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Championship roundup: Leeds rout Watford as Farke hails ‘poetry in motion’

11-Feb-2025 23:27:58 | The Guardian

• Leads win 4-0 away to surge five points clear at top
• Preston and Coventry boost playoff hopes

Daniel Farke hailed Leeds’s “top level” forwards after the emphatic 4-0 win at Watford increased their lead at the Championship summit to five points.

Dan James opened the scoring in the 20th minute after latching on to a misplaced pass from Edo Kayembe. The Wales winger made it 2-0 eight minutes later when Watford were caught out by a swift counterattack. Manor Solomon saw a shot deflected in for the third before half-time, with Joël Piroe slotting in the fourth midway through the second period after Watford were undone with some quick passing in tight spaces.