Championship

NORTH END HAVE NO ANSWER FOR ROOFE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
9 April 2017

Match Verdict

STAR MAN
KEMAR ROOFE
Leeds
SIMON Grayson’s decision to go with three at the back looked to be paying off early on as wing-back Greg Cunningham caused problems for the hosts.
With better finishing Tom Barkhuizen could have given Preston the lead on another day, but the attacking combinations of Kemar Roofe and Pablo Hernandez were too much for the visitors to handle.
With the pair switching positions frequently throughout the first half as Leeds poured forward having weathered Preston’s early storm, it was no surprise they were the two players who extinguished an...

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