Championship

HOBBLING CITY TOO SLOW OUT OF BLOCKS

by
The LeaguePaper Team
22 October 2017

Match Ver dict

STAR MAN PIERRE LASOGGA Leeds

LEEDS proved much too strong on the day for a Bristol City side deprived of key ball-winners Korey Smith and Nathan Baker by injury.
Thomas Christiansen’s men forced the issue and took charge of the middle of the park, and the game was effectively decided in the first 14 minutes. Slow off the blocks, City were two down by then and the confidence eroded during a three-match losing streak flowed back into the Leeds ranks.
They were helped by magnificent travelling support, which lifted the team on the rare occasions when they came under pr...

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