It's like a throwback to the halcyon days of the 70s with a modern twist.
Leeds United bathed in white. We keep saying it.
The atmosphere is superb. The games get bigger.
But this is the major clash of the season.
Top-of-the-table Leeds United taking on second placed Norwich City.
United with the chance to go six points clear of their nearest rivals.
After 29 games of a gruelling 46-game Championship season,
Leeds United stand three points clear at the top of the table.
January has been a tough month.
The Spygate saga was followed
by the collapse of the Dan James transfer at the final minute.
And Leeds' form has suffered since the end of December.
They've lost four from six games.
Marcelo Bielsa's side
now face their closest rivals Norwich City at Elland Road.
It's a six-pointer, this one.
Yeah, top of the league clash - Norwich.
Probably the biggest game in the past 10 years, summit?
Well, since the last play-offs, I'd say. Crucial.
It already feels like a Champions League night.
Despite Leeds' recent dip in form,
victory over Norwich
would still take them six points clear at the top of the Championship.
But a loss would see them lose top spot.
Let's go fucking mental!
If we don't win today... the wheels could fall off.
It's another sell-out game.
Expectant fans have flocked to Elland Road,
many travelling from well beyond the city limits.
How're we doing?
Big win today?
-We're going to win today. -I hope so.
All the way from Norway.
Have you come all the way from Norway, today?
-Yeah. -Wow, go on.
And we're going to win.
All Leeds, aren't we! All Leeds, aren't we?
All Leeds, aren't we! All Leeds, aren't we!
Good atmosphere here today, innit?
-Yeah. -Massive atmosphere.
The biggest game of the season to date
has Leeds fans excited and nervous in equal measure.
Oh, Pontus Jansson's magic He wears a magic hat
Leeds' major summer signing, striker Patrick Bamford,
has at last returned from a long-term injury.
It's going to be an important game,
but I bet you that won't be the last twist and turn
between now and the end of the season,
so I've been pushing and pushing the physio, "Can I do this, this day?"
He's like, "Just take it steady, relax! You're gonna be there when you're ready."
And so I'm itching to get back, yeah, now I'm just ready to go.
Norwich City are a team Marcelo Bielsa admires and respects.
It's a team that attacks very well.
It's a team that's designed to attack.
So, we want to attack, but we will have to defend as well.
We are top of the league! Say, we are top of the league!
There's no doubt about it, Leeds come in in very inconsistent form.
They are up against the Canaries, who are a far cry from the side
that Leeds beat earlier on in the season three-nil at Carrow Road.
From the kick off, Norwich take control
and, with just five minutes on the clock,
win a free-kick in a dangerous position.
Vrancic with the free-kick for Norwich.
It takes a little deflection off Forshaw and past Casilla it goes.
And Norwich give Leeds the worst possible start
by taking the lead at Elland Road. Leeds nil, Norwich one.
Ah, man, you've gotta laugh.
Alioski... so close with a volley.
Leeds' start to the game is frustrating to their fans.
Hit it, Ayling!
Roberts is through here for Leeds United. But he's been clattered by the keeper.
And surely that could well be a red card.
He's lucky. He just sees yellow.
And Norwich remain one up with eleven men on the pitch.
He took him out!
It's an edgy atmosphere inside Elland Road.
And Norwich smell blood.
Norwich could be in here. Shot comes in, the block, and it's squirmed free
and Pukki has the simplest chance to double Norwich's lead.
Has he give that? Has he fucking give that?
They are two-nil ahead here at Elland Road
and that margin of victory will send them back to the top of the table above Leeds.
They're being undone by a very good side.
Leeds need to get back into the game before half-time.
Alioski with the free-kick for Leeds. Lifting it in towards the penalty spot.
It's dropped by Krul and put in by Ayling.
Leeds are back in it.
Has he given it or what?
Oh, but it's been ruled out. Another decision goes against United.
It remains two-nil Norwich.
Bielsa attempts to shake things up.
Star striker, Patrick Bamford, who has been out through injury,
is brought on.
This is the marquee signing.
£10 million worth of player for Leeds United brought in the summer.
Two injuries. Can he come back and help rescue this game?
It's going to drop for Vrancic. He's squeezed it through past Casilla.
Surely game over now. Norwich three up at Elland Road.
I can't see Leeds coming back from this one.
Bamford gets up and scores.
It won't mean too much but it will for him.
An important moment for the number nine.
The three-one defeat is a crushing blow for Leeds' promotion hopes.
Norwich leapfrog them to go top of the table on goal difference.
Leeds Leeds are falling apart again!
The result means Leeds have lost five times in seven games.
Leeds scum We all hate Leeds scum
I don't know what to say after that.
That was like not watching a Bielsa football team.
That was not the Leeds I've seen all season.
Absolutely fucking gutted. Embarrassment.
Shows we can't play under pressure. If we make the finals of the play-offs,
we'll just crumble like that because we... I think we're cursed, man.
It was a strange atmosphere.
It was loud at points and then it would just go quite quiet,
as if it was... people were nervy.
And so I do think that probably rubbed off on the crowd,
and that might have rubbed off on the players as well.
It was almost like a missed opportunity, I think.
And I think there was a lot of anger and frustration
at the fact that maybe we hadn't been on the top of our game.
Obviously, it was a big game. If we'd won, we were six points clear.
And now it's brought it all back tight.
We were sloppy, we made stupid mistakes, we did things that were not normal for us,
and I think everyone looked back at it as one of them where,
damn, we could have done better than that.
Leeds have been knocked off the top spot,
and their fans now know the race for promotion
is going to be a tight, tense run-in.
You look at maybe 10 years ago,
if we lost, you'd just kind of shrug your shoulders.
Now you lose, every single part of your body feels the pain.
The kids feel the pain, I feel the pain, it spoils my evening.
I don't wanna go out, do anything. Don't wanna spend any time with my wife.
It's back to the days where the result of Leeds
determines my whole frame of mind, and my whole mood.
What a shift, from ten years ago, to what it is now.
The spirit is so strong.
This season has just changed everything.
A week after the Norwich defeat.
Leeds must pick themselves up as they face Middlesbrough,
another side in the promotion race.
Adam Forshaw, out injured with a knee injury,
is travelling up to his former club so he can support his Leeds teammates.
Leeds are in a poor run of form and the players are feeling the heat.
Of course there's pressure on everything, but it's a good pressure.
I've been in relegation battles before and that's not nice and there is pressure
and players are running out of contract in a relegation battle
and they're not sure where their next contract might come.
You know, have families, and mortgages to pay and things like that,
but this pressure is, you know,
you're wanting to create success and history for the club again.
I think everybody else on the exterior,
they were building it up a lot more when there are still sixteen games to go
and a potential 40-odd points to play for still.
It's social media nowadays.
It's just a platform for people to just slate you if they want.
And there's no repercussions for it.
For the first time all season,
the Leeds players are facing criticism on social media
from some of their own fans.
I don't try to read it, but then my dad and then like my missus
will text me saying, like,
"Look, Luke, don't go on Twitter because there's..."
And I say, "Look, just don't read it." Like, I don't try to listen to it
but obviously then you do get drawn into reading things
and some things ain't nice to hear.
At the end of the day, it's football and he's a human.
Like, do they go and do their jobs perfectly every single day?
I don't think so.
People always say that we have got thick skin
but, like, it doesn't mean that we're not getting hurt by it,
or not listening to it, because we do read things.
And then it does hurt you when people say, "Oh, he's crap, get him out."
Then like, "He's been rubbish for the whole season,"
and then you think, "Wait up, at the start of the season
I was the best thing since sliced bread," you know?
But it's just one of those things.
Players go up and down in form
and fans pay their money so the fans can say what they want.
Every time I step out onto Elland Road the fans still cheer my name.
There are 34,000 people in that stadium and then after the game
there might be 20 people on Twitter who give you rubbish.
And some things are true.
Some things I read and think, do you know what, you're spot on there.
I was crap today. So, I take that on the chin.
But there are other things where you think, "Wait up,"
and those things can play on your mind a little bit.
Not everyone's gonna like you.
And someone's gonna voice their opinion on you or...
and a lot of the times,
you do remember the bad comments more than you remember the good ones.
People just forget you're a person sometimes.
Some of the messages you get...
the same person might see you in the supermarket
and ask you for a picture, cause he's there face to face with you.
You know, people just forget that you are a normal person.
People are lying if they say it doesn't affect you, 'cos it does.
You have to have thick skin, but...
it does affect you.
But there's a lot more benefits that outweigh it for me, as well.
I go to work every day and stay fit and do a job that I genuinely love doing.
I'm lucky and blessed to be doing it.
I never really had a back-up plan in my head of what I wanted to do,
apart from football.
Two seasons ago, Adam Forshaw played for Middlesbrough in the Premier League.
This season, like his present club Leeds,
they too are fighting to get back into the top flight.
-Hi, how are you? -Are you not playing today?
-I'm injured. -Are ya?
I'm a bit late if I was going to play, aren't I?
Oh.
Unfortunately you lose games sometimes,
and you have to learn from them.
The best game we've actually learned from was West Brom away earlier in the season
when we got beat 4-1.
We went on a run; we won eight on the bounce after.
So, it's the chance to start a new run again.
Patrick Bamford was also a Premier League player with Boro.
For me, my aim, and probably the rest of the lads',
is to take the team up.
And for me that would be the perfect scenario,
to score 15 goals between now and the end of the season and we go up.
After scoring as a substitute in the three-one defeat to Norwich City,
Bamford makes his first league start for Leeds.
A win or a draw would move Leeds back to the top spot.
At the Riverside Stadium, it's Middlesbrough against Leeds United
and it's the return of director of football Victor Orta
and Patrick Bamford to their old hunting ground.
We all love Leeds We all love Leeds
Leeds have made a habit of conceding first in games recently
and at the start of the second half they look vulnerable again.
Friend's got beyond Hernandez here, he's into Lewis Wing,
chance to open the scoring and he has!
And once again, United's defensive frailties let them down
and Middlesbrough take the lead early in the second half at the Riverside.
It's Boro one, Leeds United nil.
Leeds are urged on by raucous travelling supporters.
Leeds United chasing this equaliser.
And it's a corner. Surely the last chance now.
Alioski delivers, Cooper with a header, Phillips, he's scored!
They've done it right at the death once again.
Kalvin Phillips, what a time to score your first goal of the season!
Middlesbrough one, Leeds United one.
We're top of the league We're Leeds United
We're top of the league!
Leeds reclaim the top spot. But only just.
They are one point clear of rivals Norwich,
who still have a game in hand.
An important goal to score.
It's a signal of how strong we are at the end of games.
We never give up. We fight for 90 minutes in almost every game.
Still 15 games to go so it's... yeah, like I said before, this league is tough,
every game is competitive and it's hard
but yeah, we realise now we're getting closer.
And... people are gonna lose points. We're gonna lose points for sure.
But the only thing you can do is have focus on the next game.
Kalvin Phillips is arguably the most improved player since Bielsa arrived.
Many consider him a Leeds legend in the making.
The Leeds first team are on a rest day.
Today, Phillips has journeyed to London
to feature on a national TV show presented by Eamonn Holmes,
a big fan of arch-rivals Manchester United.
Why am I greeted with laughter? Kalvin, great seeing you.
I didn't recognise you without your hair, there it is.
-You alright? -Good seeing you, my friend.
Very, very good seeing you. Who's this, is this your daughter?
-Daughter?! -What's your name?
-Ashleigh. -Ashleigh, lovely seeing you.
-Are you his sister? Who are you? -His mum.
-Oh, get out of it! What's your name? -Lindsey.
-Lindsey, lovely to see you. Eamonn. -Deren, I'm the twin sister.
Lovely to see you, Deren.
Now you haven't got your Man U coat on, have you?
I have. Look, look. There you are.
Will that burn a hole in the lens?
Can I just check, are we being spied on, or are we okay?
Is there anybody watching us?
I'm just... I'm just expecting... is there anybody up in the rafters?
Kalvin Phillips has been asked to be a surprise guest
for a family of Leeds United supporters who have no idea he is backstage.
We want to introduce you to this wonderful family,
they are the Emmotts, and the star of the show here is Sarah.
Special guest Sarah is five years old and has a genetic kidney disease.
And who is your favourite Leeds player?
Kalvin Phillips.
Kalvin Phillips who wears number 23?
-Yep. -The central-defending midfielder?
We have got your number 23,
and it is the Leeds United centre midfielder... Kalvin Phillips!
And he comes bearing gifts, do you not, Kalvin?
Yeah I do, um, I just came down from Leeds
and wanted to offer you a VIP pass to a game of your choice.
-To the whole family. -Thank you.
She'll give you a big... there you are. Thank you very much!
Next up for Leeds is a home clash with Swansea City.
Their star winger, Dan James,
who was on the verge of signing for Leeds only a few days ago,
could start for the Welsh club.
If it wasn't ice-cold, I would wear a full Leeds kit to games,
I'm not joking. That is literally, really similar to my tattoo.
Dan James' appearance at Elland Road
is the main talking point for Leeds fans before the game.
How do you feel about the Dan James transfer?
I'd have loved him. He'd have done a good job.
It'll be interesting to see if he plays today, I mean... good player.
The team sheets are out.
Dan James starts for Swansea.
He is, he's starting yeah. Which is... interesting.
Um, yeah, I'm a bit gutted that he's not starting for us.
I think he's got a big point to prove tonight, to say,
"Hey, Leeds... come and get me."
Stay warm. Stay warm.
Old man, stay warm.
Leeds United have won only once in their last four games
and are under pressure to beat Swansea.
We're Leeds United We'll spy where we want!
For the second consecutive game,
Marcelo Bielsa starts with both of his star strikers -
Patrick Bamford and Kemar Roofe.
It's football's fickle finger of fate
that sees Swansea City's Daniel James return to Elland Road.
Will he come back to haunt Leeds United?
We are the champions Champions of Europe!
As usual, Leeds fans voice their support...
but this time, for a rival player.
Daniel James He wants to be Leeds!
He wants to be Leeds He wants to be Leeds...
...for Alioski, deflected, and Jansson steers it home!
Leeds United are in front, and that's one to calm the nerves
amidst the celebrations of the team in front of the South Stand!
Leeds United are ahead by one goal to nil.
Oh, Pontus Jansson's magic He wears a magic hat
Alioski again for Leeds, they're creating plenty of chances
and there's another one! The vital touch is Harrison!
Leeds double their advantage.
They're two-nil up against Swansea City, and surely now victory is theirs!
Leeds go in at half-time two goals to the good.
The man of the moment, Dan James, is being substituted.
And in quite remarkable scenes at Elland Road,
the home crowd is chanting his name.
Daniel James He wants to be Leeds!
Leeds are coasting until defender Luke Ayling
is adjudged to have fouled in the penalty area.
Just three minutes to go and Leeds have conceded a penalty.
And this will have everybody on edge.
McBurnie looking to step up to half the arrears.
And McBurnie finds the spot easily, and this will set everybody on edge.
Because United simply never do it easily.
There's tension all around, they're looking at watches,
pleading with the referee to call time.
And still Swansea come looking for the equaliser.
Blow the whistle!
United get another one over the line, but the overriding emotion at Elland Road,
there's no doubt about it, is one of relief.
Again, not convincing, they should have been out of sight,
but they've got the three points.
Smiles all around because Leeds United have beaten Swansea City
by two goals to one.
With rivals Norwich losing three-one to Preston North End,
Leeds reclaim the top spot.
I'm liking that smile on your face.
But the victory comes at a cost.
Leading scorer Kemar Roofe
has damaged knee ligaments and faces two months on the sidelines.
Kemar Roofe works so hard on his all-round play.
And the fact that, you know, to get 14 goals this season
is a massive reward for hard work for him.
I'm impressed with Kemar Roofe because he's tireless.
With his injury, I thought... they're gonna lose something here.
I did it... I think 15 minutes to go, when I took the last shot.
And then when I was on the floor, I got back up and I felt it.
But then I think the keeper rolled the ball out,
and if I don't run after the defender then I'm gonna get shouted at so...
so I thought, "Let me just run after him," and then I managed to play on.
Um... and then the following day it was hurting.
The lateral ligament, I've just torn it a bit,
I think if it was fully gone then I would have to have an operation on it.
I'm in this for like two or three weeks.
Well, it's gonna be a massive loss, but then we got Pat come back in now,
and then he's looking sharp and he's hungry to score goals.
Kemar Roofe's injury is not Leeds' only concern.
Let's begin with that breaking news.
The FA Cup talk to come but the EFL
have announced that Leeds United have been fined £200,000
and given a formal reprimand for what was dubbed at the time "Spygate".
Punishment for the infamous Spygate incident
has eventually been meted out by the Football League.
On the basis that we didn't break any specific rule,
I think the fine was severe.
When you look at how other clubs are being fined,
for financial irregularities or how their fans have behaved,
how their players have behaved, it was harsh.
It's something that offends morality
but it doesn't actually offend a particular rule.
And so the EFL looked at their rules and found one that they thought fitted -
and that is that each club has to behave with the utmost good faith
to every other club and, indeed, to the league.
It's a huge fine for not committing any rule break.
I mean that... that...
I could totally understand why Leeds fans have felt that the world was against them.
This season is the first time I've really properly thought,
"Hang on. I don't think this is balanced anymore."
The EFL arising out of the case is going to change its rules.
It's going to bring in a specific rule which Leeds United will support
as a result of the way the matter has been resolved.
That rule will say that nobody is allowed to observe the training sessions
without the consent of the other club in the 72 hours before a game.
Everybody will know where they stand and that will be the end of it.
Now Leeds have accepted the sanction and apologised for their actions.
Leeds decide to accept the fine
in return for closure on the long-running, much-publicised case.
We shouldn't be in this position
and we could easily not be in this position
because the press conference of Marcelo was unnecessary.
He could have done that
to explain to an EFL representative or Football Association representative.
But I think it was pointless to do it publicly, in my opinion,
and that's why we probably deserve a fine.
Even if I don't think we deserve a fine, I accept it.
Against the club's wishes, Marcelo Bielsa demands to pay the fine himself.
The club eventually agree to his demands and everybody can move on from Spygate.
It's mid-February.
Recent results have seen Leeds drop to third in the table.
But they have a game in hand.
Leeds now have a series of three games in one week.
First up are Bolton Wanderers at Elland Road.
They are second from bottom in the league and fighting to avoid relegation.
It's a big one. It really is a big one.
Three games in six days, starting today with what should be a home banker.
I woke up this morning, like most mornings this season,
excited about the day, excited about the game.
My life now revolves around Leeds again.
It's great to be back in that kind of spirit.
I think we should win, we have to win,
but it's going to be a test. It's never easy with Leeds. Never easy.
I'm nervous. I can feel it in my stomach, these guys can feel it in their stomach,
but we're going to do it.
The manager, Marcelo Bielsa, the West Yorkshire Jesus.
He's brought it all back to Leeds. He's turned water into wine.
Always believe. We're Leeds, we're coming.
Come on. Come on, Leeds!
These are nervy times at Elland Road.
Leeds United's next opponents are Bolton Wanderers.
This is an opposition they are expected to beat.
But as we know, nothing is a given in the Championship
where United are concerned.
Leeds, Leeds!
Leeds have VIP guests in attendance today.
Five-year-old Sarah Emmott,
who Kalvin Phillips surprised on the TV show, is here with her family.
It's a typical fast-paced start from Leeds.
Ooh! Leeds! Leeds, Leeds!
Roberts driving hard inside the penalty area for Leeds
and he's brought down.
Penalty is given and a really early chance to settle the nerves around Elland Road.
Patrick Bamford.
He finds the bottom corner.
Leeds United are in front
and the anxiety dissipates around Elland Road.
Bolton are fighting to avoid relegation to the third tier
and put in a brave, battling display.
Chance for Bolton and Beevers has equalised.
Once again, Leeds United fail to hold onto a lead. One-one.
At half-time it's one-all.
Bolton manager Phil Parkinson confronts the match officials,
convinced they've making calls in favour of Leeds.
-What we want... -We're not discussing it.
No, listen. Listen. People put their hands in other people's faces.
There are two teams on the pitch!
But a home draw against lowly opposition is not enough for Leeds today.
We need to get faster, faster passing and more composure.
The second half we'll do better.
Marcelo Bielsa will have a chat with them at half-time, clearly.
It's never easy. We need a spark.
We've got to get an early spark, that's the key.
Leeds need to make their dominance count in the second half.
Cross comes in for Leeds and Bamford is inches away
from putting United back in front.
Oh, what a chance that was!
Alioski from deep, looking to put pressure here on the Bolton goal,
and he's done just that. Is it is a cross? Is it a shot?
Who cares? Underneath the bar it goes and behind the line.
United lead by two goals to one.
With Leeds fighting for promotion and Bolton scraping for league survival,
the game has an aggressive edge.
That's a late challenge on Alioski
and he's been caught in the small of the back
and it's sent him across the whitewash.
It's all going off now, Leeds not happy with that late challenge on their player.
And it looks like Phil Parkinson, the Bolton boss,
has received his marching orders.
It's a tense finish
but Leeds get over the line.
And once again they've done it the hard way.
Leeds have edged it past a side they should have beaten quite comfortably.
Leeds two, Bolton one.
Get in!
There are only 13 games of the Championship season remaining.
With rivals Norwich City and Sheffield United both winning,
Leeds remain third - just outside the automatic promotion places.
Well done! Well done.
Leeds never, ever make it easy for you.
We know that. I've been here many years.
Ups and downs, as the song goes.
We'll take three points. An ugly three points, but we'll take it.
Promotion to the Premier League is worth around £170 million.
Tension and nerves on and off the pitch are inevitable.
It's weird because in the first part of the season
I was going to the games very comfortable and relaxed.
And now I'm much more nervous and stressed because it's like I see the finish line.
And we deserve it because we have been up there all year -
first-second, first-second all the time.
So, every game now I'm very worried
because I know how much the players are working hard and how much they care
and how much they are doing to give this city and fans what they deserve.
I come to every game with a lot of hope
but now I start to get much more stressed than what I used to be.
Three days later, Leeds travel to London
for a night match against Queens Park Rangers,
who have lost their last seven games and lie fifteen places below them.
Victory will return Leeds to the top of the table.
The importance of the game is not lost on head coach Marcelo Bielsa.
I think that from now until the end of the championship,
all the games will have heavy consequences.
Señor Bielsa!
It's a big dream to win promotion
and it gets bigger with each passing game
and one sees how hopeful the fans are.
It's on us, it's on us! Come on!
Leeds United come to the capital
where they take on former England manager Steve McClaren's Queens Park Rangers.
Marching on together We're going to see you win
Leeds' high press pins the opponents into their own half,
but they cannot get that killer goal.
At the start of the second half, it's QPR on the attack.
Rangers now, forging ahead against Leeds.
The cross comes in and Freeman nips in at the near post.
And despite the best efforts of United on the line,
it's Queens Park Rangers who have taken the lead.
It's QPR one, Leeds United nil
and a real blow to Leeds' attempts to return to the top of the Championship.
Hernandez, can't weave his magic as well,
frustration everywhere around Loftus Road.
Bielsa does what he can to change Leeds' formation and fortunes.
A substitution sees Phillips replaced by Barry Douglas.
And Phillips venting his frustration on the bench.
Ayling is replaced by Stuart Dallas.
Bamford back into Dallas, it comes back to Bamford.
At second attempt he's unable to get it past the keeper.
Leeds cannot break down a resolute QPR.
And that's it. Queens Park Rangers, in the most unlikely scenario,
against all the odds, have beaten Leeds United.
Rangers, having lost seven on the bounce,
turn over United who have blown the chance to go back to the top of the league.
QPR are in such a poor run of form and you could have gone top with a win.
How frustrating is that?
The answer is in your question.
Marcelo, are you worried that your team is losing energy
at the most important time of the season?
Your question doesn't have any basis.
What they have shown in every game is that they have excess energy,
and clearly you don't know what you're asking.
I said, this league, with 46 games and so many cup games,
and every game we play, especially at Leeds,
it feels like 90 minutes of war in every game.
You go a goal behind away from home
and they have the energy to defend and keep on to the lead.
They made it hard work but we've got to be better.
We created some chances again but we'll go back to the drawing board
and we'll be working hard again for Friday because it's a massive game Friday.
The loss was an unexpected one,
and to be sad over a loss
is completely natural.
It's my job, my obligation, to overcome the sadness,
and hope for the next game works as a cure for that.
There's no time for Marcello Bielsa and Leeds
to dwell on the shock loss to QPR.
Only three days later,
the team right behind Leeds on the table visit Elland Road:
West Bromwich Albion.
A team who inflicted a humiliating four-one defeat on Leeds
when they met earlier in the season.
I'll be happy with a draw, to be honest.
Now they have a chance to take revenge, but the nerves are tangible.
This game is massive.
If we don't win today, we won't even be in the play-offs -
we've gone.
We'll bottle it like we always do.
He's very negative, is Mr Black.
I didn't expect to be where we are now.
A lot of Leeds fans are brassed off that we are third,
but I think we've done amazing this season.
I'm really proud of them all and I just think Marcelo Bielsa,
whatever he's doing, he's doing a fantastic job.
I'm very nervous about tonight.
I'm more nervous tonight than I have been for a long, long time.
Nervous because we're playing against a better team.
The fans have always had a positive impact on the performance of the team.
And without the support of the fans, we wouldn't be the team that we are now.
Marching on together We're going to see you win
We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds!
West Brom get us underway here at Elland Road.
Liam Cooper, the Leeds United captain,
in with a towering header to set the tone.
Harrison away down that left wing in front of the East Stand.
He's looking for an option, he's found it in Hernandez,
he takes a touch does the Spaniard and let's fly!
Oh, that's an awesome strike to settle the nerves at Elland Road.
Hernandez' strike hits the back of the West Brom net
only 16 seconds after the kick-off.
It energizes the entire stadium.
Alioski for Leeds.
In it goes, Klich, now Roberts, Bamford is free here,
he's taken an age to put this one away
and he finds the corner and there's a man in confident mood.
Leeds United tearing through West Bromwich Albion
and they have a two-goal lead.
A relentless Leeds are in total domination.
We all love Leeds We all love Leeds!
And still Leeds piling forward, winning everything,
Roberts striding imperiously over halfway, pushing forward here,
United looking for a third.
Bamford with a chance, edge of the penalty area, goes low,
takes a deflection, and that's three-nil.
Patrick Bamford scores twice. Leeds are three to the good.
And how they celebrate at Elland Road.
This is a masterclass
against one of the sides hotly tipped for promotion.
Leeds three, West Brom nil.
Even in time added on Leeds drive forward.
Shackleton down the right for Leeds, and Alioski...
oh, how fitting that is to finish off the rout of West Brom.
Leeds four, West Brom nil.
Leeds are back top of the table.
Their finest performance of the season has come at a critical time.
One of the games of the season. Four-nil.
Yes, definitely. Absolutely brilliant.
I'm absolutely buzzing. I won't sleep when I go home now.
I love it when they win,
but to win four-nil and the way they played football,
credit to all of them.
They put their heart and soul in it and done us proud.
Definitely done us proud.
I don't care if we come second after the season is over.
The most important thing is to be one of the two.
So, I think it's going to be a race until the last game.
The pressure is going to be bigger and bigger
now it feels like people are thinking this could be the year.
Also, we're thinking this is the year we're going up.
There will be more pressure, of course. The closer we get, there's gonna be more.
It will feel like a final every game we play.
I came to be part of a programme
that has goals...
and, of course, we are aware of the goals wanted by the city and the club,
the players, the fans, everybody.
But I also can't say
that my only interest is winning.
What also interests me is the way in which we build the victory.
Next time,
Leeds' quest for automatic promotion
is decided as the season heads towards a dramatic and unpredictable conclusion.
Old hostilities are renewed and controversy rages
as the top teams scrap for every point.
And as usual, nothing is simple when Leeds United are in the mix.