In the last seconds before kick-off, once Leeds had finished up with their huddle, Georginio Rutter spotted something very important Sam Byram had missed. His bootlaces had come undone and Rutter’s eagle eye spotted it before pointing it out to his team-mate.
Penny drops for the crowdIn the 30th minute, with the Elland Road score level at 1-1, news of Wes Burns’s opener at Portman Road began to have an impact in LS11. While automatic promotion always felt like a tall order after that thrashing at Loftus Road, when the songs about Wembley started up, it was plain to see how the home faithful was looking ahead to the future long before full-time.
An inflatable scrapThere was one eye-catching scuffle in the John Charles Stand on Saturday afternoon. Only a few rows in front of the directors’ box, one fan and a steward were seen grappling over an inflatable doughnut.
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Presumably, inflatables like that are against the ground regulations, hence the steward getting so physical in their attempt to take it away. However, he lost out, the inflatable started doing its rounds along the stand and the cheers went up around the spectators for the victory.
Shoot, anyone, pleaseOn a day where it could have feasibly grown much more vitriolic, the home support’s most frustrated phase was channelled in an amusing way. Leeds were dominating territory and possession for a spell in the second half, but failing to get any meaningful shots off at goal.
So much so, every single player who received a pass in the final third, no matter what their angle or chances were, was implored to shoot by the crowd.
Friends reunitedAfter the full-time whistle, there was the usual array of reunions and embraces across enemy lines. Former Rangers midfielders Glen Kamara and Joe Aribo were seen chatting on the pitch, along with former Swansea City colleagues Flynn Downes and Joel Piroe.
