Leeds return to summit after James’ early strike sees off Middlesbrough
A night when visiting fans had reason to lament the absence of VAR was more uncomfortable for Leeds than it should have been but still ended with Daniel Farke’s team top of the Championship.
Farke was furious to see two “goals” from first Ao Tanaka and then Patrick Bamford disallowed for imaginary offsides, but his players somehow weathered a late attacking storm from Michael Carrick’s playoff-chasing Middlesbrough to move ahead of Burnley on goal difference.
