Crysencio Summerville outstanding for Leeds United but some gruesome player ratings for Huddersfield Town
Leeds scored all their goals in the first 45 minutes, and were able to take it easy in the second, with Huddersfield barely able to lay a glove on them until Michal Helik’s 70th-minute goal.
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
Illan Meslier – Huddersfield Town's goal came when a Sorba Thomas shot bounced off him 5
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Hide AdJamie Shackleton – a decent return to the side at right-back, switching to the left for the final half-hour 6
Joe Rodon – centre-backs were an optional extra for much of the time before Rodon went off injured 6
Pascal Struijk – see above 6
Sam Byram – Thomas got the better of him once to win a corner but that apart, Byram was his usual dependable self 6
Ethan Ampadu – undeterred by a couple of clatterings from Jonathan Hogg, he produced his usual classy performance 7
Glenn Kamara – got forward well from midfield 7
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Hide AdCrysencio Summerville – two goals and two assists in an outstanding performance from the forward 9
Joel Piroe – not one of his deadly games but he still made Dan James' first goal 7
Dan James – the speed on the counter-attack is a given with James but his composure when gets in front of goal is very impressive this season 9
Georginio Rutter – the Elland Road crowd are loving getting behind Rutter and he is responding, having a hand in Leeds' first and fourth goals before taking his leave 8
Substitutes:
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Hide AdLuke Ayling (for Byram, 59) – useful minutes for a player down the pecking order and he forced a good save from Lee Nicholls 6
Willy Gnonto (for Summerville, 59) – just about getting minutes in the legs for all the Leeds substitutes 5
Liam Cooper (for Rodon, 64 – outrun once by Delano Burgzog but Meslier came to his aid 5
Jaidon Anthony (for James, 78) – N/A
Patrick Bamford (for Rutter, 78) – N/A
Not used: Gray, Poveda, Darlow, Gruev.
Huddersfield Town (4-5-1)
Lee Nicholls – unsighted by Michal Helik for the second goal 5
Tom Edwards – unable to live with Crysencio Summerville 3
Michal Helik – scored his fourth goal of the season 6
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Hide AdTom Lees – one of a number of Town players who let their frustration out with a booking 4
Yuta Nakayama – most left-backs would have struggled with Summerville in that mood. Nakayama certainly did 4
Sorba Thomas – tried to take the fight to Leeds and it was his shot which led to the goal 6
Jonathan Hogg – lucky not to be send off in the first half 3
Ben Wiles – his Town career has not got going yet 4
Brahmia Diarra – made no impact on the game 4
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Hide AdDelano Burgzorg – out on the left wing, he tried his best to pose a threat and close players down 6
Kian Harratt – a big ask for him to lead the line alone with such scant service 5
Substitutes:
Matty Pearson (for Edwards, HT) – hard to know how much he settled things, how much was Leeds taking their foot off the pedal 6
Ben Jackson (for Diarra, HT) – likewise for the left-back 6
Not used: Edmonds-Green, Maxwell, Headley, Hudlin, Austerfield, Daley, Iorpenda.