Leeds United 2 Barnsley 1: How the players rated

Leon Wobschall gives his verdict after Leeds United faced Barnsley in a Yorkshire derby at Elland Road.
Matthew Pennington  is challenged by Barnsley player Gary Gardner.Matthew Pennington  is challenged by Barnsley player Gary Gardner.
Matthew Pennington is challenged by Barnsley player Gary Gardner.

Leeds United

Bailey Peacock-Farrell. Top-class save to deny Mahoney just before the break, which he could be proud of. Left exposed by his defence for the leveller, which he could do little about. 7

Matthew Pennington. Failed to clear his lines in the build-up to Barnsley’s equaliser. More convincing on the restart. 6

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Pontus Jansson. Solid start, but failed to marshall Leeds’s youthful defence ahead of the break when the hosts were rocky. But steady in the second half. 7

Paudie O’Connor. Awful moment for the youngster when he diverted Fryers’ cross into his own net. 6

Ezgjan Alioski. Flashes of intent and was busy and got his goal, which was the reward for a spirited performance. 7.

Ronaldo Vieira. Crunching first-half tackle on Yiadom yielded a booking. Trademark strength, but poise on the ball not always great. Kept going. 6

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Kalvin Phillips. Struggled along with his team-mates as Barnsley took charge ahead of the break. 6

Pablo Hernandez. Tried to make things happen and showed some touches of quality, but not too much came off. 6

Tom Pearce. Moment that he will forever remember with his maiden Whites goal. One for the album. 7

Samuel Saiz. Looked in the mood early on and displayed elements of danger, without being at his best. 6

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Kemar Roofe. Isolated at spells and quiet in the first period, although given little to feed off. Much better in the second half and produced a strong performance. 7

Substitutes: Caleb Ekuban (Alioski 72). Hustle and bustle, but looks raw. 6.

Adam Forshaw (Saiz 84). Came on late on to add a calming influence.

Not used: Andy Lonergan, Vurnon Anita, Liam Cooper, Hadi Sacko, Pierre-Michel Lasogga.

Barnsley

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Adam Davies. Little to do in the first half and Pearce’s strike was too accurate for him. No hope with second. 6

Andy Yiadom. Pass to Mills played his team-mate into trouble and Leeds nearly

made capital. Recovered well enough.

Liam Lindsay. Steady away, one key block to deny Hernandez in first half. 6

Matt Mills. Rusty early on and will not have been happy with hosts’ second. 5

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Zeki Fryers. Little chance to get forward in first half-hour, but made most of his first major foray forward in getting an assist for leveller. 7

Connor Mahoney. A lovely run almost yielded a picture-book strike before the break. Moments of threat. 7

Brad Potts. Grew into the game after a slack pass in the build-up to Leeds’ opener. Tested Peacock-Farrell. 6

Gary Gardner. Handed the task to police the area in front of the defence and kept his discipline. 6

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Adam Hammill. Quiet early on, but then started to show far more assertion and a dominant figure in Reds’ strong spell before break. Faded a bit on restart, but displayed spirit. 6

Tom Bradshaw. Selfless running and kept at it after promoted to the starting line-up. Not his day in an attacking sense.

Oli McBurnie. Isolated on the left early on, but came to the party later on. Moments of quality, despite his ungainly appearance. 6

Substitutes: Kieffer Moore (Mahoney 62). Surprisingly dropped to bench. Missed a huige chance. 6.

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George Moncur (Bradshaw 73). Couldn’t provide a decisive contribution. 6.

Ryan Hedges (Mills 81). Came on in the final ten minutes, but had little impact. 6

Not used: Jack Walton, Jason McCarthy, Dimitri Cavare, Ethan Pinnock.