Mighty Leeds Weblog

By Joe Donnohue Leeds United manager Daniel Farke hosts his pre-match press conference this afternoon ahead of the Whites' trip to face Millwall at The Den. Leeds are on an eight-game unbeaten run currently but face a trip to in-form Millwall on Wednesday evening which will put their automatic promotion credentials to the test. Fellow Championship rivals Burnley were defeated in south-east London on Sunday afternoon, 24 hours on from Leeds' routine victory over Plymouth Argyle at Elland Road. Daniel James returned to the starting lineup against the Pilgrims despite concerns over a possible recurrence of a hamstring injury, while Max Wober was an unused substitute after a number of weeks out with a knee problem. Farke also handed debuts to Josuha Guilavogui, Charlie Crew and Sam Chambers during the 3-0 win. Jayden Bogle has now served his one-match suspension for accruing five yellow cards, meaning he is eligible to return to Leeds' matchday squad at The Den. Fol

Toe poke Written by: Rob Conlon Dan James really didn’t want to shoot. Joe Rothwell was standing all alone to his right, waiting for a second chance to whip a cross into Plymouth’s penalty area. But as James took a touch the ball rolled away from him a few inches further than he intended. Two defenders were closing him down, stealing the space to pass to Rothwell, and the time for James to think about what he should do next. Leaning backwards, stretching forwards; his body shape was all wrong. But his instincts ignored everything his brain was telling him not to do: shoot. Eight minutes later, Leeds were 3-0 up and climbing into the top two of the Championship, James’ brilliant opener turning United into the proverbial bottle of ketchup Daniel Farke hopes Manor Solomon will one day become. James’ reluctance to shoot was bettered only by Plymouth’s. Wayne Rooney’s entire gameplan seemed to be based on hoping that if Plymouth refused to even attempt to score, Leeds might forget t

By Stuart Rayner When a team is on a roll, like Leeds United are right now, it is just about doing all you can to keep it going. The Whites did that with a 3-0 Championship win over Plymouth Argyle wrapped up in the space of eight minutes, their third in four games since October's international break. They battered Bristol City in the other, but had to settle for 0-0. Plymouth's defeatism but more especially Leeds' incisive football allowed three debuts from the bench – for 34-year-old Josuha Guilavogui and academy products Sam Chambers and Charlie Crew, whose combined age is only a year older. Football fans love seeing one of their own come through the academy, so two is even better. Winger Chambers' first meaningful contribution was a dangerous cross, midfielder Crew's last forced Daniel Grimshaw's most spectacular save, a stoppage-time tip-over. Judging by their ole-ing his every simple touch for the first few minutes, they love Guilavogui too. Hi

By Lee Sobot Josuha Guilavogui made his Leeds United debut in Saturday’s win against Plymouth. Whites new boy Josuha Guilavogui has made an iconic Leeds United vow with a glowing first Elland Road take. Former France international midfielder Guilavogui joined Leeds as a free agent signing towards the end of last month and the 34-year-old was handed his Whites debut as a late substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 win against Championship visitors Plymouth Argyle. Despite only being brought on in the 75th minute, the Whites new boy almost scored, Guilavogui seeing a header from a Junior Firpo corner saved in the closing stages as Daniel Farke’s dominant side looked for a fourth goal against Wayne Rooney’s Pilgrims. The victory took Leeds second and Guilavogui was quick to issue a glowing verdict of his first outing as a Leeds player as he also vowed to learn all of the words to iconic club anthem Marching On Together. Taking to his Instagram page, Guilavogui wrote: “What a day to star

By Graham Smyth The YEP’s take and off-camera moments from Saturday’s easy win against Plymouth. Leeds United were as comfortable as they ever will be in their victory over Plymouth Argyle. The Whites had the game won by the 38th minute and could easily have sent Wayne Rooney and co home on the wrong end of a truly humbling scoreline. Here's the YEP take on another Elland Road victory. Good day Ao Tanaka The midfielder has oozed class so far since making his first start for the Whites. He makes football look easy. And fun. Once again it was very difficult to pick fault in his game. There was maybe a misplaced pass but not much else. Argyle sitting so deep allowed him to roam forward and join in the creativity around the area. Joel Piroe Yes, we know he can score, but this performance was much more like it too. He battled, gave defenders a difficult time, linked up with team-mates, created a chance for Sam Chambers and caused mayhem ahead of Brenden Aaronson's goal

By Graham Smyth With new weapons and the same old control Leeds United are quickly becoming a nightmare at Elland Road. What Plymouth Argyle needed as they became the latest LS11 victims was a player who could shoot from halfway. Alas, Wayne Rooney was on the touchline, 'not hearing' the mockery of the crowd, not controlling a stray ball that came his way and not laying a glove on his opposite number. No shots, no corners, no xG [expected goals] and no chance of a result. But for all the Elland Road masses enjoyed poking fun at the former Manchester United man, what else could he do? Setting up with a six-man defence when Leeds had the ball, Plymouth tried to protect themselves and were still beaten inside 38 minutes by which time it was 3-0. Daniel Farke says it shows the respect that teams are giving Leeds. "To be honest, more than 50 per cent of all the teams we've faced have chosen against us a different line-up than they normally do," he said. "I