Leeds United 0 Huddersfield Town 1

On loan Manchester City midfielder Aaron Mooy's fantastic 25 yard strike on 55 minutes earned unbeaten Championship leaders Huddersfield Town a well deserved win over Yorkshire rivals Leeds at Eland Road. The Terriers dominated possession throughout the game but Gary Monk was extremely angry in his after match comments that Moooy's was still on the field of play when he scored what proved to be the winner.

Mooys was booked late in the first half for a two footed tackle on Liam Bridcutt that in Monk's opinion was a certain red card which TV replays proved he had a valid case. However in truth this was clutching at straws as Leeds lacked penetration up front and looked very suspect at the back.

Leeds now slip to third from bottom with just one win from their first six league fixtures and Gary Monk needs a victory on Tuesday… Read more

Nottingham Forest 3 Leeds United 1

Goals from Pajtim Kasami and Damien Perquis insured Forest maintained their 100% home record and once again proved a bogey team for Leeds. As manager Gary Monk said in his after match speech we gave away two soft goals with yet again dreadful defending. This has been our achilles heel for the last number of years and despite all the managerial changes we cannot seem to address this issue. Bring back George Graham I say, the football wasn't pretty but a one nil win is better than a drubbing any day.

Kasami put Forest ahead on 16 minutes from a corner and Perquis made it 2-0 with a lovely header on 71 minutes and it looked like lights out for Leeds.They were given a glimmer of hope on 83 minutes with a superb Kalvin Phillips free-kick but Oliver Burke wrapped up victory in stoppage time… Read more

Sheffield Wednesday 0 Leeds United 2

Garry Monk secured his first win as Leeds United boss and not a moment too soon as the treat of the sack was in the air if one is to believe the newspapers. Swedish striker Marcus Antonsson got the opener on 63 minutes when he headed in Hadi Sacko's cross at the back post. The Owels had the better chances before the break with Forestieri going close on two occasions while Almen Abdi hit the crossbar with a free kick..

Leeds grab a second on 85 minutes as Chris Wood guided Kemar Roofe's low cross in from close range. While we'll take the win, the stats say that Wednesday had 65 per cent possession and I certainly would not be getting carried away with this welcome result.

Leeds
1 Green
2 Ayling
5 Bartley
6 Cooper
21 Taylor
24 Sacko (Phillipsat on 88 mins)
26 Bridcutt (Booked 79 mins)
25 Vieira (Booked 60 mins)
27… Read more

Leeds United 1 Fulham 1

Chris Woods 93rd minute injury-time overhead kick secured Leeds United their first point of the season. The Cottagers were the dominant team and a win would have seen them go to the top of The Championship so they will be very disappointed leaving Elland Road.

Tom Cairney put Fulham ahead on thirteen minutes with an excellent effort that gave Rob Green no chance. Ex-Leeds striker Matt Smith and forward Sone Aluko both hit the post for Fulham before Woods came to the rescue. Despite this stunning goal it must be said that Leeds were well outplayed and there is a lot of work to be done plus new signings to be sought.

Leeds
1 Green
2 Ayling
5 Bartley (Booked 76 mins)
6 Cooper
21 Taylor
19 Hernández (Mowattat on 71 mins)
23 Phillips
15 Dallas (Vieiraat on 58 mins)
7 Roofe (Sackoat on 79 mins )
10 Antonsson
9 Wood

Substitutes
3 Bamba
1 1Doukara
22 Turnbull
24 Sacko
25 Vieira
27 Mowatt
31 Coyle

Attendance:
21,204

Leeds United 1 Birmingham City

For the second successive year Birmingham beat Leeds at Elland Road leaving Garry Monk's side pointless after the two opening games of the season. Three shots on target over 180 minutes while conceding five at the rear tells it's own story of where we need to strengthen and quickly.

The Blues took the lead against the run of play on 15 minutes when Jacques Maghoma tapped home after calamitous keeper Rob Green and defender Charlie Taylor collided in going for the ball.
United got back on level terms on 27 minutes following another goalkeeping error when Tomasz Kuszczak dived over Hadi Sacko shot.

Blues captain Michael Morrison hit the winner on 56 minutes after Leeds had failed to deal with Jonathan Grounds cross. Certainly the back four and goalkeeper looked like the only met up before the game such is the lack of understanding there. Unless something… Read more

Queens Park Rangers 3 Leeds United

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink QPR side opened their Championship campaign with a comfortable win against a dismal Leeds.This has to go down as one of the most inept performances from a Leeds side and manager Gary Monk can put any spin on it he likes but this was an atrocious performance. Indeed QPR striker Polter who was a thorn in the Leeds side all day twice hit the upright in the opening 45 minutes as The R's were in complete control.

Rangers led on three minutes when ex QPR keeper Robert Green flapped at a corner and Nedum Onuoha bundled in from a yard out. This was comical defending and Green must shoulder much of the blame on a day when he was all at sea.
Tjaronn Chery's penalty on seventy three minutes made it 2-0 after Ronaldo Vieira fouled Jordan Cousins. Leeds did have a chance… Read more

Tomorrow at Loftus Road Leeds kick off the new season at 12 noon away to QPR. Now with a new manager in Gary Monks along with seven new signings the dream of getting back to the Premiership begins once again. Yes we still have the eccentric Massimo Cellino as owner and lost rising star Lewis Cooke to Bournemouth but there is an air of confidence that this year we have an outstanding chance of making at least the play offs.

Of course there have been many false dawns since we were relegated in the 2003/2004 season after 14 years in The Premiership and each year brings with it many twists and turns as any true White will tell you. However now we have an excellent young manager who did an outstanding job with Swansea in his first season and the new signing of Marcus Antonsson (Kalmar FF), Kyle Bartley(Swansea Cit-Loan)
Robert Green (QPR)… Read more

Tomorrow night in the Ennis Golf Club our ex Ennislusc President and founder member Cyril Slim Corry will celebrate his 50th birthday. I know many of you will say he looks a lot younger but he's aging like a good wine. While Slim has packed away his playing booths having been an excellent centre half with Cloughleigh Celtic (he still never lets me forget about a penalty I gave against him down in Kilkishen but we still agree to differ :-))and now he has found a new niche with the golf clubs. Presently he sits in second place for golfer of the year award at Ennis and hopefully later on in the year we'll have reason to have another celebratory night for him when he picks up the award. He has extended a invite to all his friends to come and join him for a night of song, dance and… Read more

Today our great friend and staunch Leeds fan Marty Brennan walks down the aisle with his beautiful fiancee Melissa O Connell. As the couple said in their lovely invitational card The Matrimonial Cup Final kicks off in St Senan's Church, Kilkishen at 1.30 with the reception in Fitzgeralds Woodlands Hotel in Adare. All their friends in ENNISLUSC wish Marty and Melissa lots of love, health and happiness today and beyond. MARCHING ON TOGETHER

It seems like only last week that the season ended with Steven Evans in tears, now he's departed and Gary Monks ex Swansea City manager is in situ. Personally I think he's a great choice provided of course he's given free reign by Cellinio to bring in players and pick the team as he wishes.

Our first game of the season is away to QPR at Loftus Road on 7th August with KO at 12.00 noon. If you go to our guest book Mike Jones our excellent secretary has a list of all the games for the coming season. The stand out fixtures for a proposed trip to ER would be Newcastle United on 19th November or Aston Villa on 3rd December but we'll have to wait and see what Sky plan to show live before deciding on any fixture.

The adrenaline is flowing and expectations for the new season are… Read more

Preston North End 1 Leeds United 1

Two minutes into injury time Preston's Jordan Hugill scored to give ex Leeds manager Simon Grayson a share of the spoils with his counter part Steve Evans who's time at Leeds looks over. His contract expires at end of the month and judging by his reaction in the post match interview he's not too confident of being at Elland Road next season. Indeed he's now quoted at 6/4 to be the new Nottingham Forest manager so that tells it's own story.

Early on Chris Kirkland palmed away a Chris Woods header but that was the best it got in a poor first half. However things livened up in the last ten minutes when Kirkland brought down Luke Murphy and Chris Wood smashed home the resulting penalty on 78 minutes. But there was a sting in the tail for Leeds who would have hoped to sign… Read more

Leeds United 1 Charlton Athletic 2

It was a very disappointing end of season game at Elland Road where the already relegated Addicks took all three points and four in toal from Leeds for the season. Johann Berg
Gudmundsson struck the post from 25 yards early on for Charlton before running onto Morgan Fox's pass on 39 minutes to open the scoring.

Charlton doubled their lead four minutes after half time when Ademola Lookman shot past Marco Silvestri. Chris Wood then struck the post with a header for the hoome side before Sol Bamba nodded home on 71 minutes to give the home fans some hope. However Nick Pope in the Charlton insured that all three points were on their way back to London with a super save from Antenucci in injury time.

Leeds
1 Silvestri
31 Coyle
3 Bamba
6 Cooper
21 Taylor
26 Bridcutt (Antenucci on 66mins)
8 Murphy Diagouraga on 75 mins)
20 Botaka
23 Cook
15 Dallas (Mowatt on… Read more

Hull City 2 Leeds United 2

Stuart Dallas's 88 minute equaliser scuppered Hull's hopes of automatic promotion but was was an excellent result for in form Leeds. Chris Wood tapped home Charlie Taylor's cross on 15 minutes but the game turned on three minutes of injury time.

Abel Hernandez scoring from close range one minute into injury time for Hull and ex Spurs midfielder Tom Huddlestone drilling in from the edge of the area in the third minutes of injury time to make the half time talk for Leeds a lot different to what he anticipated a few minutes earlier. On fifty four minutes Hull keeper Allan McGregor saved Chris Wood's poor penalty after Taylor was fouled.

Leeds stretched their unbeaten run to four games when Dallas latched on to a Jordan Botaka pass and beat McGregor with a low strike for a well deserved point for Steve Evan's boys. It's… Read more

Leeds United 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

If you told me a fortnight ago that Leeds would win three games in a row and unluckily lose to Championship leaders Burnley I would have said you were off your rocker. But low and behold Steve Evans boys have proved us doubters wrong and for a change deserve our praise.

Defender Sol Bamba opened the scoring with a nrilliant 25-yard volley yards after an hour and four minutes later Toumani Diagouraga doubled the lead from 15 yards. George Saville gave the visitors hope on seventy seven minutes with a low effort from the edge of the area but The Whites held on for a deserved win.

Leeds
1 Silvestri
28 Berardi
3 Bamba
6 Cooper
21 Taylor
16 Diagouraga
8 Murphy on Bridcuttat 81 mins
31 Coyle on Dallas 57 mins
23 Cook
19 Erwin on Botaka 75mins
9 Wood

Substitutes
5 Bellusci
7 Antenucci
15 Dallas
20 Botaka
26 Bridcutt
27 Phillips
45 Peacock-Farrell

Birmingham City 1 Leeds United 2

Stuart Dallas earned Leeds United victory with a goal in each half to double his total for the season. He scored from the edge of the box on 11 minutes before doing the same from slightly further out with another low right-foot shot on 53 minutes.

Blues top scorer Clayton Donaldson pulled a goal back for City on 56 minutes but that was as good as it got for The Blues. The only sour note for Leeds was when Alex Mowatt saw red on 94 minutes for a needless and reckless challenge. Leeds are now up to 15th and any thought of relegation can now be banished.

Leeds

1 Silvestri
28 Berardi (Booked 32mins)
3 Bamba (Booked at 90mins)
6 Cooper
21 Taylor
15 Dallas Sub Carayolat 83mins
8 Murphy Sub Bellusci 88 mins
16 Diagouraga
23 Cook
7 Antenucci Sub 69 mins Mowattat Booked 90mins, Red 94 mins
9 Wood

Substitutes
5 Bellusci
10 Mowatt
18 Carayol
24… Read more

Burnley 1 Leeds United 0

Despite conceding a goal after twenty eight seconds to Championship leaders Burnley at Turf Moor Leeds can be well pleased with their display.
The Clarets took the lead through Scott Arfield left foot strike to the bottom corner of the net. What a horrendous start for The Whites but to their credit they dominated the game from here to the end and will bemoan two gilt edge chances that failed to find the target.

Striker Chris Wood headed two glorious chances wide that normally he would bury but alas he was off form today. It was in the third half of the field that Leeds were let down and when we played two strikers up front with Antenucci coming on things improved immensely. But alas points are what it's all about and today we failed to capitalize on our possession.

Leeds United 1 Queens Park Rangers 1

Well I still got the cup of tea after the game despite me letting a roar out when Chris Wood's netted for Leeds with twenty minutes to go but you couldn't rely on us keeping a clean sheet and so it was. And Marian's beloved R's netted from the spot when once again Bellusci gave away a penalty and a share of the spoils was the outcome at Elland Road. So no bragging rights in the household for either of us !

Tjaronn Chery's penalty on 87 minutes helped Rangers rescue a point at Elland Road and left Leeds without a win in four games. Chris Wood netted his first goal since 29 December on 70 minutes latching on to Luke Murphy's through ball and slotting home from six yards. For the second game in succession Giuseppe Bellusci made a major blunder this time failing… Read more

Rotherham United 2 Leeds United 1

Greg Halford's late penalty gave Neil Warnock's Rotherham victory over his ex team in a game both teams ended with 10 men. The Millers took the lead on 27 minutes when Lee Frecklington converted Joe Mattock's cross from close range.

On 61 minutes Matt Derbyshire was sent off when he was adjudged to have deliberately elbowed Gaetano Berardi. It left him with a deep gash on the forehead which looked quite nasty. Leeds got a fortuitous equaliser on 79 minutes with.
Luke Murphy's deflected strike. It looked like Leeds would drive on from here for the three points and revenge the defeat t the same opposition at Elland Road earlier in the season but the exact opposite happened.

Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri saw red for bringing down Frecklington on 89 minutes and with all their substitutes used defender Giuseppe Bellusci went into goal. However he… Read more

Huddersfield Town 4 Leeds United 1

Ennislusc club stalwart John Galvin was at Elland Road to see this debacle and all one could do is feel sorry for him to see such a disgraceful display. Beaten and humiliated at home in a Yorkshire Derby is as low as it gets for true White fans. Where to from here I ask you say and the answer has to be Cellino out and a complete clear out in the summer.Will it happen I doubt it very much unfortunately.

WingerStuart Dallas gave the home side the lead on twenty two minutes with a header from Liam Bridcutts cross and then the wheels came off the wagon. And this was after Nahki Wells had seen an 11th-minute penalty for The Terriers saved by keeper Marco Silvestri.Mark Hudson levelled from Jamie Paterson's corner on forty one minutes and Harry Bunn, Karim Matmour and Wells scored in… Read more

Cardiff City 0 Leeds United 2

Leeds claimed a league double over Cardiff and also recorded their first victory at Cardiff City Stadium (formerly Ninian Park) since 1984. But it took a magnificent performance from Marco Silvestri in the United goal to end the hoodoo. He made at least five world class saves and for a much maligned keeper it was a night to remember for him in what was The Bluebirds first home defeat in 14 games.

It was Leeds who struck first, taking the lead against the run of play. Antenucci who scored twice in the win over Bolton ran clear on a rare counter attack, then squared the ball to Doukara, whose shot deflected off Fabio on its way to the net past a stranded David Marshall on 37 minutes. Leeds could have doubled their lead early in the second half but Antenucci had a shot blocked on the… Read more