Match Report | Leeds United vs. Cardiff City

The hosts added a 3rd objective after the break, with James getting on the scoresheet at shut vary six minutes into the half.

Alex Robertson went near lowering the deficit with 55 minutes gone. His curling strike was plucked from the highest nook by Meslier. The Bluebirds seemed to their bench moments after this opportunity with Joel Bagan and Yousef Salech launched for Jesper Daland and El Ghazi.

Any hope Metropolis had of a three-goal comeback harking back to the 2019 squad at Elland Highway was taken away by Leeds’ fourth objective. Joel Piroe scoring from the penalty spot. 

The hosts continued their spectacular exhibiting, with substitute Wilfried Gnonto including a fifth objective moments after coming onto the pitch. Fellow substitute Mateo Joseph netted a sixth for the house workforce with two minutes of the 90 remaining, whereas Piroe scored his second of the afternoon deep in added time.

It was a day the Bluebirds will not need to bear in mind, nevertheless it was only a first defeat in 9 aggressive fixtures. Riza’s aspect shall be seeking to put the outcome swiftly behind them of their subsequent sport, at Stoke Metropolis, within the Emirates FA Cup subsequent Saturday.

Leeds United: Meslier, Bogle (Byram 66′), Firpo, Ampadu, Rodon, James (Gnonto 66′), Rothwell, Piroe, Aaronson (Joseph 70′), Solomon (Ramazani 70′), Tanaka (Struijk 78′). Subs Not Used: Darlow, Guilavogui, Wober, Gruev.

Cardiff Metropolis: Alnwick, Rinomhota, Goutas, Daland (Bagan 56′), O’Dowda (Fish 80′), Ralls (Mannsverk 68′), Chambers, Robertson, El Ghazi (Salech 56′), Ashford (Ng 68′), Robinson. Subs Not Used: Horvath, Willock, R.Colwill, Reindorf.