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Leeds United v Middlesbrough
Leeds United
Leeds United
3–1
Championship
10/12/2024
Elland Road
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
All-time record vs Middlesbrough
106
Played
44
Won
29
Drawn
33
Lost
+16
GD
42%
Win %
Home record at Elland Road
53
Played
29
Won
12
Drawn
12
Lost
+45
GD
55%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
14/08/2024 Elland Road 0–3 L Carabao Cup, 1st Round
22/04/2024 Riverside Stadium 3–4 W Championship
02/12/2023 Elland Road 3–2 W Championship
26/02/2020 Riverside Stadium 0–1 W Championship
30/11/2019 Elland Road 4–0 W Championship
All-time top scorers vs Middlesbrough
#PlayerGoals
1 Arthur Hydes 9
2 Luciano Becchio 5
3 Mark Viduka 4
4 George Ainsley 4
5 Crysencio Summerville 3
Starting XI
Substitutes
Unused Substitutes
26 Darlow
50 Crew
17 Ramazani
9 Bamford
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Re: Leeds Utd v Middlesbrough Match Thread

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Cjay wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:34 pm Piroe drops deep dragging cbs deeper creating space in behind and gets hammered. . . . . .
I think it might have been the Luton game, certainly one recently, where Piroe kept the 2 centrebacks fully focussed on him and it allowed James all the freedom in the world to get in behind their defence.

I think it is a folly to say Joseph creates more space etc. It is usually down more to how the opposition try to play. Often whether it be Piroe or Joseph we aren't going to get in behind the opposition too much because they are defending en masse very deep.
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andrewjohnsmith wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:33 am He played some at RB in preseason. Farke was definitely preparing him as a back up option.
Also in Farke’s system, the DMs usually slot into the RB and LB slots when those players bomb forward. Made sense to me.
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1964white wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:33 am I thought Wober played well, he defends more efficiently than Firpo & Bogle.
That’s a good way of putting it, Leon. He also gets after it offensively. Lacks the pace to consistently recover might be the only glaring issue for me.
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JoeDenver wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:29 am That’s a good way of putting it, Leon. He also gets after it offensively. Lacks the pace to consistently recover might be the only glaring issue for me.
I agree. Someone mentioned this is a good back 4 when we play the better teams who wont just park the bus. I think that makes sense.

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JoeDenver wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:29 am That’s a good way of putting it, Leon. He also gets after it offensively. Lacks the pace to consistently recover might be the only glaring issue for me.
The wing-back is not an easy position to play, constantly running up & down the flanks for 70 to 90 minutes.

Wober had 24 decent moments of play, only Tanaka achieved more!
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