Leeds United suffered their first defeat of the Championship season as they have been overwhelmed 1-0 at dwelling by fellow promotion hopefuls Burnley.
Daniel Farke’s facet got here into Saturday’s encounter having received back-to-back matches towards Sheffield Wednesday and Hull Metropolis, however their momentum was halted by their medical guests.
Burnley ahead Luca Koleosho scored the one objective of the sport the day earlier than his twentieth birthday.
Koleosho took benefit of a slip from Manor Solomon after 18 minutes, earlier than sprinting 70 yards and drilling a shot previous Leeds goalkeeper Ilan Meslier.
That proved to be sufficient to inflict on Leeds a 3rd dwelling league defeat in six matches going again to final season, regardless of the hosts making use of loads of strain as they sought an equaliser.
Burnley’s Bashir Humphreys was despatched off eight minutes into stoppage time on the finish of the match, however Leeds have been unable to discover a approach by means of.
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— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 14, 2024
Elsewhere in Saturday’s early Championship kick-offs, Luton City claimed their first win since relegation from the Premier League.
Teden Mengi’s fantastic early effort from the sting of the penalty space was sufficient to beat Millwall 1-0 away from dwelling.
Whereas Luton have floor to make up within the promotion race, Oxford United’s shock problem continues on the again of their 100% dwelling document.
That was maintained with a deserved 1-0 victory over Stoke Metropolis, with Idris El Mizouni netting the winner three minutes into the second half.
