Speaking after the big win, Whites boss Marcelo Bielsa praised summer signing Diego Llorente for an impressive home debut, and claimed: "Our defensive game is collective, our forwards do a lot of work so it is less difficult for our defenders to recover the ball."
"Evidently Llorente is a player with hierarchy. In a game like today where the opponent used different strikers and the majority of them with quality, his contribution was very necessary."
Elsewhere in Yorkshire, down in the Championship, both Huddersfield Town and Rotherham United's struggles continued last night, as they fell to defeats against Derby County and Nottingham Forest respectively.
Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley are also in midweek action this evening, with the former looking to move out of the relegation zone with a win away to Brentford, while the latter will continue to chase the play-off places.
Here are today's biggest transfer stories and the latest team news involving Leeds United, Barnsley, and a number of other sides from Yorkshire and beyond:
1. Toffees join Aarons race
Everton have been tipped to challenge Man Utd and Bayern Munich for the signing of Norwich City right-back Max Aarons. The Canaries are believed to be willing to sell the player for around thought to be worth around £30m. (Pink Un) Photo: Stephen Pond
2. Brooks out with fresh ankle injury
Bournemouth could be without key midfielder David Brooks for over a month, after he picked up a fresh ankle injury. The Wales international, who joined the Cherries for £11.5m back in 2019, has scored three goals and made five assists this season. (Club website) Photo: Mike Hewitt
3. Preston North End target eyed by Man Utd
Manchester United look set to go head-to-head with Liverpool in the race to sign Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite this summer. Blackburn beat Preston North End and Middlesbrough to sign him on loan in the last transfer window. (Daily Mail) Photo: Julian Finney
4. Race heats up for Cardiff starlet
Sheffield United and Burnley are among a number of teams to be be linked with Cardiff City midfielder Kieron Evans. The 19-year-old is on the verge of breaking into the Bluebirds team, after impressing for their youth sides. (Wales Online) Photo: Gareth Copley