Leeds United 2 Sheffield United 0: Rare feat strike as dominant Whites move into automatics — YEP 18/10/24

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By Lee Sobot

Leeds United took on Sheffield United in a Friday night Championship Yorkshire derby at Elland Road.

A very rare feat strike helped Leeds United return from the October international break in style as a 2-0 win at home to Sheffield United sent the Whites into the Championship’s automatic promotion places.

Leeds' failure to score from corners has been very well documented of late but the hoodoo finally ended in Friday night's Yorkshire derby as Pascal Struijk powered home a Joe Rothwell delivery.

His strike looked set to be the only goal of the game but Leeds put the gloss on an excellent display with a second goal in the 89th minute through substitute Mateo Joseph who was played in by Joel Piroe and applied a clinical finish to put the Blades to bed.

The Blades initially began brightly but Leeds gradually got going and the lively Largie Ramazani saw a shot from a tight angle clip the outside of the post with 24 minutes on the clock.

A few minutes later, Ramazani's attempt to find the bottom right corner from the edge of the box was only kept out by a fine save from Blades keeper Michael Cooper who tipped the ball wide.

Cooper and United then got lucky five minutes before the break when the keeper's clearance deflected to Brenden Aaronson whose attempt to catch out the stranded Cooper was deflected wide for a corner.

Similarly, Leeds were unable to capitalise on Blades striker Kieffer Moore miscontrolling in his own half, his heavy touch falling to Willy Gnonto who found himself crowded out as he made his way towards the box.

With Leeds well on top, the half then ended with another chance squandered as a cross from Junior Firpo picked out Brenden Aaronson who sent a volley from the middle of the box over the bar.

Another Aaronson volley from inside the area five minutes into the second half also soared over the bar and into the stands as another opportunity went begging, the ball dropping into his path after a Gnonto knockdown to a Firpo cross.

But a big block from Joe Rodon saved Leeds just after the hour mark as the Blades began to threaten, Ollie Arblaster seeing his strike from the edge of the area fly off the Whites centre back and whizz just wide.

Whites boss Daniel Farke then made a double change in the 68th minute as wingers Dan James and Manor Solomon made their returns from injuries in replacing Aaronson and Gnonto as Leeds prepared to take a corner.

Rothwell took the corner and sent a low delivery through the area and Pascal Struijk arrived on the scene to smash home a first-time finish and send Elland Road wild with the Whites having finally scored from a corner.

His strike looked set to be the only goal of the game but Leeds put the gloss on an excellent display with a second goal in the 89th minute through substitute Mateo Joseph who was played in by Joel Piroe and applied a clinical finish to put the Blades to bed.

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