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Patrick Bamford continued his impressive start to the season with the goal of Leeds’ last goal against Sheffield United of Yorkshire at Bramall Lane.
The 27-year-old headed home with a Jack Harrison cross after 88 minutes, finding the net for the third straight Premier League game since Leeds’ promotion back to the top flight.
There was little that Blades goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale could have done as he otherwise produced an excellent solo display for the Blades.
At the other end, Illan Meslier also shone between the posts for the visitors in a match that seemed destined to end goalless until Bamford scored.
His goal sealed back-to-back Premier League victories for Marcelo Bielsa’s team, while the Blades have lost all three of their Premier League games this season and have yet to score a goal.
Leeds threatened early on when Mateusz Klich made a perfectly balanced pass behind the home defense for Harrison to grab inside the penalty area, but the winger tried to pick a teammate when a shot on goal could have been the best. option. .
Luke Ayling missed the opportunity to shoot shortly after and his effort from the edge of the area had to be pushed aside by Ramsdale diving to his right.
Bamford’s first chance saw him as a ghost between Ethan Ampadu and Jack Robinson to get over the crossbar of Kalvin Phillips’ cross.
Leeds had enjoyed the best of the first half hour but needed Meslier to keep them from being left behind as the young Frenchman made a superb save to brilliantly deflect John Lundstram’s shot at point blank range off the post.
The game turned from tip to tip for the remainder of the first half. Bamford looked at another head butt inches wide before Republic of Ireland forward David McGoldrick shoved the ball into the other end.
Ramsdale showed good agility to get to Stuart Dallas’s 20-yard effort after a flawless one-two with Ayling. Meslier then had a strong hand for George Baldock’s upward shot after the full-back threatened inside the penalty area.
The succession of good saves continued early in the second half as Ramsdale repelled Helder Costa’s low shot, diving to his left.
Baldock again worked with Meslier on his near post just before time, but this time it was a relatively routine stop by the 20-year-old.
When Ramsdale was defeated, rounded off by Dallas after the Northern Ireland international simply ran for a long ball forward, Chris Basham was available to clear the ball right in front of the goal line after Dallas aimed for a net empty.
Neither coach settled for a point, as they both brought in the forwards midway through the second half. Blades boss Chris Wilder called in captain Billy Sharp and Oli McBurnie, while Bielsa introduced the Leeds club’s record signing Rodrigo and Ian Poveda.
Poveda and McBurnie quickly set out to make an impact. Ramsdale made another good save to deflect a curly shot from Poveda while McBurnie looked at a deflected header from a corner.
It looked like the game would end without a goal, but Bamford had other ideas, his header down from close range sealing the victory.
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