Leeds United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers: Farke’s side move up to second

Leeds boss Farke made three changes to the side which lost in south London, two through choice and the other after Junior Firpo was retrospectively suspended for three matches for violent conduct in the closing stages.

They were changes which worked well with Manor Solomon, Mateo Joseph and Firpo’s replacement Sam Byram giving QPR plenty to contend with in a first half the home side dominated.

Leeds had chances to double or even triple their lead after Bogle’s opener but had to settle for being one up at the break, the defender’s 19th minute strike in off the underside of the bar concluding some penalty area pinball.

Brenden Aaronson, Ao Tanaka were guilty of missing good opportunities but Solomon had the ball in the net after converting Byram’s cross only for the linesman’s flag to rule the latter offside in the build up,

Even though the statistics at half-time painted an accurate picture of a QPR side under the pump, with Leeds having 10 shots to their one and nearly 70% of possession, the visitors might have gone in level had Jimmy Dunne kept a header down from a set-piece on 36 minutes.