The West Yorkshire outfit returned to winning ways in the Championship with a 5-4 victory over Birmingham away from home at St. Andrew’s.
Thrilling Match
Helder Costa, signed on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, put the Whites in the lead in the 15th minute, and Jack Harrison - on loan from Manchester City - doubled the advantage just six minutes later.
Jude Bellingham halved the deficit for Birmingham on 27 minutes, and Lukas Jutkiewicz restored parity for the home team on 61 minutes.
Luke Ayling found the net for Marcelo Bielsa’s team eight minutes later, only for Jeremie Bela to make it 3-3 in the 83rd minute.
Stuart Dallas scored for Leeds on 84 minutes, but Jutkiewicz levelled things in the first minute of injury time.
However, Leeds had the last laugh, with Wes Harding scoring an own goal in the fifth minute of injury time.
Delighted
Leeds captain and central defender Cooper has revelled in the win for his side on Twitter.
Some might say the @LUFC way! CHARACTER and SPIRIT was unbelievable.. ALAW pic.twitter.com/2GKTvFCpsk
— Liam Cooper (@LiamCooper__) December 29, 2019
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at St. Andrew’s on Sunday, hosts Birmingham had 46% of the possession, took 15 shots of which four were on target, and earned seven corners.
Visitors Leeds had 54% of the possession, took 11 shots of which five were on target, and earned nine corners.
The result means that Leeds are now at the top of the Championship table, while Birmingham are currently 17th.