Leeds United started their Sky Bet Championship campaign in spectacular style, hitting out for seven games undefeated at the start of the season, with a consecutive six of these without conceding.
Whilst they’ve fallen apart again over recent league games, the Whites have kept it together in the Carabao Cup, seeing off three sides to set up tonight’s tie with Premier League Leicester City.
Lower league sides Port Vale and Newport County were dispatched 4-1 and 5-1 respectively, with Samu Saiz and Kemar Roofe scoring a hat-trick apiece in each of these games. A harder time was had against Premier League side Burnley, with penalties needed to separate the sides at the end of 90 minutes.
Tonight’s game against Leicester would also be test for a Leeds United side that showed 10 changes from Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Bristol City. Leicester City also put out a ‘second-string’, albeit collectively a more polished and accomplished one that what the Whites had.
📸 Pablo Hernandez celebrates grabbing tonight's opener 1-1 pic.twitter.com/sRFU7Khx3T
— Leeds United (@LUFC) October 24, 2017
Leeds looked quite promising in the opening segments of the game, and were asking questions of a useful Foxes outfit. After some probing and pulling out of shape, it was the visiting Whites who opened the scoring courtesy of a curled peach of a goal (27′) from Spaniard Pablo Hernandez (below).
Pablo Hernández GOAL v Leicester City #LUFC pic.twitter.com/kDGvt8fvsD
— #WALMOT (@WALM0T33) October 24, 2017
It was a goal that, in fairness, was coming for the visiting West Yorkshire side and one that their early endeavours had fully deserved.
However, the joy of their fans was shortlived when, just three minutes later, the home side equalised through exciting youngster Kele Iheanacho (below).
Check out this awesome video: Kelechi Iheanacho Goal HD – Leicester1-1Leeds 24.10.2017 https://t.co/8QuSj1zEuX
— Goals online (@G0als_0nline) October 24, 2017
From happiness to dejection in 180 seconds as Whites let lead slip quickly
Mr Geldard shows his happiness at the strike.
You beautiful paella gobbling, Amstel drinking, Spanish thunderbastard!!!!
— Mr Geldard (@MrJGeldard) October 24, 2017
More than a few glances to the Noel Whelan catchphrase are present.
Get in!!!!! 💙💛
— Catherine Coates (@kittycatalaw) October 24, 2017
Get in
— Melissa Ann Capes (@Melissaanncapes) October 24, 2017
Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!
— Ryan Cooper (@RyanC1308) October 24, 2017
There is more than an inkling of truth in this last comment.
And people doubt him, get in 😍❤
— SirMuffins1 🌐 (@SirMuffins1) October 24, 2017
The equaliser brought an altogether different response though.
Well let’s be honest, butterfingers is still shite
— Aaron (@RoofeFinesse) October 24, 2017
Please send that kid back to Germany ASAP, he is bloody useless!!
— Matthew Irvine (@Matt_LUFC) October 24, 2017
A keeper that doesn’t use his hands is as useful as a chocolate teapot ffs
— King Coops [Team💯] (@Kai_Lyness) October 24, 2017
Not good enough for second team lets be honest
— Hound of Ulster (@JimA1964) October 24, 2017
I remember the days when we had great keepers at Leeds not this crap
— Tony Hill (@TonyHil17191710) October 24, 2017
Yet there is one lone voice in the darkness chastising Felix Wiedwald.
not his fault stop slagging him off” it was defence’s fault
— onelewisnation (@LewisUnitedLUFC) October 24, 2017