Leeds United 1-0 Harrogate Town: Only clues to take you through
This was a match when fans were looking for answers, forgetting that football is essentially unsolvable and that should be why we love it. Never mind love! give us final judgements.
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Hull City 3-3 Leeds United: Somewhere, over the bar
Illan Meslier could have just left it all alone and let things take a quieter course. Goalkeeper? More like, let in a goal to keeper things interesting... er.
Leeds United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: Rodonball in hell
Farke finally realised that Eustace was pushing Leeds into a Rodon-dominated hell and that the answer to how the hell he was going to score against John anyhow was by going to hell himself and getting Rodon out.
Derby County 0-1 Leeds United: Rough, smooth, Ampadu
Sometimes Leeds can get trapped by their own smoothness. Ethan Ampadu's performance was the rough edge that let Derby think they were in a game — the wrong game.
Stoke City 0-2 Leeds United: All tomorrow's parties
The silhouetted Leeds players celebrating were more substantial than the shadows of their Elland Road editions who have been darkening trips away.
Leeds United 4-0 Oxford United: How good does this need to be?
This is the thing about 'needing' an exciting playmaker — it may not be necessary. Leeds should be getting promoted anyway with our frantic curly haired one who just wants to be liked.
Preston North End 1-1 Leeds United: Why are you like this
Sometimes we just have to accept people for who they are when they're doing what they always do.
Leeds United 3-1 Middlesbrough: It's good to shout
Sam Byram went whomping through Riley McGree, Dan James hit the top corner, and Boro were done at that point. Yes, I know it's Leeds, but sometimes you can just tell.
Leeds United 2-0 Derby County: Play to win
Joe Rodon headed the opening goal from a corner like a harbinger of doom. It's always been a case of careful what we wish for from set-pieces. The games can be uneventful enough without Leeds settling things that way. If goals are only coming two-by-two at least let one of them be a thunderbastard.
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Leeds United: The step up
Matches like this repeat matches from last season through the lack of a leader on the pitch, someone who could influence Leeds United from front to back and back again.