up for a Burnley substitution and ushering the Clarets attacker in the right direction.

Struijk gathering the Leeds players to go and applaud the away end at full-time, with some clapping back and others showing their anger at the performance with various gestures.

Popular posts from this blog

Patrick Bamford on the scoresheet as Joe Gelhardt nets four in 10-2 Leeds United thrashing — Leeds Press 31/7/25

-
by Kwadwo Hemeng Leeds United have had some impressive results in pre-season so far. In three games, they have failed to lose and have racked up impressive scorelines. Thursday was no different. While the first team is preparing for the next friendly against Villarreal, the U21s side, with a host of first team stars, thrashed Norweigian side Lyn 1896 10-2 in a pre-season friendly this afternoon. There were some surprising names on the scoresheet – Patrick Bamford scored, Sam Greenwood netted a brace and Joe Gelhardt scored four goals in the game. This is the second friendly the trio have featured in; they played in the friendly against Hartlepool last weekend. The trio did not make the trip to Germany, as Daniel Farke has instructed them to find new clubs. Patrick Bamford was informed after a long personal conversation with the Leeds boss. Farke then revealed this crucial information right after the club’s first game against Manchester United. According to the German coach, h...
Read more

Leeds United reveal three-man shortlist as they eye major striker signing — trio have a combined 19 Premier League career goals — Leeds Press 3/5/25

-
Image
by Kwadwo Hemeng Leeds United are playing in the Premier League next season. But with the transfer window coming up, there are still some questions about the squad that need to be answered. Starting striker Joel Piroe has been first choice over the last two seasons. And he has delivered, scoring over 35 goals. But in recent weeks, Leeds’ rumoured moves show that there may be doubt over his ability heading into the Premier League. Over the last month, the club have been linked with George Hirst, and more recently Celtic star Daizen Maeda. Wrexham are also said to be very interested in signing Patrick Bamford this summer, so Leeds will definitely sign a new striker. TEAMtalk are reporting that Leeds United have drawn up a shortlist of strikers for the summer. It includes two current Premier League players, and a former Tottenham star. But surprisingly, the trio have just 19 career goals in the competition. Whichever of them the club decides to sign will have a big say in survivin...
Read more

Leeds United full-time apology, wantaway man's tunnel appearance and off-camera Villarreal moments — YEP 3/8/25

-
By Graham Smyth The YEP’s verdict and off-camera moments from Leeds United’s 1-1 draw against Villarreal at Elland Road in the club’s penultimate pre-season friendly. Leeds United are edging closer to a Premier League return with just one more friendly left to play now that a 1-1 draw with Villarreal is in the books. It was far from a thriller at Elland Road but there were positives to take, particularly for two individuals involved in the Whites goal. It was far from a good day for others, however. Here's the YEP take on Leeds' battle with LaLiga opposition. Good day Joel Piroe Another game, another goal. The Dutchman knows where the net is and with no new number 9 in the door yet, Piroe has put together a good case to start up top against Everton if the need arises. Lukas Nmecha has also looked sharp but Piroe's status as the club's best finisher appears to remain untouched. It helps that he came back for pre-season in such good shape too, because he wil...
Read more